Tom Morello Addresses Rage Against The Machine’s Uncertain Future

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello discussed the band’s aborted reunion tour, what the future holds for the group and more in a new interview published by Rolling Stone. While pressed numerous times for information about Rage Against The Machine’s status, Morello wouldn’t commit to anything definitive.

Frontman Zack de la Rocha injured his leg during the second stop of Rage’s Public Service Announcement Tour. The group moved forward with the first North American leg of the run but went on to cancel remaining dates to give the vocalist time to heal.

When initially queried about whether the tour could move forward once de la Rocha is healthy, Morello was vague in his response. “We’ll see. If there is to be any more shows, we will announce it as a band,” the guitarist said. “I don’t know. I know as much as you do, honestly. Right now we’re in a time of healing.”

“Rage Against the Machine is like the ring in Lord of the Rings,” Morello added. “It drives men mad. It drives journalists mad. It drives record industry people mad. They want it. They want the thing, and they’re driven mad. If there are Rage shows, if there are not Rage shows, you’ll hear from the band. I do not know. When there is news, it will come from a collective statement from the band. There is no news.”

The guitarist praised Zack for how he handled the show in Chicago where he was injured and the rest of the tour. “Zack toughed it out that night,” Morello stated. “And for the next 17 shows, he was more compelling as a frontman sitting on a box in the middle of the stage than 99 percent of the frontmen in the history of all time.”

Other topics hit upon were the band’s recent nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, ticket pricing and more.