Tom Morello
Tom Morello was born and raised in Libertyville, Illinois. Before becoming a rock god, he attended Harvard University and earned a BA in Social Studies. In the 1990s, Morello met Zack de la Rocha. Rage Against the Machine, one of the most popular and influential rock bands of the 1990s, was founded by Tom and Zack. Rage Against the Machine performed outside the Staples Center Convention Center in Los Angeles in 2000, which was hosting the Democratic National Convention. As the show continued, the crowd became increasingly enraged and angry, eventually resorting to throwing rocks at one point.
Tom Morello
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young was born in Sydney, Australia, and at the age of 20, he and his brother Angus co-founded Australia’s biggest rock band, AC/DC. Malcolm started to play rhythm guitar while Angus took the lead. According to legend, they chose the name AC/DC after seeing the letters on the top of their older sister Margaret’s sewing machine. Malcolm and his band were touring Europe with Black Sabbath by the late 1970s. It was said that they didn’t get along with Black Sabbath very well. According to one account, when things got heated, Sabbath guitarist Geezer Butler pulled out a knife on Malcolm.
Malcolm Young
