Tom Morello

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Thomas Baptiste Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor and political activist.

He is best known for his tenure with the band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave.

As of 2016, Morello is a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage.

Morello was also a touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

He is also known for his acoustic solo act, the Nightwatchman, and Street Sweeper Social Club.

Morello also co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK (90.7 FM) in Los Angeles. Born in Harlem, New York and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school.

He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies.

After his previous band, Lock Up, disbanded, Morello met Zack de la Rocha, and the two founded Rage Against the Machine together, going on to become one of the most popular and influential rock acts of the 1990s. He is best known for his unique and creative guitar playing style, which incorporates feedback noise, unconventional picking, and tapping, as well as heavy use of guitar effects.

Morello is also known for his leftist political views and activism; creating the Nightwatchman offered an outlet for his views while playing apolitical music with Audioslave.

He was ranked number 40 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Early life

Thomas Baptist Morello was born on May 30, 1964 in Harlem, New York to parents Ngethe Njoroge and Mary Morello. Morello, an only child, is the son of an American mother of Italian and Irish descent and a Kenyan Kikuyu father. His mother was a schoolteacher from Marseilles, Illinois, who earned a Master of Arts at Loyola University, Chicago and traveled to Germany, Spain, Japan, and Kenya as an English language teacher between 1977 and 1983.

His father participated in the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) and was Kenya's first ambassador to the United Nations. Morello's paternal great-uncle, Jomo Kenyatta, was the first elected president of Kenya. His aunt, Jemimah Gecaga, was the first woman to serve in the legislature of Kenya; and his uncle Njoroge Mungai was a Kenyan Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, and was considered one of the founding fathers of modern Kenya. His parents met in August 1963 while attending a pro-democracy protest in Nairobi, Kenya. After discovering her pregnancy, Mary Morello returned to the United States with Njoroge in November and married in New York City.

When Morello was 16 months old, Njoroge returned to his native Kenya and denied his paternity of his son. Morello was raised by his mother in Libertyville, Illinois and attended Libertyville High School, where his mother was a U.S. history teacher. She was the homeroom teacher for Morello's classmate and fellow guitarist Adam Jones, later of the band Tool. Morello sang in the school choir and was active in the speech and drama clubs; a prominent role he played was that of Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Morello developed left-leaning political proclivities early, and has described himself as having been "the only anarchist in a conservative high school", and has since identified as a nonsectarian socialist. In the 1980 mock elections at Libertyville, he campaigned for a fictitious anarchist "candidate" named Hubie Maxwell, who came in fourth place in the election. He also wrote a piece headlined "South Africa: Racist Fascism That We Support" for the school alternative newspaper, The Student Pulse.

Morello graduated from high school with honors in June 1982 and enrolled at Harvard University as a political science student that autumn. Morello's band 'Bored of Education' won the Ivy League Battle of the Bands in 1986 with Carolyn Bertozzi on keyboards (a laureate of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Morello graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies. He moved to Los Angeles, where he supported himself, first by working as a stripper.

Adam Jones, his high school classmate, moved to Los Angeles as well; Morello introduced Jones and Maynard James Keenan to Danny Carey, who would come to form the band Tool.From 1987 to 1988, Morello worked in the office of United States Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA); however, this proved to be a negative experience for Morello, who decided never to pursue a career in politics.

Personal life

Morello and his wife Denise have two sons, Rhoads (born 2007) and Roman (born April 2011). Morello was raised Catholic and is a vegetarian. He lives in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Recording career

Morello, who played guitar in the mid-1980s, was a member of Lock Up, a rock band. Something Bitchin' This Way Comes, the band's debut album, was released by major label Geffen Records in 1989. Until Morello's inception of Rage Against the Machine, Lock Up had disbanded.

Morello was trying to form a new band after Lock Up disbanded in 1991. Morello was captivated by Zack de la Rocha's freestyle rapping and begged to join his band. Brad Wilk, whom he recognized from Lock Up, where Wilk unsuccessfully applied for a drumming position, was also drafted drummer Brad Wilk, who came from Lock Up. When Zack convinced his childhood friend Tim Commerford to play bass, the band's line was complete. Rage Against the Machine, a fan of the Los Angeles club circuit, has signed a historic deal with Epic Records in 1992. The band's self-titled debut was released the same year. They had a significant following outside of mainstream music and released three more studio albums: Evil Empire in 1996, The Battle of Los Angeles in 1999, and Renegades in 2000.

