--- title: "Best Tom Morello Sayings" description: "Thomas Baptist Morello is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-morello-91506.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tom-morello-91506.jpg) # Tom Morello (1964) Guitarist Ireland **101** quotes in **634** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tom Morello is a guitarist from Ireland, best known for *SPIN : Greatest Hits*. ## Quick Facts About Tom Morello Born May 30, 1964 Nationality Ireland Profession Guitarist Notable works SPIN : Greatest Hits Known for Q132035870, Q132038015, Q132038263, Come Play ## About Tom Morello 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. Between 2016 and 2019, Morello was a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. Morello is also an occasional touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Under the moniker the Nightwatchman, Morello released his solo work. Together with Boots Riley, he formed Street Sweeper Social Club. Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK in Los Angeles. ## Quotes by Tom Morello · Page 3 > [My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anticolonial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/my-parents-met-in-kenya-my-father-is-african-is-kenyan-the-kenyan-2/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/tom-morello-5390_family_my-parents-met-in-kenya-my-father-is-afr_2255707.jpg) > [I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/i-literally-integrated-the-small-town-of-libertyville-illinois-i-was/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Borders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/borders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/tom-morello-5390_borders_i-literally-integrated-the-small-town-of_514205.jpg) > [Of course, music is an art form, and it's not all that competitive. But we don't ever intend to be the second-best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/of-course-music-is-an-art-form-and-it-s-not-all-that-competitive-but/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/tom-morello-5390_art_of-course-music-is-an-art-form-and-it-s_2591673.jpg) > [My music is - there's no litmus test, there's no political litmus test for listening to it - but I am never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/my-music-is-there-s-no-litmus-test-there-s-no-political-litmus-test/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Compromise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compromise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/tom-morello-5390_compromise_my-music-is-there-s-no-litmus-test-there_1546473.jpg) > [I think you might be considered a terrorist for asking the question! It can be so broadly defined now. And the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/i-think-you-might-be-considered-a-terrorist-for-asking-the-question/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Asking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/tom-morello-5390_asking_i-think-you-might-be-considered-a-terror_1690857.jpg) > [My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/my-parents-met-in-kenya-my-father-is-african-is-kenyan-the-kenyan/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [African](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/tom-morello-5390_african_my-parents-met-in-kenya-my-father-is-afr_1149152.jpg) > [Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/music-i-think-is-best-when-it-honestly-explores-personal-demons-and/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Demon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/demon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/tom-morello-5390_demon_music-i-think-is-best-when-it-honestly-e_2804030.jpg) > [Bashing the elite is what I'm all about in my music because they absolutely don't deserve the privileged position that they're in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/bashing-the-elite-is-what-i-m-all-about-in-my-music-because-they/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Deserve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deserve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/tom-morello-5390_deserve_bashing-the-elite-is-what-i-m-all-about_2350315.jpg) > [Baseball is a business. Sure, we fans are wistful dreamers who fantasize about glory on the diamond, but to the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/baseball-is-a-business-sure-we-fans-are-wistful-dreamers-who/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/tom-morello-5390_baseball_baseball-is-a-business-sure-we-fans-are_3048476.jpg) > [A good song should make you wanna tap your foot and get with your girl. A great song should destroy cops and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/a-good-song-should-make-you-wanna-tap-your-foot-and-get-with-your/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Cop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/tom-morello-5390_cop_a-good-song-should-make-you-wanna-tap-yo_2167017.jpg) > [With guitar, I'd always mixed more sounds that occur in hip-hop, or occur on Crystal Method records, or occur at the zoo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/with-guitar-i-d-always-mixed-more-sounds-that-occur-in-hip-hop-or/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/tom-morello-5390_guitar_with-guitar-i-d-always-mixed-more-sounds_1433285.jpg) > [Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/music-and-the-arts-feed-our-souls-but-a-decent-wage-puts-food-on-the/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/tom-morello-5390_art_music-and-the-arts-feed-our-souls-but-a_12162.jpg) > [Whenever I set out in a new direction, whether it's with a new band or being a frontman or writing a comic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/whenever-i-set-out-in-a-new-direction-whether-it-s-with-a-new-band-or/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/tom-morello-5390_band_whenever-i-set-out-in-a-new-direction-wh_1125939.jpg) > [If you want to change the world right now, it’s not so much a secret how you do it. You put the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/if-you-want-to-change-the-world-right-now-it-s-not-so-much-a-secret/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Change the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/tom-morello-5390_change-the-world_if-you-want-to-change-the-world-right-no_1289046.jpg) > [I saw 'Purple Rain' in the summer of '84, and, 'Spinal Tap' notwithstanding, it's the greatest rock & roll film of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/i-saw-purple-rain-in-the-summer-of-84-and-spinal-tap-notwithstanding/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tom-morello-5390_guitar_i-saw-purple-rain-in-the-summer-of-84-an_870555.jpg) > [Things like rebellion and resistance to authority are absolutely as much a part of the human experience as love and cars are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/things-like-rebellion-and-resistance-to-authority-are-absolutely-as/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/tom-morello-5390_authority_things-like-rebellion-and-resistance-to_2186807.jpg) > [The reason why many young people in the Vietnam War era were active was their lives were threatened by the draft and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/the-reason-why-many-young-people-in-the-vietnam-war-era-were-active/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Active](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/active/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/tom-morello-5390_active_the-reason-why-many-young-people-in-the_112187.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/poverty-is-curable-but-it-s-just-not-done-because-it-s-not-profitable/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/tom-morello-5390_done_poverty-is-curable-but-it-s-just-not-don_61934.jpg) > [In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/in-a-world-of-bands-called-limp-bizkit-and-hoobastank-electric-sheep/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/tom-morello-5390_band_in-a-world-of-bands-called-limp-bizkit-a_3178302.jpg) > [The one thing that Hendrix had that is unique among extraordinary guitar players is he had songs that were on the radio.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/the-one-thing-that-hendrix-had-that-is-unique-among-extraordinary/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Extraordinary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extraordinary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/tom-morello-5390_extraordinary_the-one-thing-that-hendrix-had-that-is-u_1137002.jpg) > [Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-morello/charles-manson-loved-the-beatles-but-didn-t-understand-them-governor/) [Tom Morello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/tom-morello-5390_band_charles-manson-loved-the-beatles-but-did_410786.jpg) ## Tom Morello by topic [Music (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/tom-morello/) [Song (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/tom-morello/) [People (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/tom-morello/) [Guitar (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar/tom-morello/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-morello/#itemlist", "name": "Tom Morello Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents met in Kenya. 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