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His voice is sampled in Frank Zappa's ''[[Porn Wars]]'', where he recites various ''obscene'' rock lyrics.<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/FZ_Meets_The_Mothers_Of_Prevention.html#Porn</ref>
 
His voice is sampled in Frank Zappa's ''[[Porn Wars]]'', where he recites various ''obscene'' rock lyrics.<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/FZ_Meets_The_Mothers_Of_Prevention.html#Porn</ref>
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''"The second time I did a CNN show called ''Cross Fire,'' the debate topic was "Does Rock Music Cause AIDS?" I was debating Rev. [[Jeff Ling]] of the PMRC. Their logic was this: Rock music makes people want to have sex, and sex gives you AIDS. Pretty thin, huh? They set up the question and I just said, "No." There was a big silence, then they had to figure out what to do with the other 29 minutes of the show. I haven't been invited back since."''
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- ''[[Frank Zappa 89-12]]'', Elin Wilder, [[High Times]], December 1989.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 6 June 2026

Jeff Ling is a US reverend who was a member of the PMRC group.

His voice is sampled in Frank Zappa's Porn Wars, where he recites various obscene rock lyrics.[1]

"The second time I did a CNN show called Cross Fire, the debate topic was "Does Rock Music Cause AIDS?" I was debating Rev. Jeff Ling of the PMRC. Their logic was this: Rock music makes people want to have sex, and sex gives you AIDS. Pretty thin, huh? They set up the question and I just said, "No." There was a big silence, then they had to figure out what to do with the other 29 minutes of the show. I haven't been invited back since." - Frank Zappa 89-12, Elin Wilder, High Times, December 1989.

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