Rage Against the Machine performed outside the Staples Center in August 2000, drawing a crowd of thousands as the Convention took place inside. The Los Angeles Police Department put off the guns and ordered the audience to disperse, pouring rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd after several people began to throw rocks.

The disgruntled de la Rocha resigned from the band in late 2000, amid controversies over the band's direction and Commerford's stunt at the VMA's. Rage Against the Machine's last concert at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on September 13, 2000. Although Rage Against the Machine officially ended in October 2000, the band's fourth studio album, Renegades, became a series of cover songs from artists including Bob Dylan, MC5, Bruce Springsteen, and Cypress Hill. Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, the band's final two concerts on September 12 and 13, 2000, sold as part of the band's last album, titled Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. The last show was followed by an extended DVD edition of the last show as well as a previously unreleased music video for "Bombtrack."

Morello, Wilk, and Commerford all disbanded, and together with then-former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, the band's concert in Cuba has released three albums and a DVD. De la Rocha began working on a solo album collaboration with DJ Shadow, Company Flow, and Roots' Questlove, but the initiative was shelved in favour of working with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The recording was completed, but the album will no longer be released. So far, only two songs have been released: "We Want It All" was on "Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11," and "Digging For Windows" was released as a single.

Rage Against the Machine, a youth from Houston, was reunited at the Coachella Music Festival on April 29, 2007. To the biggest audiences of the festival, the band performed in front of an EZLN backdrop. The appearance was expected to be a one-off, but it didn't turn out to be the case. In 2007, the band appeared in seven more shows in the United States (including their first non-festival performance in seven years at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin), and in January 2008, they appeared for the first time outside of the United States since re-forming as part of the Big Day Out Festival in Australia and New Zealand. They headlined nights at the Reading and Leeds festivals in August 2008.

The band has since toured around the world, headlined numerous major festivals in Europe and the United States, including Lollapalooza in Chicago. In 2008, the band appeared in Denver, Colorado, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention. Rage Against the Machine appeared in Los Angeles in July 2011. The band formed Rising, a Los Angeles-based festival in which they headlined and performed with other performers including Muse and Rise Against.

Rage Against the Machine were reuniting in the spring of 2020, including two appearances at that year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer 2020 planned tour was postponed.

The remaining bandmates began working with former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell on producer Rick Rubin's suggestion after de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine. The new group was initially thought to be named the Civilian Project, but the name Audioslave was revealed only after their first album was released.

On November 19, 2002, the band's eponymous debut album was released. It was a pivotal and commercial success, with triple-platinum status at the time.

On May 24, 2005, the band's second album, Out of Exile, was released. It debuted on the Billboard charts at number one and gained platinum status. They also released a DVD describing their experience as the first American rock band to perform a free show in Cuba this year. In the fall of 2006, the band's third album, Revelations, was released. As of February 15, 2007, Audioslave had broken up as a result of frontman Cornell's departure due to "irresolvable personality conflicts." Rage Against the Machine, the band reunited with Zack de la Rocha and revived their former band, Rage Against the Machine.

In January 2017, audioslave reunited for just one show, though there were rumors of a reunion tour. However, Cornell's death on May 18, 2017, that had denied such a possibility.

Morello performs folk music under the alias of the Nightwatchman.

He has explained:

Billy Bragg, Lester Chambers of the Chambers Brothers, Steve Earle, Jill Sobule, Boots Riley of the Coup and Mike Mills of R.E.M.M. On the Tell Us the Truth Tour, we'll all remember. Unions, environmental, and media reform organizations, including Common Cause, Free Press, and A.F.I.O., all supported the thirteen-city tour. "Informing music enthusiasts while still exposing and criticizing the shortcomings of the major media outlets in the United States," the main aim is to "inform music fans."

Morello explained:

"No One Left," one of his many songs, compares the aftermath of September 11 to that of a US attack on Iraq, appears on the album Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11. The Nightwatchman appeared on "Beforte" (The Road I Must Travel) and "Union Song" on the album/DVD Axis Of Justice Volume 1, containing the songs "Until the End," "The Road I Must Travel," and "Union Song." On April 24, 2007, Morello, the Nightwatchman, released his debut solo album, One Man Revolution. In May 2007, the Nightwatchman appeared with the Dave Matthews Band on its short European tour. He was invited to appear on a couple of songs each night as well as opening for the Dave Matthews Band. Morello's birthday was May 30, 2007 at Wembley Arena in London on Morello's birthday. On tour, Ben Harper was aided by the Nightwatchman. Morello appeared onstage for a preview of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" on which he plays the electric guitar in the manner in which he's best known.

