Your Question:

09/16/2020 Dingus

Hey Trevor! I fucking love "Raping Your Mind" but I was curious: The general social climate is much different now than when it was initially written and released back in the 80s. Did you or any of the guys having any worries about releasing a song called "Raping Your Mind" in 2020? Was there any talks of maybe changing it to "Fucking Your Mind" or something like that? And have you received any backlash for it?
Which, might I add: Any backlash you'd potentially receive from that song would be fucking stupid.

MY ANSWER:

Haven’t received any backlash and I’d like to think that’s because it’s not illegal to use the word “raping” or “rape” or any reference to assault of any kind in a song title or lyric. I feel that my mind is raped everytime I read the news. I’m not sure what the backlash would actually be about anyway. I mean, these aren’t Anal Cunt lyrics for crying out loud. It’s a song about psychological torment. Probably the real reason no one said anything is because most of our fans are open-minded, have a sense of humor and couldn’t care less. Despite the social climate no one in the ‘80s even heard that song, nor could they decipher the lyrics (then or now). I still find it strange that some people can’t tell the difference between fiction and non-fiction, between story telling and personal history, between an artist and a character.