In the 1980 mock elections at Libertyville, he campaigned for a fictitious anarchist "candidate" named Hubie Maxwell, who came in fourth place in the election. Morello developed left-leaning political proclivities early, and has described himself as having been "the only anarchist in a conservative high school", and has since identified as a nonsectarian socialist. Morello sang in the school choir and was active in the speech and drama clubs a prominent role he played was that of Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She was the homeroom teacher for Morello's classmate and fellow guitarist Adam Jones, later of the band Tool. Morello was raised by his mother in Libertyville, Illinois and attended Libertyville High School, where his mother was a U.S. When Morello was 16 months old, Njoroge returned to his native Kenya and denied his paternity of his son.
After discovering her pregnancy, Mary Morello returned to the United States with Njoroge in November and married in New York City. His parents met in August 1963 while attending a pro-democracy protest in Nairobi, Kenya. His aunt, Jemimah Gecaga, was the first woman to serve in the legislature of Kenya and his uncle Njoroge Mungai was a Kenyan Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, and was considered one of the founding fathers of modern Kenya. Morello's paternal great-uncle, Jomo Kenyatta, was the first elected president of Kenya. His father participated in the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) and was Kenya's first ambassador to the United Nations. His mother was a schoolteacher from Marseilles, Illinois, who earned a Master of Arts at Loyola University, Chicago and traveled to Germany, Spain, Japan, and Kenya as an English language teacher between 19. Morello, an only child, is the son of an American mother of Italian and Irish descent and a Kenyan Kikuyu father. Thomas Baptist Morello was born on in Harlem, New York to parents Ngethe Njoroge and Mary Morello. 3.10 Other side projects (1992–present).3.6 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2008–2015).3.5 Street Sweeper Social Club (2006–present).He was ranked number 40 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists". Morello is also known for his socialist political views and activism creating the Nightwatchman offered an outlet for his views while playing apolitical music with Audioslave. He is best known for his unique and creative guitar playing style, which incorporates feedback noise, unconventional picking, and tapping, as well as heavy use of guitar effects. The two founded Rage Against the Machine together, going on to become one of the more popular and influential rock acts of the 1990s. After his previous band Lock Up disbanded, Morello met Zack de la Rocha. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK (90.7 FM) in Los Angeles.īorn in Harlem, New York and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He is also known for his acoustic solo act, the Nightwatchman, and Street Sweeper Social Club. Morello was also a touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Between 20, Morello was a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. He is best known for his tenure with the rock band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist.
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