Morello has ruled over a Hotel Café residency in Los Angeles since November 2007, which has included many of his musical collaborators, including Serj Tankian, Perry Farrell, Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Nuno Bettencourt, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Jill Sobule, Alexi Murdoch, Wayne Kramer of MC5 and others. The Nightwatchman appeared on Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show as a musical guest on October 10, 2008, promoting his new album The Fabled City. Morello performed "Guitar Center Sessions" on DirecTV on December 17, 2011. Nic Harcourt, program host, was interviewed on the program. Morello, the Night Watchman, produced a version of "Blind Willie McTell" on the Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan In commemoration of 50 Years Of Amnesty International tribute album, released in 2012.

Morello appeared at the Foo Fighters pre-Super Bowl 53 concert in Atlanta on February 2, 2019, alongside Zac Brown for a cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs."

Morello met with Boots Riley of the Coup in 2007, suggesting that they form Street Sweeper, which Morello had not heard of before. The two began the duo Street Sweeper Social Club after giving Riley a tape of several songs to write to.

In May 2009, the Street Sweeper Social Club opened for Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction.

Morello appeared with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Honda Center in Anaheim in April 2008. They performed a full electric version of "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (which had earlier been covered by Rage Against the Machine on Renegades). One of these performances was included on Springsteen's Magic Tour Highlights EP as an audio track or video download. Morello appeared at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 29, 2009. "The Ghost of Tom Joad," "London Calling," "Badlands," and "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) with Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Morello appears on two songs on Springsteen's 2012 album Wrecking Ball. On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he joined Springsteen, the E Street Band, and the Roots to preview the album prior to its debut. During a concert in Anaheim on December 4, 2012, Morello joined Springsteen and the E Street Band for five songs. Morello would briefly appear with Springsteen and the E Street Band on the Melbourne leg of their Wrecking Ball Tour in March 2013, filling in for long-time E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt, who had scheduling conflicts filming the TV series Lilyhammer in Norway. Morello joined the band in the studio to record new songs during the tour.

The material Morello produced with Springsteen appeared on Springsteen's 18th studio album, High Hopes, which was released in January 2014. Morello appears on eight of the album's 11 tracks and shares lead vocals with Springsteen on a re-recording of "The Ghost of Tom Joad." In March 2013, Morello had suggested that Springsteen perform the title track for the first time. Springsteen had performed the song in 1995 and 2013, which resulted in its re-recording, which later turned into the album of the same name. Morello was a major influence on the album, according to Springsteen, who said he was "my muse" and "he brought the majority of this project to a different level." Morello appeared with Springsteen and the E Street Band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in January 2014 and then the ensuing High Hopes Tour, which came to an end in May 2014. Springsteen's next The River Tour 2016 featured a smaller lineup without Morello.

On August 25, 2016, Morello made a surprise appearance at Springsteen and the E Street Band's The River Tour 2016 show in New Jersey, where he appeared on "Death to My Hometown," "American Skin (41 Shots), "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and "Badlands" during their show.

In 2016, the Prophets of Rage was established. Morello, Rage Against the Machine's bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, drummer Brad Wilk, and Public Enemy's Chuck D and DJ Lord and Cypress Hill's B-Real are among the group members. Morello declared to Rolling Stone, "We're an elite task force of radical musicians determined to tackle this mountain of election-year shit and confront it head-on with Marshall stacks blazing."

The band's name derives from the word "Prophets of Rage" from their 1988 album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back." The band's debut single, "Prophets of Rage," coincided with their protest appearance at the Republican National Convention. In 2016, the group "The Party's Over" EP was released, and in 2017 the album "Prophets of Rage" was released. During the summer of 2016, the band began their "Make America Rage Again" tour of North America and continued to tour throughout 2018. Prophets of Rage disbanded with the announcement of Rage Against the Machine in 2020.

