Tom Morello

Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots…

— Tom Morello

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…

— Tom Morello

In America, we have freedom of choice. But some are free to choose between Lamborghini and Rolls Royce while others are free…

— Tom Morello

The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and…

— Tom Morello

Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision…

— Tom Morello

I think it's crucially important to be present in the lives of your children. They are my most important cause that I…

— Tom Morello

Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan…

— Tom Morello

I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders.

— Tom Morello

As a guitar player, I've been influenced by dance music - it was Crystal Method and The Prodigy back in the day.…

— Tom Morello

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

I'd say that one area where my political views have remained unchanged is that, I am opposed to the government spying on…

— Tom Morello

Racism is a problem, economic inequality is a problem, not enough rock n' roll on the radio is a problem. But all…

— Tom Morello

I grew up on misogynist, devil-worshipping heavy metal music, and then it was groups like The Clash and Public Enemy that reminded…

— Tom Morello

Being a musician is a given for me-I didn't have much choice in the matter.

— Tom Morello

Unity and resistance is a strong American trait.

— Tom Morello

I saw 'Purple Rain' in the summer of '84, and, 'Spinal Tap' notwithstanding, it's the greatest rock & roll film of all…

— Tom Morello

I've played hundreds of protests. I've marched on dozens of picket lines. I've strummed my guitar at innumerable demonstrations.

— Tom Morello

If Trump is going to govern in a fascist way, then we need to make America ungovernable.

— Tom Morello

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

I don't want to leave this mess around my children to clean up. I want to swing absolutely as hard as I…

— Tom Morello

Paul Ryan's love for Rage Against The Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has…

— Tom Morello

You can kiss my Kiss-loving ass because Kiss was never a critic's band. It was a people's band.

— Tom Morello

I think I was meant to be a musician who speaks his mind about social justice issues. And I grew up in…

— Tom Morello

I myself am a very, very peaceful person. Throughout our history, from our own American revolution to the resistance against apartheid in…

— Tom Morello

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

— Tom Morello