Tom Morello reveals Randy Rhoads as his influence

Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist, Tom Morello, has revealed that Randy Rhoads remained his major influence in finding his unique sound.

Although Rhoads tenure as a musician was very short, he influenced many aspiring guitarists with one of them being Morello.

The 47-year-old guitarist revealed that he encountered Rhoads’ music when he first heard Ozzy Osbourne song called ‘Crazy Train’.

“This song called ‘Crazy Train’ by Ozzy Osbourne came on. This blistering riff came at me, followed by an incredible solo, and by the end of it, I was like, ‘What just happened?’”, Morello stated while giving an interview to Music Radar.

Rhoads died in a tragic accident on March 19, 1982, and the Grammy award-winning American guitarist still remembers the effect it had on him.

“I do remember being absolutely torn apart. It was so tragic. In a way, Randy Rhoads is the Robert Johnson of metal. It’s such a small catalogue of stuff that has been so incredibly influential. He wasn’t even at the height of his fame; he was still on the
way up. So you’re left with the question: Had he lived, what more would he have done?”, Morello added.

The 47-year-old insisted that it was Rhoads who inspired him to find his own unique sound.

“What’s interesting is, when I stopped trying to sound like Randy Rhoads and realized that what I loved about him was that he had a sound that was completely unique and was a representation of him as an artist. That’s what inspired me to find my own unique
voice as an artist. So I attribute it all to him”, Morello concluded.

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