Tom Morello Satirizes Elon Musk After Rage Versus the Maker Remark

Tom Morello is raving versus Elon Musk.

Popular Versus the Maker rocker required to social networks on Sunday (Sept. 15) to satirize Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO tweeted, “Why are a lot of individuals raving FOR the maker?”

While it’s unclear that the post was a direct hit at RAGT, Morello reacted to the belief, composing, “Amusing cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire.” He likewise shared the cover art for the band’s 1996 sophomore album, Evil Empire, which includes a boy on the cover who bears a similarity to Musk.

Morello has a long history of political commentary in his music and beyond. Per The Harvard Crimson, Morello when explained himself as “the only anarchist in a conservative high school.”.

This month, he will be granted with the 2024 Woody Guthrie Reward. The yearly award acknowledges a recipient who embodies the spirit of Guthrie’s social awareness and musical tradition. Previous honorees consist of Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp, Chuck D, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen and Pussy Riot along with cutting-edge television manufacturer Norman Lear.

” Woody Guthrie was a courageous agitator, a six-string provocateur, a poetic fact teller and a balancing hell raiser,” Morello stated in a declaration. “He was the initial punk rocker whose life, music, art and lyrics were beacons of justice and freedom for the downtrodden and oppressed. In my own work, Woody has actually been a motivation to inform it like I see it without compromise or apology and to play my tunes (and his tunes) on the picket line and at the barrier whenever and any place individuals are deciding.”.