Tom Morello: 'Atlas Underground' Interview | It's Electric! | Apple Music

It’s Electric!’s Lars Ulrich chats with musician and activist Tom Morello about his album 'Atlas Underground' - featuring Marcus Mumford, Vic Mensa, Big Boi, Knife Party, and more - and reflects on his career with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, and Bruce Springsteen. Listen to It's Electric! on Apple Music: apple.co/B1LarsUlrich
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[@katevielle4263]

I think the reason why Lars is such a good interviewer is because he knows exactly how it feels to be horribly interviewed about his own music. Kudos 👌❤

[@smarkmalark]

Exactly. The only people I feel are qualified to interview musicians.. Are musicians!

[@rockeee]

Lars is a fantastic interviewer. Long overdue!

[@MATERHATER37]

the fact you got lars interviewing tom is absolutely incredible

[@me_ch0p]

We need an “it’s electric” with Serj Tankian or anyone from SoaD!

[@franzjosefwolf3102]

Shavo!

[@WackorMiki]

I've always loved what Tom Morello did, his way of thinking attitude, sound and playing, regardless of bands he played in. Lars is flat-out amazing here. Period.

[@SeanDonapel]

Lars Ulrich is such a great interviewer!

[@jasminericenic]

Tom and Lars have the perfect voices for podcasting, it's so relaxing.

[@wjveryzer7985]

Lars asks great questions!

[@srenjedal2071]

Lars er kongen...

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

20+ years later this guy is still filled with intensity and excitement when it comes to creating music.

[@Jason-tb6xp]

Still not giving up on Rage getting back together. It has to happen.

[@HelloThere-bj9rw]

Jason Barker I wish audioslave would come back :(

[@juniordriver487]

king kyrie no more Chris tho, :(

[@sonicjet7759]

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE WILL REUNITE , ZACK ISNT MAKING MONEY LOL :) AND AS FOR CHRIS CORNELL ? :( OH WELL GOD BLESS HIS GOOD SOUL, MAYBE HIS BROTHER PETER CORNELL WILL FRONT AUDIOSLAVE IN THE FUTURE, WHO KNOWS?

[@Jhavoc7]

@@HelloThere-bj9rw Yeah........

[@HelloThere-bj9rw]

James Emulate i know Chris died idk how none of y’all picked that up

[@DavidGomez-ph4yn]

I love so much this 2 guys and watching them having a talk about things like music it's just so beautiful

[@cyberdemon1702]

Ahhh great choice for an interview, Lars kills at this too

[@jamesmcconnell8969]

Lars is a pretty great interviewer! cant deny that!

[@holmezilla]

I could listen to them talk for hours

[@dianemarie8873]

Love Lars as an interviewer...Love Tom's energy!😁

[@jenniferhyer5577]

History will look back on Audioslave as one of the greatest bands of all time

[@TheHrondon48]

For me the best ROCK album of the 2000's

[@Morgan.iiiviix]

Audioslave was my introduction to Cornell. I never knew him from Soundgarden. After that 1st Audioslave album, I delved into Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearjam, Alice in Chains...

[@dzaijn]

Lars is a great interviewer because he knows how to listen.

[@chrisverstappen7252]

normally he likes the sound of his own voice

[@danb8891]

Except with his bandmembers lol

[@CGJUGO80]

@@chrisverstappen7252 Think you're mistaking Lars for Dave Mustaine

[@HangTheBankers1]

So much respect for Lars after hearing these interviews. So well done.

[@MarceloKuroi]

I'm not a Metallica fan (but I worship the black album, but that's not the point), but everyone will agree with me that Lars is a rock god. For a rock god, he's so respectful and meek in these interviews that it makes him even greater as a person.

[@supremo6415]

Lars is the most intelligent rockstar and that's why most people hated him.

[@Metallifux1888]

He gets a bad rap. But seems like a cool guy.

[@davkdavk]

He's been a part of a band that's survived decades longer than bands before and after them.

[@bennett138]

Black album lol

[@waranghira]

Yeah, besides And Justice, he's cool.

[@darknemesis21]

Interview Dave Mustaine

[@superhosster]

oof.

