The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I have another name for what they're terming whistleblowers, and that's righteous heroes. From Bradley Manning to Snowden. They're people of conscience… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
There are literally billions of people on the planet who live in an unimaginable poverty that's not in any way different from… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
You can kiss my Kiss-loving ass because Kiss was never a critic's band. It was a people's band. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I think I was meant to be a musician who speaks his mind about social justice issues. And I grew up in… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I myself am a very, very peaceful person. Throughout our history, from our own American revolution to the resistance against apartheid in… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
When real substantive change happens it's the people who watch your show, they're the ones that make it happen. It's people whose… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
My job is to steel the backbone of people on the frontlines of social justice struggles, and to put wind in sails… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I feel fortunate to have made records during an era where people actually bought music. But I have friends in struggling up-and-coming… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
There's a unique component of music that is different from, the written pamphlet or a speech. There's something, when you get the… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
My take is that there's two ways to approach history. You sit in your armchair and you watch it on the news… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
What draws people to the instrument is the love for guitar players that play a certain way. I mean, even though it… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I didn't choose to be a guitar player. That was something that felt like it was chosen for me. And with that… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
The system under which we live is owned and operated by people who do not deserve to run the world. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
What is poverty, if not violence. Like, the number of people who die every year from starvation and from hunger and poverty… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
My music is made for the people who are willing to stand up to change this world themselves. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I don't believe that the Democratic party has anything to do with the Left. We have two political parties in the US:… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Poverty is not an accident of, sort of, an economic spreadsheet. Poverty is a crime. There are criminals involved. And those criminals… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Poverty is curable, but it’s just not done, because it's not profitable. And that is the kind of violence that's perpetuated on humanity. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
In America, we have freedom of choice. But some are free to choose between Lamborghini and Rolls Royce while others are free to choose… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and they were… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I think it's crucially important to be present in the lives of your children. They are my most important cause that I fight for.… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
As a guitar player, I've been influenced by dance music - it was Crystal Method and The Prodigy back in the day. I would… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I have another name for what they're terming whistleblowers, and that's righteous heroes. From Bradley Manning to Snowden. They're people of conscience who are… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I'd say that one area where my political views have remained unchanged is that, I am opposed to the government spying on everybody. — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n' roll on the radio is a problem. But all those problems… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
