Tom Morello Practiced Guitar 4 Hours Every Day at Harvard

[@howardstern]

Stream the FULL interview on SiriusXM ➡️ siriusxm.us/TomMorelloHSS

[@metalheadblues]

Getting good at guitar is something you can't fake , you gotta put in the hours.

[@TheRealMountainDewRock]

same as programming.

[@Grimeyhoob]

@@TheRealMountainDewRock pretty much same as anything. If you want to be good at something you have to put in the hours, the sweat, the blood and the tears. Whether that is something academic or something else like guitar or drums or public speaking. No pain no gain.

[@alexanderdeadmansche]

Tom morello is one of the only guitarists where you can hear 2 seconds of a riff and know its him. Excellent player and unique sound

[@cerclesvicieux]

When he said he would wear spandex to practice made me smile. Been there. Done that. Thank you Tom Morello for being so inspiring.

[@blakebruner5038]

Great upload. It's amazing how many legendary rockers were big-brained in other ways. Tom continued the legacy of multi-talented Rock & Roll giants like Brian May.

[@michaelgreen5206]

Tom Scholz of Boston, too has he has a degree from MIT.

[@MegaSilverBlood]

Tom Morello is just awesome, I remember listening to RATM for the first time I was blown away

[@udayfotedar3085]

At my first Jam session I played " Killing in the Name of ". Tom Morello is one of the best technical guitarist out there . I love each and every composition of him. I hope he tours to INDIA with the band.

[@Hunter-qv1ye]

I was today years old when I found out morello is black. Mind is blown!

[@huskerdominator1222]

Dad was from Kenya, mom was white-American

[@Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang]

Right blew my doors off

[@bazbarrow6160]

What a guy! Seems like such a nice dude. The opening riff to know your enemy, although pretty simple is in my opinion one of the greatest. Seeing him live is one of my best moments 🤘

[@corbindallas18]

That's a story that you don't hear everyday! TM's hole life story is definitely one for the books.

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

Tom enrolled at Harvard in 1982 and graduated in 86' major in social studies

[@corbindallas18]

Like he said he truly was a unicorn!

[@nostrilbeans]

Political science?

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

Political science actually

[@carvinblack]

Thanks Wiki

[@station2station544]

Honors Degree Political Science.

[@dave9732]

Totally impressed with this guy! Great interview!

[@DrVikingGaming]

He is simply one of the best!

[@bloodysabbath1984]

Yep

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

He is amazing. He's an innovator when it comes to guitar playing

[@ArrKayLondon]

Way too often people say success is because of talent. I think that people say that to try to justify their own fears to others when the evidence is so very different. Every person I know who's ultra-successful is also extremely hard working. People who don't take holidays, work 7 days a week, think about their career all the time, who practice all the time. For every Cristiano Ronaldo, there is a Robinho, namely a talent but wants the trapping of success without the daily grind of self-improvement.

[@bobabooey4537]

Ya.... hard work and practice bring talent. Its why people say it. Are you saying talent doesn't bring success?

[@ArrKayLondon]

@@bobabooey4537 Talent is a nice to have but in the long run the thing that wins is hard work. Talent and hard work create people like C. Ronaldo. Immensely talented of course but works harder than any other player on the training pitch. Players like Jordan and Kobe were also famed for their hard work and they also unsurprisingly were the most respected for their performances. Talented players are a dime a dozen but players who combine the 2 traits of talent and hard work perform beyond the others. I see talent as a natural aptitude and then practice brings excellence. Players without natural talent can become incredible simply through hard work. I've heard plenty of stories saying that. Along with plenty of stories from people with talent who couldn't perform because they didn't nurture their talent through practice.

[@mrmojorisin8752]

I’m from academia. Those at the very top (and that’s not me) are both brilliant and extremely hard working. IMO you cannot make it to the top on talent alone.

[@gdr1174]

Talent is a myth. Talent is finding something you love and putting in the hours to perfect/learn. When I was a kid i assumed people came from the womb amazing musicians or artists.. so I was already the architect of my own failure at being great at something with that mentality

[@pmorse3653]

Tom is awesome. So glad you had him on!!

[@leandwaves]

He’s the man

[@christopherch7307]

Enjoyed listening to the interview. Knowledge is power.

[@rockturtleneck]

I was never much of a fan of RATM's music or their Revolution shtick, but Morello is a really interesting and intelligent dude, and I love listening to his ideas and opinions about music.

[@brucelee4996]

Tom was at Harvard. "How 'bought them Apples." -c/o Matt Damon/Good Will Hunting.

[@andrewrankin1921]

I’m guessing you mean ‘bout***

[@johns1159]

The best dedicated guitar fx musician out there!