[@diananascimentofreire1361]

Hahahahahhahha

[@Dewitt-b8n]

They are chill. Lars loves Dave. Dave loves Lars on certain days lol

[@rzgomez4744]

Or the Napster guy.

[@red149]

interview Jason Newsted and turn his volume off !! :)))) just a joke !

[@wesofficial__]

One of the best interviews Beats 1 has done ever, an absolute legend.

[@jonathanpooria7847]

this interview is the S#!T , I could listen to them all day , Miss RAGE

[@neonether]

Damn dude, Morello put together such an all-star list...Pretty Lights Color Map of the Sun is one of my favorite records...could listen to it every day and not get sick of it...and I'm a metalhead Metallica fan of 20+ years! Very inspiring!!

[@shane2973]

I know Lars wont see this, but the moments he and Tom were discussing about their bands killin it on stage was what really did it for me with Metallica. It was Long Beach Arena, And Justice for All tour, Queensryche opened ( they were great too BTW, but...) Metallica plays Creeping Death and the arena erupts with "Die, Die..by my hand" it was over for me! Metallica was the greatest band I had ever experienced!

[@VBshredder]

There are not too many people in the world that can interview these musicians like Lars does where you see these guys with their guard damn near fully let down and enjoying the conversation 100% - great stuff!

[@RitchieRosson]

I could listen to these guys talk all day long. Please more of these interviews with Lars!

[@OmegaSon]

Nice! I’ve been waiting for more

[@manjit862]

great interview. Lars really has a knack of pulling good story out of every one

[@SunRavenMusic]

Morello kicks ass! Great interview. RATM will always be one of my all time favorite bands.

[@thejmax]

What an awesome interview. Love how Tom casually throws in that he went to Harvard! Massive respect for both of them!

[@jeffmyron6756]

Great interview. Tom is seriously one of the greatest guitarists of all time. His approach to guitar is literally like no other. How he combines effects to make sounds or just does things outside of the box. On Bulls on Parade, I always thought that was a DJ scratching, I didn’t know it was him scraping the string with his pick! Such a good dude and amazing musician

[@MrMystery666]

Jeff Myron what you say is absolutely the reason he should be held in the same regard as Hendrix, van halen, etc. True innovator

[@claytonpaul4259]

I've always said he is carrying on the spirit of Hendrix! well said! :)

[@Dewitt-b8n]

Him and Dimebag used effects outside the box

[@SaidurRahman-dp6gw]

Someones trying to be funny again lol

[@ryanklos7445]

What a great interview. Goosebumps sums it up perfectly.

[@alexmoore5332]

I love Tom morello

[@mutebanshee]

Thanks for this interview. The more I hear from Tom in interviews the more I appreciate him as a person.

[@mjnation7876]

I really enjoyed this. I should check out his album. Tom Morello is the man. Great choice.

[@KGRICK1]

"combustible energy " has been the catalyst of some of the greatest music in rock.

[@godfatherinc.7800]

One of the greatest interviews of all time. Great chemistry, great host, great guest, excellent stories from both sides. I asked tom morrello the same question about rage's breakup a few years ago in Silver Lake..and he respectfully gave me a non answer.. like none of your business.. haha but he spent my birthday with me nonetheless and it was an incredible night.. fun guy! I had no idea how rad lars is as a Host.. hes genuine and interested. I'm glad someone here in L.A. on KLOS mentioned this podcast... I'm going to binge listen all the way to vegas today. This podcast makes up for the lack of quality music today, I can just listen to interviews made by the masters of rock and metal. Very inspiring and intriguing. Thanks lars.

[@stephaniehartland6526]

Great interview. Lars is a massive Rage fan and he kept his fanboy humble here. Great questions. It's fascinating that they are practically the same age too. Lars was killing it at 18 with Metallica and Morello was nearly 30 when Rage first hit the scene.

[@sweatma3]

Rage, Pretty Lights, and Bassnectar. Three of my favorite things. I cannot wait for this album.

[@RJD18437]

I’m so glad I stumbled upon this! Morello gets me! From KISS to Wu tang to K Flay To Gary Clark Jr he’s bringing the best of both world together! 🙌🏽⚡️🤘🏽🎸🤓🎙🎛🎚📽🎧

[@Hoosier3091]

Two of the GOATs and two of my personal favorite musicians. Well done interview!

[@sierra2gonzo]

What an awesome interview from 2 rock legends.

[@mikenicholson1505]

Tom Morello is an interesting guy. Love this interview

[@kbanghart]

I just saw him live last night in Sacramento, possibly best concert I've been to!

[@simonlovesyou4528]

This interview is truly amazing! Thx guys!

[@Unklechopchop]

Great interview .. Tom is a legend! Really starting to like these Lars interviews

[@erttttt21]

invite someone from SOAD, please

[@Daywinland]

I can't stand why people dislike something like this, a lot of information, knowledge, experiences, that you can learn something from it, and you just seat and blame about how your life is empty, sad and angry.

[@rubaidaallen2764]

People are f'n gross. Why would you hate this indeed. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Lars and Tom are the coolest!

[@renzokukenleneyoyo522]

Because they are expressing a visceral emotion that overrides their behaviour and rationality. Lars is a great interviewer with great pacing and voice. Tom is passionately talking about his craft. There is nothing to dislike.

[@Unholygamewinner]

What a great interview both so natural! Lars is such a great interviewer

[@parras65]

Two rock legends!!

[@senisyurgamusic8056]

Straight up futurist talk. Does anyone else feel like checking out the album now? After Nightwatchman, good to see Mr. Morello has got his groove back.

[@craigroaring]

Another great interview.

[@stckyfngr9407]

Love These two guys

[@thegusb1]

Great interview, a real genuine person... kudos Tom.

[@gatoreneatyahoo]

Awesome!!! Keep’em coming!!!

[@craigjensen789]

I like Tom just based on the Rams hat. An innovative musician and very articulate man.

[@F1Slunk]

Great interview. Keep up the good work Lars. Thanks.

[@sebastianjansson6436]

We want more of these!

[@Iheartdgd]

2:49 absolutely, still not an edm fan, but I definitely had some early experiences with a few artists that made me feel exactly the same, it’s like another form of heavy metal, at least it COULD be.

[@Dejoblue]

Joe Satriani's "Engines of Creation" album from 2000 is all EDM with heavy metal guitars and virtuoso soling. Check it out!

[@AustinHillJD]

"bezippered shirts!" What an amazing interview. This series is great.

[@MrBngwatson]

Thank you for this great interview!

[@surrealcereal603]

So grateful to find this after Sixx Sense ended. Thanks Lars, thanks Tom. Great interview.

[@ZombieMaster64]

After all these years of creating awsome music. Tom seems really passionate about his new record I am happy for him.

[@-----------g-]

Awesome interview with two legends. Keep it up BBC ♥

[@rjrcbzrd]

Lars seems to be the kind of interviewer in front of whom one would love to literally spill one's guts out. Nicely done!

[@MrHubb1]

Tom is such a lovely guy. So passionate about human rights and music and Lars is really great at giving interviews.

[@davidrich5988]

This is going to be f🤘🏾cking stellar !!!!! 🙏🏾 thank you

[@arturovelazquez7213]

For the first time, i like Lars Ulrich, he´s a nice interviewer

[@Nerd_spiirit_df]

Morello is such a hard working guy! Nice interview.

[@revmotor]

This was really good. Both guys brought it.

[@mariodrumz8228]

Awesome! 🤘🏼🎙

[@azul4525]

Lars is doing a great job as interviewer! This was a great time spent!

[@CPalanysamy]

didn't know Lars made interviews. Amazing job!

[@davidcurtis4478]

Lars has been my biggest inspiration since about 1989, he's a genius! Rock on! 🤘🏻🎶🥁😎DC

[@ramonasoants4899]

Lars always brings the coolest people to interview.

[@rubaidaallen2764]

"My man had on a bejeweled cape...." I'm dead. Tom Morello, I love you!!!

[@HernaniCaroco81]

would like to see Lars interviewing Patton

[@AZWings]

Love these interviews. Peers discussing music and their passion for it. What's not to like?

