"I'm both blessed and cursed to be a guitar player. I didn't choose
it, it chose me. The challenge was to find a way to weave my
convictions into my music in a meaningful way." - Tom Morello As
the cofounder and guitarist of Rage Against the Machine,
Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage, and as a solo artist and
collaborator with artists as diverse as Bruce Springsteen and
Wu-Tang Clan, few musicians have been as groundbreaking as Tom
Morello. Now, for the first time, Morello's remarkable life as a
guitarist, songwriter, singer, and political activist is captured
in Whatever It Takes. Telling the story from his first guitar to
the present day, Morello's commentary is accompanied by a wealth of
photographs, handwritten notes, and set lists, many of which are
previously unpublished and come from the author's personal
archives. Stunning images of Morello's heavily customized guitars
complete this jam-packed photographic memoir, and the result, like
his incendiary guitar playing, is fascinating, honest, and
completely unique. Introduced by the Oscar-winning filmmaker
Michael Moore, Jann Wenner, the cofounder of Rolling Stone,
Morello's Prophets of Rage collaborator Chuck D, and Nora Guthrie,
daughter of the legendary Woody Guthrie, Whatever It Takes is the
defining document of one of the greatest rock guitar players of our
times. "He's not only the most dangerous guitarist in history, he
just might be the best." - Michael Moore "He's not only a brilliant
musician, but he has a deep heart and a social conscience, just
like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, or Jackson Browne. Tom is
right up there with that gang. I think this excellent book helps
prove why." - Jann Wenner "Tom Morello is a Visionary Activist,
meaning what he sees in his mind goes full throttle into him making
IT happen." - Chuck D "A musician who has no fear, who is not
afraid of a good fight, and has no hesitation. When Tom Morello
sings "This Is Your Land" he demands we jump up and sing with our
fists raised." - Nora Guthrie
General
Imprint: |
Genesis Publications
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Tom Morello
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Dimensions: |
290 x 245 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Quarter bound / Cloth / Laminated cover / Sewn
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-905662-63-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
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General
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LSN: |
1-905662-63-7 |
Barcode: |
9781905662630 |
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