As a member of Rage In opposition to the Machine, Audioslave, and having labored with a large checklist of artists and musicians together with Bruce Springsteen, it’s no shock that guitarist Tom Morello has skilled some fairly cool issues in his lengthy, profitable, profession.
Throughout an interview with Australian Musician, whereas speaking about AC/DC, Morello shared one among his profession highlights.
“One in every of my favourite tour recollections of all time was opening the Springsteen present with [Pearl Jam frontman] Eddie Vedder enjoying ‘Freeway to Hell’ within the stadium there,” Morello recalled, referencing a 2014 present that happened in Brisbane. “Which actually stands as an apex second within the historical past of rock and roll. And I’ve seen loads of good moments in rock and roll.”
Morello continued, explaining that it was his concept to get Springsteen to cowl AC/DC throughout his exhibits.
“I’ve visited, in Perth, Bon Scott’s grave in the midst of the night time with a buddy, and we couldn’t discover it. I used to be stunned that it wasn’t as nicely marked as I assumed it ought to have been, you understand, and popping out of the darkness comes, like, a motor dude, like a heavy set dude…and that is the nighttime, like, that is 11:30 at night time at nighttime,” he remembered.
“This dude on a motorcycle with, like, kind of a German military helmet and a T-shirt, which reads, ‘I don’t give a shit, but when I did, you’d be the primary individual I’d give it to.’ I’m like, ‘That man’s gonna know the place Bon Scott’s grave is!’ And positive sufficient, he did. We poured one out for the chap and went again to the resort, and I started lobbying Bruce to start out masking AC/DC.”
