THE EFFECTS OF ROCK MUSIC A fifteen year old Tampa Bay boy filled his mouth with lighter fluid and blew it out of his mouth across a torch, �like Gene Simmons of KISS, and the �flame �came back and burned over thirty-five percent of �his �upper body. Rock music has been around for quite a while. �Everybody listens to it at least once in their life. �A �lot of people don't see anything wrong with it, but rock music can and does affect the minds and lives of teenagers. The �teenagers of today have a choice of whether they want to listen �to rock music or not, �but rock musicBus everywhere. �The average teenager listens �to over six hours of rock music a day. �This means �that �when their friends see them, �they are more than likely going to be listening to �rock music. �There is even rock music in the schools. �It is �true that �a �band �hall is a place for music, �but �not �rock �music �played throughout the lunch shifts. Admittedly, ��rock �music �is a very good business as far �as �money �is concerned. Rock musicians make millions of dollars every year, but what are �they �going to spend that much money on? �After they buy �all �the houses �and cars that they want, �most of them buy and use drugs. ��The Rolling Stones, �for instance, �is into turning children onto heroin and cocaine. �Keith Richards, of The Rolling Stones, �had a drug habit that ran up to ten-thousand dollars a day. Rock music can also hurt a teenager physically. The volume of the music can �hurt the ears of anyone who listens to it at a loud �volume. ��Ted Nugent is deaf in one ear because of the volume of the music he has been playing. ��The �Concord SSC has been prohibited �from �taking �off �and landing in many cities because it takes off and lands at one-hundred and forty �db's �of �sound. �The Rolling Stones have been recorded �as �the world's loudest concert at one-hundred and seventy six db's of sound. Most of the rock and roll superstars do use drugs. �A person could walk into �a concert and literally choke on the air �from all �the �marijuana �that is being smoked. �Grace Slick, ��formerly �of Jefferson Starship, �used alcohol, �marijuana, �cocaine and LSD when she played her music. She named her son God and tried to get into the White House �to �spike �the �tea with LSD. �Linda Ronstadt has �had �her �nose cauterized �twice �for snorting cocaine. �This is a great shock to �her fans because she is thought of as "sweet and innocent." Johnny Barnnetti shoveled fake cocaine to the crowd while singing about it. ��These �are just �a few examples, �but there are thousands more that use �and �abuse drugs. Some rock musicians even glorify drugs in their songs as the Beatles did in their song, �"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." They are disguising it pretty well but �it is plain �to �see �that they are glorifying the drug LSD. A �lot �of �rock �musicians put evil things into �their �lyrics. ��Some musicians are in the occult and worship Satan himself. �The Bible tells people �to turn away from that which is evil and to have nothing �to �do with it. Some �of �the �colleges and universities �actually �have �classes �about witchcraft. ��The �Bible also says that those who use witchcraft �or �a person �who is a witch will be driven away from the people by the �Lord. A �spokesman �from a popular record label says that witchcraft �is �very popular and it makes the albums sell. Some acid rock artists even go to their �occult �priests and tell them to make one demon �spirit �go �onto every record that comes off of the master record. �Then, every time the needle touches the record, the demon will be released. A �lot of the groups are evil themselves. �Bob Ezrin, �the producer �of KISS, ���describes �the �group �as �"symbols �of �unfettered �evil ��and sensuality." �Gene Simmons, �the lead singer of the group, �has �stated that he has always wanted to be God. �KISS has a comic book out that is the �best selling comic book ever. �They had blood samples taken and put the �blood on the printing plates so they could say the comic �book �was printed �in �the blood of KISS. �Gene Simmons has often �wondered �what human flesh tastes like. Jimmy Page, from the group Led Zeppelin, is fascinated with black magic. Led �Zeppelin's �logo on their albums looks like �Lucifer �falling �from heaven. Stevie Nicks, �of Fleetwood Mac, �is into the occult and she believes in spirits. �She believes in reincarnation, �she wants to talk to a ghost, and �she wants to build her own pyramid and live in a witch house. �She usually wears witches clothes when she is on stage. The �rock group Queen is mostly made up of bisexuals, �which their �name suggests. �In one of their more popular songs they sing the blasphemous chorus, "All going down to see the Lord Jesus!" This further proves the satanic world of this group. �Also, ��lead singer Freddie Murcury says, "On stage, I am a devil." The �group �Styx does not really appear to be satanic, �but �their �name refers �to �the �first �river �the shadow of the dead �come �to �in �the underworld in Greek Mythology. The �lyrics �are what really affect the minds of teenagers because �most people don't know very much about the groups they listen to. �Here �are some lyrics from one of KISS's songs called, �"God of Thunder": �"I was raised by demons. �Trained to reign as Thor. �God of Thunder, �and rock and roll . . . The spell you're under will slowly rob you of your virgin soul." �To say they were raised by demons is enough, �but they say they will rob you of your virgin soul. A song by Rick Derringer says, "Take me to the bottom. Show me where to sell my soul. A promise sealed in blood . . . It doesn't feel so wrong, that �sweet, �sweet evil." �The name of the song is "Sweet �Evil" ��and proves that they are evil if they think it is sweet. Another �group �that shows they are evil is AC/DC. �One of �their �most popular songs is entitled, "Hell's Bells." Some of the lyrics are, �"If God is on the left, �I'm on the right. �If you're into evil, �you're �a friend of mine." The words of the song speak for themselves. A group called Blue Oyster Cult has a song called, �"Divine Wind," which is �a �chant �of ingredients for a potion �which �means �they �are �into witchcraft. Some of the words are, "Blood of bat; Tail of newt; Wing of metal; �Bone of steel; �Vial of health; Flask of pain; �Staff of life of poison �rain; �If he really thinks we're evil, �then let's send �him �to Hell." Sex �is more predominant than anything else in the lyrics and the groups themselves. �Gene Simmons says that KISS is concerned with sex and very little else. �Wendy O. Williams, lead singer of the Plasmatics, usually appears �topless �at some point in her concerts. �Before she �uses �her trusty sledgehammer to destroy speakers and amplifiers, �she uses it �to masterbate in public and has been arrested in two major cities for doing so. �She also has orgasms when she sings her songs, ��especially during one of her songs called, "Butcher Baby." David Lee Roth, lead singer for Van Halen, says he lives out one-hundred percent �of �his fantasies with pretty women that he meets on the �road. Elton �John says he can have sex with either male or female �and �thinks that people should be free with it. �Alice Cooper makes love with a �boa constrictor and a mannequin during some of his concerts. Daryl Hall, of Hall and Oates, �says the idea of having sex with another man doesn't turn him off. �The manager of Village �People �is trying to write songs that will make the gay people more �acceptable. Rod Stewart has always wanted to be attractive to men because that's half the people that buy his records. �Rob Halford has been known �to "drop his leather drawers mid-concert." �The reason for all the sex on stage is because it makes the records sell a lot better. Today's �rock musicians put sex into their songs mainly to put sex �into the minds of the teenager who listen to it. �Just the titles of some of AC/DC's songs are bad enough, like "Big Balls, �Love at First Feel, �and Let me put my Love into You." �Another song by AC/DC is, "Given the Dog a Bone," �which goes like this: ". . . GoizgE�down to her knees, ��down, down to ninety degrees . . . I'm just givin' �the dog a bone." �This is obviously talking about a man having oral sex with a woman. Ted �Nugent's �song �called, �"Wango Tango," �says �"When �I �need �some lubrication, baby, prop down, get a butt propped up. Now you're in the right position, baby." He talks about sadomasochism in his song, "Violent Love." Ted Nugent is not satisfied with that. He opened a concert with, "Wang Dang Sweetpoontang," which says, "Oh Madine, you're a teenage queen, so d----- clean, especially down in between." Pink Floyd says he needs a dirty woman and a dirty girl to make him feel like a man. �The Cars say they want to melt inside of you. ��Dr. �Hook gets very vulgar when he says, "Sometimes I dream of chicks, sometimes I dream �of �animals, �sometimes I dream of boys." �This is from �a �song called, �"Get My Rocks Off." And finally, Alice Cooper describes having sex with a dead person in his song, "Cold Ethyl." Some people have tried to stop rock music from getting too powerful, but they �all �have �failed. �James Watt, �formerly the �Secretary �of �the Interior, �tried to stop the Beach Boys from playing at the 1983 �Fourth of July Celebration, �but President and Mrs. �Reagan told him that �they were friends �of theirs and that their kids grew �up �with �them. After this, ��Watt decided to change his mind. �Many more attempts have �been made. Some have come closer than others, but they still can't stop rock music �from �being heard. �Rock music can be heard �everywhere. ��It's hurting �teenagers �every �time they listen to it, �but rock �music �has settled �down �in �the past years, �and more and �more �Christian �radio stations are being started. Hopefully, this is a sign of what's to come in the future. Doug Reames, El Dorado, Arkansas