[@LisafCox]

What a great interview!!!

[@justinmj6586]

Glad he put Howard in his place a few times in the full interview. Not everyone is there to serve the Howard the Therapist routine. Let's just talk, I only have so much time and I don't want to talk about the same old sh*t.

[@TTownTim]

Love Tom!!... He also uses his Platform for Good Change.... frkn Awesome!!!!

[@CrAck-MoNey]

An Insane Unicorn!!! I'm hoping that's the title to your next album?! 😂

[@JEEJ_MUSIC]

I met Tom once randomly in Nashville one night. He was such a nice guy and could definitely tell that we were absolutely star struck, but he was super cool. One of the best nights of my life.

[@80guitarguy82]

Refreshing to hear, that it was a calling.

[@chaunybuck6065]

Never knew TM's backstory. VERY interesting!!!!!

[@rachidboukhlifa4054]

Would be very nice to hear the all interview somewhere

[@devilsoffspring5519]

For some reason, "talent" is a word that seems to mask the fact that playing instruments is a SKILL like any other. Wanna land that move on your skateboard without busting your ass? Wanna hit the bullseye with that pistol every time? Wanna rip out some killa guitar licks? Gotta put in the practice time.

[@TommyBoii4]

What a legend

[@ryanpeters3289]

Glad he said that he had to sacrifice social life. Also great that he pursued his passion of music

[@OutThere5]

You can literally see progress In your guitar playing from every hour of practice .

[@solarplexus4003]

Keith Richards and Paul McCartney should be judges in Hall Of Fame.

[@gS0yeUE0udz7d]

I agree!

[@Danny-fs1hk]

🤘🏾Morello!

[@margaretstoner4701]

I love to see Mr. Howard Stern interview an exceptionally smart man who isn't seeing color as our difference. If most of us would look at HISTORY...you all helped us with the war. GOD BLESS...LETS LET GO OF THE COLOR THING. THANK YOU FOR SHARING ✌❤

[@daryldazen704]

cool he said "GRIM REAPER!"...First album was good...

[@ericspencer4599]

See you in hell my friend

[@jlobiafra]

Beavis and Butthead disagree

[@Allagi22]

I have a calling to drink good bourbon and smoke weed. I don't have a choice, it's a calling!

[@er5490]

TOM

[@larrydj549]

You gotta answer that

[@buckybeen1]

Tom Morello gets more interesting every day.

[@renemarrero6523]

👍🤘🏻

[@gleysonsilva8170]

🤟🏽🎸😜🇧🇷✌🏽

[@alfredbarnes503]

Nice

[@christopherch7307]

👍😎👍

[@Masterofworld777]

Scales

[@SolidMikeP]

He is great, but I must say, I never really liked his rifts, they always had this crazy sound to them that almost took away from the song they were imbedded in.

[@jeffainsley6000]

Coming from the NW suburbs of Chicago, I find it hard to believe that there are no other Harvard graduates from Libertyville, IL.

[@jamisonc7500]

That’s it?

[@TheLeatheryman]

Jesus wept I had no clue he was even black

[@Reizermo]

He's black. News to me. There you go.

[@ricardosiahaan5287]

Just like Slash

[@jeniflyn]

I wish I had that much will!!!

[@eliot65446]

I didn't know Tom was black.

[@bloodysabbath1984]

Well now you do haha

[@chauncey1813]

I had no clue he was black

[@kurtadams9740]

Is tom morello black ? I never knew that

[@gustavomd860]

Omg. He was black!

[@timmills5240]

Still is.

[@vitaminC7657]

Of course he is! That’s why I love RATM...all members are from diverse backgrounds. Slash from G&R is too.

[@jlobiafra]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 and both went to Harvard

[@BeegYoshi24]

Was? What the hell? You were an idiot - correction - you are an idiot

[@carlh9103]

@Tim Mills I'm fucking dying😂😂😂

[@someunoriginalname299]

Early for once

[@TheMactarra]

wait he's black?

[@802reptiles4]

I wish he was more specific about what exactly he practiced. I love hearing about it.

[@citizenghosttown]

He's one of the instructors on masterclass.com. I'll bet he gets into those details.

[@conormcgregor6932]

HIS ON MASTERCLASS

[@conormcgregor6932]

@@citizenghosttown YES HE DOES

[@samhaokip9126]

Tom Morello is black?

[@alfonso365]

Tom is black???

[@JayTor2112]

Harvard. Of course, that explains a lot.,

[@wardog6275]

I love everything about Tom Morello... except his politics.

[@mrmojorisin8752]

I love his politics. Arm the homeless.

[@1981bevo]

Tom Morello is black?