Parents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello in the United States is an anti-censorship campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music. For the work that Mary Morello put in to this, she won a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in 1996. The campaign mainly focused on opposition to the Parents Music Resource Center.
Mary Morello is also the mother of guitar player Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman, and Street Sweeper Social Club.
Famous quotes containing the words parents, rock and/or rap:
“Children consider disliking their parents natural, but if the dislike is returned, they are outraged.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but I like it.”
—Mick Jagger (b. 1943)
“You killed me, Margo. I’m not taking the rap for you.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)