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NANCY SINATRA  (USA)28 August 2002 Nancy Sinatra interviewed by Freemuse/Lars Jørgensen at Skanderborg Festival, Denmark, 9th of August 2002. Part I Nancy Sinatra, are you aware of any cases of music censorship? Part II Should there be any limitations of musical expression? Part III Do you have any personal experiences with censorship? Visit Nancy Sinatra's official website Related reading: Nancy Sinatra Video interview with Nancy Sinatra 28 August 2002 Explicit Lyrics & Parental Advisory Tipper Gore, the PMRC, and the infamous black-and-white logo: Background material and news articles 01 February 2004 Prince Says He Wants Less Explicit Lyrics "I have a responsibility to (young fans) to perform in a manner that I would like my children to be performed in front of" 16 July 2004 USA: Controversy over album cover with photo of World Trade Center attack The cover of Steve Reich’s new album ‘WTC 9/11’ stirred up such controversy that he asked the publishing company, Nonesuch, to withdraw the image. Nonesuch complied 15 September 2011 USA: College bans national anthem because of too violent lyrics A 1,000-student college in Indiana State has banned ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at all sporting events because the national anthem’s lyrics are too violent and glorifying war 31 August 2011 USA: 'Footloose' - dance film about a town where rock music is banned The story of ‘Footloose’ follows the young dance maniac Ren McCormack, a boy who comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned 17 August 2011 USA: Jazz musician suspected as terrorist because of his Arabic name An American jazz pianist's Arabic-sounding name allegedly made US officials suspect a link between his payment for a performance in Europe and possible terrorist activities 27 June 2011 USA: Singer discriminated by anti-discrimination group Syrian-American musician Malek Jandali was disinvited from performing at an anti-discrimination convention because of a pro-freedom song he was due to perform 15 June 2011 UK / USA: ‘Offending’ album title covered with sticker The British rock band Arctic Monkeys’ new album is entitled ‘Suck It And See’ - a phrase which causes a stir in the US where major stores will cover the offending album title 06 June 2011 USA/Cuba: Impossible Music Session 4 - Not appearing: Escuadrón Patriota The 'Impossible Music Session' no 4 takes place on Friday 10 June 2011 at 8:00 PM in Pfizer Auditorium in Brooklyn, New York, USA 18 May 2011