Interview: Tom Morello & Grandson on What Rock and Roll Means in 2021

Posted on January 22, 2021 by

 
“I don’t think rock and roll is the absence of doubt. Rock and roll is not giving a fuck that that doubt is there,” alt-rocker grandson says.

 

In a recent Interview Magazine conversation piece, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and grandson spoke about what rock & roll means in 2021. The conversation covered misinterpretation of major rock songs, the idea of separating art from its artist, being labeled “political artists,” the true definition of activism, and more.

 

grandson’s debut album Death of an Optimist “continues his streak of angst-dripped, polemical songwriting, exploring the personal tug-of-war between blind optimism and the anxiety-inducing reality.” (Interview Magazine).

 

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