{"id":6119,"date":"2026-10-05T18:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:11:31","slug":"3-fun-facts-about-tom-morello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-fun-facts-about-tom-morello\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Fun Facts About Rage Against The Machine&#8217;s Tom Morello"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 3, Tom Morello and a few high-profile friends performed at the guitarist\u2019s Power to the People festival in Columbia, MD. With help from Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Public Enemy, Bruce Springsteen, and Joan Baez, Morello\u2019s concert was <a href=\"https:\/\/powertothepeoplefest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billed<\/a> as a \u201ccelebration of peace, love, justice, music and community action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Morello\u2019s career-spanning set, he was joined by his 15-year-old son, Roman, who, judging by his own shredding, appears to have been paying quite a bit of attention to his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I thought I\u2019d compile a short list of facts about Morello for those wanting to know more about the legendary guitarist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Shredding DJ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (Official HD Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3L4YrGaR8E4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Rage Against The Machine dropped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/rage-against-the-machine\/bulls-on-parade\">\u201cBulls On Parade\u201d<\/a> in 1996, Morello left many guitarists staring at their speakers, wondering, what, exactly, am I listening to? The DNA of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin riffs was recognizable. But what is this guy doing in the solo? Instead of sampling old records, Morello mimics the sound of a DJ cutting vinyl with his guitar. His \u201cArm the Homeless\u201d Strat copy features two pickups. He cuts the volume on one and uses the toggle as a kill switch to turn the guitar on and off while rubbing his fretting hand over the strings to create a record-scratching effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Modest Pedalboard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JukTvlrh-Wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morello\u2019s signature guitar style combines classic rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop. And though he manages to create otherworldly sounds from his instrument, he\u2019s only using a handful of pedals to achieve the effects. Many of which are meat-and-potatoes stomp boxes like a Crybaby wah and a Boss digital delay, to name a few. Then there\u2019s his most expensive pedal, a DigiTech Whammy, which he helped introduce to mainstream listeners on RATM\u2019s 1992 debut. It\u2019s a lesson in the power of limitations and minimalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>An Alumnus of Harvard<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microphone Fiend\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgKOmdY68TU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Politics remains crucial to Morello\u2019s life in music. The guitarist follows a long line of activists who use music as their protest form. In the spirit of Public Enemy, Woody Guthrie, and Bruce Springsteen, Morello has worked to change the course of American politics, especially those entrenched by the country\u2019s two major political parties. Now, before you tell Morello to \u201cshut up and dribble,\u201d remember: this rock star is also a Harvard graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An e-f-f-e-c-t,<br>A smooth operator operating correctly<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Morello rose to prominence with Rage Against The Machine in the early 1990s, blending rock, hip-hop, and political activism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":973477,"featured_media":6126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"byline":{"profiles":[{"type":"byline_id","atts":{"term_id":316,"post_id":2139}}]},"savage_platform_role_ideator":[],"savage_platform_role_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_senior_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_photographer":[],"savage_platform_role_illustrator":[],"savage_platform_role_translator":[],"savage_platform_role_as-told-to":[],"savage_platform_role_reviewed-by":[],"savage_platform_disable_recirculation":false,"savage_platform_article_type":"news","savage_platform_vice_article_type":"article","savage_platform_article_intent":"","savage_platform_show_affiliate_disclaimer":false,"savage_platform_markdown_available":false,"savage_platform_markdown_version":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wp_curate_deduplication":false,"wp_curate_unique_pinned_posts":false,"savage_platform_featured_image_caption":"Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"savage_platform_subheadline":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[139,18,169],"byline":[316],"class_list":["post-6119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lists","tag-nu-metal","tag-rock-music","tag-tom-morello"],"savage_platform_primary_term":{"category":{"term_name":"Lists","term_id":14,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/category\/lists\/"},"post_tag":{"term_name":"nu metal","term_id":139,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/tag\/nu-metal\/"}},"hide_from_homepage":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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