Tom Morello recently took part in a Q&A involving Metal Hammer readers where he expressed that, regarding Rage Against The Machine politics, “…if you’re a white supremacist or a proto-fascist, that music isn’t written for you – it’s written against you.”
Morello has been politically active throughout his musical career and been vocal about his beliefs. In the Metal Hammer reader Q&A that took place today, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist was asked a variety of questions; among those questions were some based around politics.
One Twitter user asked the following, “How do you feel about some fans telling you to stay away from politics when you rage on social media?”
To which Morello replied with:
“I have a number of thoughts. One is that you don’t trigger a free speech exemption when you pick up a guitar, that right remains intact. Secondly, people who are offended by my politics on Twitter or Instagram, please know it’s because you weren’t intelligent enough to know what the music that you were listening to all these years was about. For the music, you’re welcome, but if you’re a white supremacist or a proto-fascist, that music isn’t written for you – it’s written against you.”
Morello is too the point when it comes to his work and Rage Against The Machine politics. Morello was also asked if he thought ex-United States President Donald Trump might run again for President in 2024. Morello said the following:
“I’d be surprised if he didn’t. And I’d be surprised if he didn’t lose again and claim that he had won. I think there is a possibility that the results of that will be even worse than it was this time. He’s a sociopath; his dad thought he was such a disappointing loser that he can never publicly admit to losing.”
Rage Against The Machine will be heading out on tour soon. You can find all the dates and locations below for the upcoming Rage Against The Machine tour.
3/31 – El Paso, Texas @ Don Haskins Center ^
4/02 – Las Cruces, N.M. @ Pan American Center ^
4/04 – Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena ^
4/06 – Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena ^
4/26 — Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena ^
4/28 – Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena ^
4/30 – Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome ^
5/02 — Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center ^
5/05 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Pacific Coliseum at the PNE ^
5/07 — Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place ^
5/09 — Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^
5/11 — Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Bell MTS Place ^
5/13 — Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford Premier Center ^
5/15 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center ^
5/16 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center ^
5/18 — Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center ^
5/20 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center ^
5/22 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena ^
5/23 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena ^
6/09 — East Troy, Wis. @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre ^
7/11 — Chicago, Ill. @ United Center ^
7/12 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center ^
7/15 – Ottawa, Ontario @ Ottawa Bluesfest
7/16 – Quebec City, Quebec City @ Festival d’ete de Quebec
7/19 – Hamilton, Ontario @ FirstOntario Centre ^
7/21 — Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena ^
7/23 – Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena ^
7/25 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ KeyBank Center ^
7/27 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ^
7/29 – Pittsburgh, Penn. @ PPG Paints Arena ^
7/31 – Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena ^
8/02 – Washington D.C. @ Capital One Arena ^
8/03 – Washington D.C. @ Capital One Arena ^
8/08 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
8/09 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
8/11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
8/12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
8/14 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden ^
^ = w/ Run the Jewels
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Words by: Michael Pementel
