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Tom Morello Quotes

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop Picture Quote #1

Always question the authority Picture Quote #1

For the millennium [New Year’s Eve], you really have a choice to make. You either have to be naked with your head on fire and a shotgun in Bali or else you have to spend time with friends or family around the fireplace. And I’m choosing option B Picture Quote #1

I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders Picture Quote #1

My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement Picture Quote #1

We’ve been able to have our cake and eat it, too. Every song, every T - shirt, is absolutely a pure expression of what we want to do. and it connects Picture Quote #1

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My music is made for the people who are willing to stand up to change this world themselves Picture Quote #1

The way corporate media likes to portray America is as a homogenous whole that high-five’s each other at the Super Bowl. But what we have is a grotesque disparity between the rich and poor that is only getting wider Picture Quote #1

Then about 12 years ago it dawned on me that folk music - the music of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - could be as heavy as anything that comes through a Marshall stack. The combination of three chords and the right lyrical couplet can be as heavy as anything in the Metallica catalogue Picture Quote #1

You can kiss my Kiss-loving ass because Kiss was never a critic’s band. It was a people’s band Picture Quote #1

Paul Ryan’s love for Rage Against The Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades Picture Quote #1

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 band on a stage at any show Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago Picture Quote #1

In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave me alone Picture Quote #1

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 revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage Picture Quote #1

In our country there’s never been a successful progressive struggle that did not have a soundtrack, whether it was the civil rights movement, workers’ rights movement, women’s rights movement. There’s got to be songs at the barricades, and those are the kinds of songs that I try to write Picture Quote #1

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 unwilling to turn a blind eye to the crimes of our government. And thank goodness for them Picture Quote #1

What draws people to the instrument is the love for guitar players that play a certain way. I mean, even though it wasn’t intentional, it was hard to avoid copying Eddie Van Halen. He was basically the *bleep* back then Picture Quote #1

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Bad presidents make for great music, and I’m gonna do my best to provide it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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, and we’re seeing this around the globe right now Picture Quote #1

We have power not just with our voices, but we have economic power in what we do for a living, too Picture Quote #1

Trump’s ignorance in environmental science is a threat to the entire planet Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been on a personal mission to save the guitar Picture Quote #1

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In my own way, I was a rebellious kid Picture Quote #1

The most powerful music is music with purpose Picture Quote #1

Amazingly talented singer who sang like an angry angel Picture Quote #1

I came late to the genre of folk music Picture Quote #1

The skin you’re in makes choices for you Picture Quote #1

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. But I also feel an added responsibility that I want to leave them a better world than this one that we have now Picture Quote #1

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I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop (Tom Morello Quotes) Always question the authority (Tom Morello Quotes) For the millennium [New Year’s Eve], you really have a choice to make. You either have to be naked with your head on fire and a shotgun in Bali or else you have to spend time with friends or family around the fireplace. And I’m choosing option B (Tom Morello Quotes) I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders (Tom Morello Quotes) My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement (Tom Morello Quotes) We’ve been able to have our cake and eat it, too. Every song, every T - shirt, is absolutely a pure expression of what we want to do. and it connects (Tom Morello Quotes) My music is made for the people who are willing to stand up to change this world themselves (Tom Morello Quotes) The way corporate media likes to portray America is as a homogenous whole that high-five’s each other at the Super Bowl. But what we have is a grotesque disparity between the rich and poor that is only getting wider (Tom Morello Quotes) Then about 12 years ago it dawned on me that folk music - the music of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - could be as heavy as anything that comes through a Marshall stack. The combination of three chords and the right lyrical couplet can be as heavy as anything in the Metallica catalogue (Tom Morello Quotes) You can kiss my Kiss-loving ass because Kiss was never a critic’s band. It was a people’s band (Tom Morello Quotes) Paul Ryan’s love for Rage Against The Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades (Tom Morello Quotes) 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 band on a stage at any show (Tom Morello Quotes) I didn’t grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago (Tom Morello Quotes) In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave me alone (Tom Morello Quotes) 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 revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage (Tom Morello Quotes) In our country there’s never been a successful progressive struggle that did not have a soundtrack, whether it was the civil rights movement, workers’ rights movement, women’s rights movement. There’s got to be songs at the barricades, and those are the kinds of songs that I try to write (Tom Morello Quotes) 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 unwilling to turn a blind eye to the crimes of our government. And thank goodness for them (Tom Morello Quotes) What draws people to the instrument is the love for guitar players that play a certain way. I mean, even though it wasn’t intentional, it was hard to avoid copying Eddie Van Halen. He was basically the *bleep* back then (Tom Morello Quotes) Bad presidents make for great music, and I’m gonna do my best to provide it (Tom Morello Quotes) 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. (Tom Morello Quotes) 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, and we’re seeing this around the globe right now. (Tom Morello Quotes) We have power not just with our voices, but we have economic power in what we do for a living, too (Tom Morello Quotes) Trump’s ignorance in environmental science is a threat to the entire planet (Tom Morello Quotes) I’ve always been on a personal mission to save the guitar (Tom Morello Quotes) In my own way, I was a rebellious kid (Tom Morello Quotes) The most powerful music is music with purpose (Tom Morello Quotes) Amazingly talented singer who sang like an angry angel (Tom Morello Quotes) I came late to the genre of folk music (Tom Morello Quotes) The skin you’re in makes choices for you (Tom Morello Quotes) 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. But I also feel an added responsibility that I want to leave them a better world than this one that we have now (Tom Morello Quotes)

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