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Well done, great interview

[@brucelk19]

Good interview by Lars. Tom rules

[@Dexter-gv4dw]

Two legends... Great! Thank you! Greetings from Russia:)

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

One of the greatest, most creative underrated guitarest ever. Rage!

[@agunsux]

is this the full version? i need more of this

[@dondocentone1334]

Lars is interviewing like a real walking encyklopedy of music

[@CHlEFFIN]

I love you Lars

[@jonathangillis4926]

This is so cool

[@davidrich5988]

My favorite show of my life was...9:30 Club Washington DC....10/31/99....pre battle of LA, I was a Sophomore at Georgetown....I tore a poster off the wall, and was at the rails - that poster is in storage in Massachusetts I plan to hand it down to my son....

[@claytonpaul4259]

YES! I've always said Tom was carrying on the spirit of Hendrix! So cool to hear his inspiration for this new one. Can't wait for this! :D edit: although, it is interesting that he is going the email/ pro tools not recording live route. In the spirit of Hendrix it would be cool to put these other guys up live and see what they improvise and how good an authentic performance is from these artists who have been doing pro tools and gmail for 20 years, kind of hard to see Tom going outside of that particular box, but that's how music is today, what can you do? Still, I can dig it :) the creativity is really what makes it good, and he did say "today version of Hendrix" or whatever so I get it :) Hendrix was trying to do a "todays type of blues" so pretty cool to see the progression lol

[@jeffharp4268]

I

[@negrochifladorivera1008]

Hendrix is a billion times better than Morello.

[@tleeg74]

Amazing guitarist

[@Buffythe5th]

One of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Hands down

[@selw0nk]

What does Lars think life after Napster and all these streaming music services?

[@momostowfi7121]

selw0nk His beef was with who has control over the music. It should be up to the band to release a track, not someone who uploads it to a website for people to download. It’s pretty easy to grasp when you listen to Ulrich explain his side of it. To simplify, imagine owning a restaurant. A customer comes in and asks for a pizza. You - the chef- prepares it, then puts it in the oven. Then, some guy who works in the kitchen takes it out of the oven before it’s been cooked properly and distributes the slices of (uncooked) pizza for free to everyone at the restaurant. He does this with all the food in your kitchen and not only gives it out for free to everyone in the restaurant but for free to anyone who wants it. They eat your food, some of it uncooked, some of it ill prepared and some it how the food should be. He’s handing it out to everyone for free, saying it’s your food and associates it to you (even though most of it isn’t the finished product). You make nothing in return. I think I already know how you’d feel about it.

[@sachin3131313]

I love lars.

[@davidrich5988]

Did he just say killer mike, bass nectar and Big boi on the same track 😱😱 my jaw just fell 56/floors off a building in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 🔥🔥🚨🚨🚨🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@Metallifux1888]

Lars looks like an old fisherman

[@katjackson5777]

😂you're right

[@peachmelba1000]

He plays drums like one too.

[@red149]

@@peachmelba1000 you used to steal music on Napster didn't ya ?

[@peachmelba1000]

@@red149 Honestly, I'm pretty old. I've never downloaded a song or an album, but I have every Metallica album on vinyl, CD, or cassette (even St. Anger).

[@red149]

@@peachmelba1000 good , cause most of Lars haters did !

[@markyncole]

Tom hasn't aged at all,he looks the same as he did in the 90s

[@LuisOrtega-ln6kg]

Thanks to Beats 1 for this great interview.

[@doctordutch]

Does lars have a podcast for this show on apple? Cant find it.

[@moonkef]

I knew Lars liked Rage or at least I thought he might, when you listen to his playing on I disappear, it could almost be Brad (but is obviously Lars) To me at least :) Thanks for the video, v interesting.

[@guitarFlownimo]

Damn,you’re right! 👌

[@FiniteRich]

Sam dude, you must know shadow of the sun.. that’s audioslave

[@davidrich5988]

Father of 2 here tom 🤘🏾🤘🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@gatoreneatyahoo]

💪🏼👊🏼 Interview Mike Ness!

[@Amalokch]

Wow, this two are very good at 🗣