"Unsurprisingly, for an artist always willing to push a bit as far as possible, Nixon was a deeply committed advocate for free speech and opponent of censorship. He famously debated parental advisory warnings on CDs with Pat Buchanan during an appearance on CNN’s Crossfire in the 1990s.
In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Nixon got to the core of his credo, saying, “I firmly believe you can make fun of anything as long as your joke is funny. And I also believe that you can say anything, as long as you’re willing to suffer the consequences. We don’t need a thought police.”