Tom Morello: From Harvard to Hollywood

Activist and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello discusses his experience of being a student on a scholarship to Harvard while obsessively practicing guitar in its stairwells. He describes his move to Hollywood after graduation which provided some hard lessons. Morello's new band Street Sweeper Social Club with Boots Riley of The Coup, released its debut album on June 16th. Morello is interviewed by Grammy Museum Executive Director Robert Santelli.

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• Tom Morello
• Rage Against the Machine
• Grammy Museum
• Harvard
• The Nightwatchman
• Boots Riley
• The Coup
• Hollywood

[METALHEAD975]

tom morello should run for president

[GCasta44]

amazing video, there arnt many good tom morello interviews where you learn about him and not just his playing.

[nocturnezero]

@thefightingmongoose4 Between bombing Libya, expanding the illegal war against the Afghan people, maintaining a war against the Iraqis even against their wishes, staying silent about the Israeli massacre in Gaza, donating hundreds of billions of dollars to the financial industry, and engaging in mass extrajudicial assassinations, I don't think the current president really knows what he's doing.

[tanvo93]

@funkmonk33 well he has a degree in political science..so what kind of job could u get w out sellin out his people..

[funkmonk33]

so how could he not get a job from a harvard degree?

[TeamDarla]

haha 1:00 and 4:08. I'm from Libertyville. Been to that Library many times. Actually discovered a few of my favorite bands there.

[tanio12]

damn harvard just produce stars don't they.

[thefightingmongoose4]

@METALHEAD975 the current president seems to know what hes doing. if it aint broke dont fix it

[ckolonko]

Tom Morello is a great role model.

[ckolonko]

@dullath Nicely said.

[dullath]

@METALHEAD975 - he's too smart for that.

[aligboyakasha]

was this at harvard?