News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=9570 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:06:50 -0500 Fri, 26 May 2023 21:35:23 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=9570 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-got-a-36-hour-deadline-for-a-final-fantasy-14-song-and-says-it-was-worth-the-rush https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-got-a-36-hour-deadline-for-a-final-fantasy-14-song-and-says-it-was-worth-the-rush Music News: "I don't write songs for video games. I just wouldn't know how to do that."]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:06:50 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-just-gave-up-this-was-the-crappiest-guitar-tom-morello-ever-played-but-it-turned-out-to-be-the-one-that-defined-his-sound https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-just-gave-up-this-was-the-crappiest-guitar-tom-morello-ever-played-but-it-turned-out-to-be-the-one-that-defined-his-sound Gear: "Everything about it was terrible. It was devastating, because it was not inexpensive, and I had a very, very limited budget."]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:33:43 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thank-goodness-my-first-band-didnt-become-successful-tom-morello-names-crucial-lesson-that-made-him-the-guitarist-he-is-today https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thank-goodness-my-first-band-didnt-become-successful-tom-morello-names-crucial-lesson-that-made-him-the-guitarist-he-is-today Music News: "I was 17. The only other guitar player that I've ever heard of, that made records and that started that late was Robert Johnson, and he had to sell his soul to the devil."]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-miss-chris-cornell-daily-tom-morello-speaks-on-profound-meaning-of-performing-audioslave-material-live https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-miss-chris-cornell-daily-tom-morello-speaks-on-profound-meaning-of-performing-audioslave-material-live Music News: "Playing those Audioslave songs and bringing his spirit to life on stage — [that] is something that's very, very deeply meaningful to me."]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2025 01:00:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-says-this-is-the-rage-against-the-machine-of-now-names-band-that-inspired-his-work https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-says-this-is-the-rage-against-the-machine-of-now-names-band-that-inspired-his-work Music News: "The one that made me realize that there was a lane — a heretofore unseen lane — where the things that I believed and the music I loved could overlap."]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:50:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/guns-n-roses-were-like-you-havent-called-us-yet-tom-morello-reveals-how-he-became-the-curator-for-black-sabbaths-final-show-admits-hes-a-control-guy https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/guns-n-roses-were-like-you-havent-called-us-yet-tom-morello-reveals-how-he-became-the-curator-for-black-sabbaths-final-show-admits-hes-a-control-guy Music News: "When you call up and say, 'Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne want you to play their last show,' people pick up the phone."]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2025 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-guys-are-sitting-on-the-pyro-tom-morello-recalls-how-he-and-slash-nearly-got-flambed-at-ozzy-osbourne-show https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you-guys-are-sitting-on-the-pyro-tom-morello-recalls-how-he-and-slash-nearly-got-flambed-at-ozzy-osbourne-show Music News: "So yeah, Ozzy nearly blew us up."]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ive-been-a-fan-since-i-first-heard-them-tom-morello-shares-opinion-on-babymetal-explains-their-impact-on-heavy-music https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ive-been-a-fan-since-i-first-heard-them-tom-morello-shares-opinion-on-babymetal-explains-their-impact-on-heavy-music Music News: "It is an absolute breath of fresh air to have a band that has a completely different spin on a genre that often runs on the same cart tracks."]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:51:00 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-one-thing-hes-the-proudest-of-about-his-career-i-never-thought-something-like-that-could-ever-be-real https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-one-thing-hes-the-proudest-of-about-his-career-i-never-thought-something-like-that-could-ever-be-real Music News: "When I was first staring up at my Kiss poster strumming a tennis racket…"]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-his-apex-moment-in-rock--roll-history-ive-seen-a-lot-of-good-moments https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-his-apex-moment-in-rock--roll-history-ive-seen-a-lot-of-good-moments Music News: "I began lobbying Bruce to start covering AC/DC."]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:31:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-speaks-up-on-surprises-at-upcoming-final-black-sabbath-concert-reveals-how-he-became-its-curator https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-speaks-up-on-surprises-at-upcoming-final-black-sabbath-concert-reveals-how-he-became-its-curator Music News: "First of all, when we first sat down, we have a very, very simple goal, and that's to make this the greatest day in the history of heavy metal."]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:54:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-recalls-snobby-guitar-teacher-criticizing-classic-tony-iommi-riff-reveals-big-lesson-from-black-sabbaths-music https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-recalls-snobby-guitar-teacher-criticizing-classic-tony-iommi-riff-reveals-big-lesson-from-black-sabbaths-music Music News: "The big lesson you can draw from the music of Black Sabbath as a musician is: Don't be afraid to be simple and awesome."]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-biggest-difference-between-ratm-and-audioslave-there-may-not-be-a-chord-change-in-the-rage-catalog https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom-morello-names-biggest-difference-between-ratm-and-audioslave-there-may-not-be-a-chord-change-in-the-rage-catalog Music News: "Now, when I practiced my 20,000 hours, I practiced a lot of stuff other than that."]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:46:26 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a-lion-among-guitar-players-tom-morello-names-one-of-his-primary-influences-whose-style-he-described-as-a-deconstruction-of-the-instrument https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a-lion-among-guitar-players-tom-morello-names-one-of-his-primary-influences-whose-style-he-described-as-a-deconstruction-of-the-instrument Music News: "He attacked the instrument like a raptor, but the band's ideological point of view didn't stop with the lyrics."]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:23:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-was-having-so-much-anxiety-tom-morello-on-why-he-wants-to-try-none-of-the-new-gear-amp-the-dangers-of-tone-chasing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-was-having-so-much-anxiety-tom-morello-on-why-he-wants-to-try-none-of-the-new-gear-amp-the-dangers-of-tone-chasing Gear: "I was so frustrated. I was buying gear, different guitar necks, different pickups."]