# iTunes Asks Rock Band to Lose Their Religion

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2007/02/itunes-asks-rock-band-to-lose-their-religion/
- Published: 2007-02-01T11:02:00-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

[[ The hard rock band Mindless Self Indulgence has been asked by iTunes to change
where the band is listed on the music service. Currently, The New York City electropunk
band is listed under the genre ‘religious’.
The band said that their choice to list
themselves under the religious genre has all to do with their “fan base and cult-
like following,” claiming to have sold 180,000 CDs last year. Apparently the religious
tag has angered Christian organizations and has prompted them to file complaints
with iTunes. The band’s last album “You’ll Rebel To Anything” hit #27 on the iTunes
Christian/gospel charts, which probably sparked the complaints. MSI’s singer, Jimmy
Urine, was quoted as saying: “It was iTunes, not us, that interpreted ‘religious’
to mean Christian. What is offensive to some people is obviously inspirational to
others. To our fans this IS inspirational music. I have no intention of changing
the genre listing of this album.”What do you think?

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