1.21.2004

"People will read a book or pamphlet only once, but a song they can sing again and again in their heads." -- no wonder he wants to become the black Woody Guthrie! That's Tom Morello, guitar god of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and now his own solo gig, The Nightwatchman, as well as co-founder of Axis of Justice. This interview highlights his progressive yet deeply hip ways -- note his admiration for The Clash: "I thought the Sandinista record had more accurate and vivid portrayals of U.S. policy in Central America than Tom Brokaw was giving on the news." Right on!

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