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:38:37 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/guitar_players_always_hate_what_i_have_to_say_about_this_tom_morello_explains_his_position_on_gear_recalls_advice_dio_gave_to_chris_cornell.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/guitar_players_always_hate_what_i_have_to_say_about_this_tom_morello_explains_his_position_on_gear_recalls_advice_dio_gave_to_chris_cornell.html Gear: "I honestly think that it doesn't matter."]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:31:39 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ill_chew_my_leg_off_tom_morello_wont_rest_until_this_band_is_in_the_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ill_chew_my_leg_off_tom_morello_wont_rest_until_this_band_is_in_the_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame.html Music News: "I care as a fan. I care very, very much about it."]]> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:36:44 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_names_metal_band_he_wants_to_see_get_into_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_next.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_names_metal_band_he_wants_to_see_get_into_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_next.html Music News: "That's been on the top of my list for a while."]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:58:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_had_one_chance_and_blew_it_tom_morello_recalls_how_getting_dropped_by_record_label_affected_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_had_one_chance_and_blew_it_tom_morello_recalls_how_getting_dropped_by_record_label_affected_him.html Music News: "I had listened to what managers and producers and record company people had said to try to be successful. It hadn't worked out and I was done."]]> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:19:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_dont_need_a_wall_of_marshalls_to_be_dark_tom_morello_names_non-metal_artists_who_are_as_hard_as_anything.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/you_dont_need_a_wall_of_marshalls_to_be_dark_tom_morello_names_non-metal_artists_who_are_as_hard_as_anything.html Music News: "I was always drawn to hard music."]]> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:21:22 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/tom_morello_explains_whats_special_about_his_black_soul_power_strat_shares_opinion_on_fender_signature_model.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/tom_morello_explains_whats_special_about_his_black_soul_power_strat_shares_opinion_on_fender_signature_model.html Gear: "It was the guitar I used on all three of Audioslave's records. The Soul Power guitar was the Audioslave guitar!"]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:23:06 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/there_was_a_real_stigma_tom_morello_speaks_up_on_how_women_were_treated_in_rock_music_explains_what_things_are_like_now.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/there_was_a_real_stigma_tom_morello_speaks_up_on_how_women_were_treated_in_rock_music_explains_what_things_are_like_now.html Music News: "I think that there should not be any barriers with regards to race, gender, genre, age, whatever."]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:48:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_names_moment_when_he_stopped_wanting_to_be_yngwie_malmsteen-level_shredder_i_was_playing_solos_that_sounded_like_every_other_heavy_metal_guitar_player.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_names_moment_when_he_stopped_wanting_to_be_yngwie_malmsteen-level_shredder_i_was_playing_solos_that_sounded_like_every_other_heavy_metal_guitar_player.html Music News: "If some awful gig already has two of those dudes, it doesn't need a third hamster running on that wheel."]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:48:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_explains_why_he_doesnt_use_copies_of_his_guitars_for_live_shows_i_look_at_them_as_colleagues.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_explains_why_he_doesnt_use_copies_of_his_guitars_for_live_shows_i_look_at_them_as_colleagues.html Music News: "We're a little family of guitars, techs, and whatnot."]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:12:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_weighs_in_on_technique_conservatism_in_guitar_circles_theres_an_assumption_that_guitar_playing_has_to_be_what_its_always_been.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_weighs_in_on_technique_conservatism_in_guitar_circles_theres_an_assumption_that_guitar_playing_has_to_be_what_its_always_been.html Music News: "I looked at it like, 'It's just a piece of wood with six wires and a few electronics that can be manipulated in a lot of ways.'"]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:59:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_always_had_that_shredder_in_me_tom_morello_names_his_turning_point_as_a_guitarist_reveals_one_unconventional_practice_he_used_to_do.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_always_had_that_shredder_in_me_tom_morello_names_his_turning_point_as_a_guitarist_reveals_one_unconventional_practice_he_used_to_do.html Music News: "I self-identified as the DJ in Rage Against the Machine."]]> Thu, 30 May 2024 20:59:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/tom_morello_joins_bruce_springsteen_live_in_california_heres_what_that_sounded_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/tom_morello_joins_bruce_springsteen_live_in_california_heres_what_that_sounded_like.html Daily Video: The show took place this Sunday, April 7.]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:52:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_explains_what_makes_strats_so_special__why_he_decided_to_play_one_with_the_stratocaster_the_player_leads_the_sound.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_explains_what_makes_strats_so_special__why_he_decided_to_play_one_with_the_stratocaster_the_player_leads_the_sound.html Music News: "It got me out of a sonic safety zone that I had been in with Rage Against The Machine."]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:39:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/john_5_shares_opinion_on_tom_morello_every_few_years_a_guitar_player_comes_and_does_something_completely_revolutionary.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/john_5_shares_opinion_on_tom_morello_every_few_years_a_guitar_player_comes_and_does_something_completely_revolutionary.html Music News: "He totally did something so different, and everybody was like, 'What is going on?'"]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:14:01 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_tests_his_signature_neural_dsp_archetype_plugin_using_a_wrench.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tom_morello_tests_his_signature_neural_dsp_archetype_plugin_using_a_wrench.html Music News: "The plugin is a testament to how amazing Neural DSP’s proprietary modeling technology is and how meticulous their development process is."]]> Fri, 26 May 2023 21:35:23 -0400