Morello unveiled a new solo album titled The Atlas Underground, which includes collaborations with Marcus Mumford, Portugal. The Man, Bassnectar, the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and GZA, Vic Mensa, K.Flay, Big Boi, Gary Clark Jr., Pretty Lights, Tim McIlrath, Steve Aoki, and Whethan. "We Don't Need You" featuring Vic Mensa and "Battle Sirens" featuring Knife Party are the first songs from the album. The Atlas Underground was first published on October 12, 2018.

On September 21, 2021, Tom released a new song titled "Let's Get The Party Started" starring members of Bring Me The Horizon. He continued with his second solo album, The Atlas Underground Fire, on October 15, 2021. This collection featured a diverse range of collaborations, including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Bring Me The Horizon, Phantogram, Chris Stapleton, grandson, Damian Marley, Protohype, Dennis Lyxzén of Refused, and Sama' Abdulhadi, as his first album.

Morello appeared on American rapper Run-DMC in 1992 on the track "Big Willie," which later appeared on their 1993 album Down with the King. Brad Wilk of Morello and RATM collaborated with Maynard James Keenan of Tool and Billy Gould of Faith No More to record "Calling Dr. Love" for the 1994 Kiss tribute album Kiss My Ass. Shandi's Addiction was billed on the program. Morello appeared on three tracks of Primus' 1999 studio album Antipop and produced on three of them. Morello sang of The Faculty's "Another Brick in the Wall" on the wall, a piece of work by the University of '99. p. t. 2)" (and)" is a long-distance book. During his late years with American Recordings, Morello recorded guitars with country legend Johnny Cash during his late career with American Recordings, which was released on Unearthed. Morello, the executive producer of Anti-Flag's 2003 studio album "The Terror State," was published in an online store. Morello performed a short solo on the Benny Mason band's song "Exodus IV."

Morello, the Nightwatchman, has performed with Boots Riley, the Coup's frontman; in addition, he produced and performed on a schedule for the Coup's 2006 release Pick a Bigger Arms. Morello and Riley were supposed to collaborate on a project called Street Sweepers in July 2006, see the preceding section. Morello appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a "guitar boss" (the first of three in the game's career mode) in a nightclub. Being defeated in a one-on-one battle (playing an original composition for the game) will make him a playable character, with Morello and the player and Morello appearing on "Bulls on Parade" as an encore immediately after the battle. Morello's original composition features several of his signature guitar effects such as those heard in "Doesn't Remind Me" and "Bulls on Parade" and "Sleep Now in the Fire," among other things.

Morello released two songs for the group Outernational in April 2006; Morello's website announces that Morello will be releasing their debut album. Morello, a featured guitarist in the Mortal Kombat: Armageddon official soundtrack, was playing guitar for the Armory stage's battle songs. Cypress Hill's second single, "Resurrection Up," was released on February 23, 2010. Morello on guitar was featured on Morello's album Rise Up. He appears on the album "Shut 'Em Down," which is very similar to Morello's rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, and has a strong Latin and punk influence. Travis Barker and Morello performed "Carry It" alongside RZA & Raekwon on November 2, 2010. It will appear on Travis' debut solo album Give the Drummer Some. It's very similar in style to Morello's previous band Rage Against the Machine, "Rise Up."

He's been working on David Rovics' new album. Morello appeared in the song "Opinion" on Device's eponymous debut album, which was released in April 2013. Morello is featured on Linkin Park's album "Drawbar," which was released on June 17, 2014. Morello performs on "Without End" on Anti-Flag's studio album American Spring, which was released on May 26, 2015. Morello appeared at Ultra Music Festival Miami in March 2016 as a guest with Knife Party and Pendulum. "Battle Sirens" from Morello's forthcoming album The Atlas Underground was performed alongside a mash-up of the two co-headliners titled "Pendulum VS Knife Party - Tarantula VS Bonfire," among other songs featuring Morello's guitar work. Tom, along with Michael Moore and others in the film industry, is also a board member of the Traverse City Film Festival, an annual festival held in Traverse City, Michigan, which takes place in July.

Morello pretended at the 91st Academy Awards on February 24, 2019. Morello appeared on their album Death by Rock and Roll in February 2021. Morello performed a new song and music video with Pussy Riot, Weather Strike, in April 2021. On the Lithium channel at SiriusXM, he has also hosted his own weekly show, One Man Revolution. Beginning March 2, 2021, he will appear on a new weekly show, as well as an original podcast beginning March 3, 2021.

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