Tom Morello

A musician's or artist's responsibility is a simple one, and that is, through your music to tell the truth, ↗

— Tom Morello

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We offer a stark contrast to the bland escapism that chokes the charts, ↗

— Tom Morello

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I literally integrated the small town of Libertyville, Illinois. I was the first person of color to reside within its borders. ↗

— Tom Morello

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I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop. ↗

— Tom Morello

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I came late to the genre of folk music. ↗

— Tom Morello

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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

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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

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Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to find out what's really there. ↗

— Tom Morello

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I didn't grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago. ↗

— Tom Morello

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