“If we have disagreements, I’m able to send him to his room”: Tom Morello on working with his son, Roman
At just 15 years of age, Tom Morello’s son Roman has developed into quite the formidable guitar player. Back in 2023, the young musician borrowed the 1982 Fender ‘Sendero Luminoso’ Telecaster his father used on Killing in the Name to play the track during a Rage Against the Machine soundcheck.
Though stealing him away from Fortnite to play guitar was initially a difficult task, Roman Morello ultimately fell in love with the guitar, and his father last year admitted that he’s now the “rhythm guitar player in the household”: “I just play some chord progressions, and he shreds over it,” he said.
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And in a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Tom Morello reveals his son has become a “collaborative partner” on a number of his recent projects.
“That’s something I’m most excited about, continuing the collaboration with my son, Roman, who has become quite a technical guitarist. He’s been a collaborative partner on a couple of songs, and that will continue. [laughs]
“One of my favourite parts about working with Roman is that if we have disagreements, I’m able to send him to his room!”
Elsewhere in the interview, the guitarist explains the sheer number of requests he gets from other artists looking for him to add his characteristic chops to their music, but says being a father often gets in the way.
“It happens all day,” he says. “I do a lot of it, too. I’ve donated guitar solos to younger bands. They’re fans of Rage Against the Machine of Audioslave, and they want me on their songs.”
As for why he can’t help out every band that comes across his desk, he goes on: “Hey, I’ve got a lot going on! These days, I’m driving my kids to a lot of high school baseball games.”
Recently, Tom Morello teamed up with metalcore stalwarts Beartooth to contribute music to the latest update of Final Fantasy XIV.
Listen to Everything Burns below:
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