Tom Morello
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Biography
Thomas Baptist Morello is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.
"When you live in a capitalistic society, the currency of the dissemination of information goes through capitalistic channels. Would Noam Chomsky object to his works being sold at Barnes & Noble? No, because that's where people buy their books. We're not interested in preaching to just the converted. It's great to play abandoned squats run by anarchists, but it's also great to be able to reach people with a revolutionary message, people from Granada Hills to Stuttgart."
"One does not have to be an honours grad in political science from Harvard University to recognise the unethical and inhumane nature of this administration but well, I happen to be an honours grad in political science from Harvard University, so I can confirm that for you"
"It'll start with a spark, and a great fire will grow."
"In my nightmares the streets are aflame, and in my dreams it's much the same."
"Sacrifice and neon lights slave ships don't wait. Love many, trust few, and don't be late"
"Yeah, I support my troops They wave black flags They wear black masks All the roads are closed Smoke is rising from the fields The monsters left their cages An angel set them free."
"Can you explain to the mothers And the fathers of those Who come riding home in coffins In their military clothes?"
"You don't gotta be loud, son, to be heavy as shit!"
"The skin you're in makes choices for you."
"Thought hard about this next line Pretty sure it's true. If you take a step towards freedom It'll take two steps towards you."
"The real estate agent had to go door-to-door in the apartment building we wanted to rent, asking if it was OK for this interracial family - my mom is white and I was a 1-year-old half-African kid - to live in the apartment building."
"The real estate agent had to go door-to-door in the apartment building we wanted to rent, asking if it was OK for this interracial family - my mom is white and I was a 1-year-old half-African kid - to live in the apartment building."
"America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you’ve lost all control over what you do, what is produced, and how it is produced. And in the end, the product doesn’t belong to you. The only way you can avoid bosses and jobs is if you don’t care about making a living. Which leads to the second freedom: the freedom to starve."
"A musician's or artist's responsibility is a simple one, and that is, through your music to tell the truth,"
"I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop."