Tom Morello has shared… something of an update in regards
to the status of Rage Against The Machine.
After having to cancel their tour dates, the guitarist
admits in a new interview with Rolling Stone that they haven’t discussed doing
any rescheduled shows just yet, and they’re “in time of healing” at the moment.
Tom goes on to compare Rage to “the ring in Lord Of The Rings”,
in that the band “drives men mad. It drives journalists mad. It drives record
industry people mad.”
“They want it,” he explains. “They want the thing, and they’re
driven mad. If there are Rage shows, if there are not Rage shows, you’ll hear
from the band. I do not know. When there is news, it will come from a
collective statement from the band. There is no news.”
Explaining the seemingly casual dynamic of the band, he adds
that “there’s nothing internal in our discussions” about future live dates right now, and
Tom also stresses that any official updates would come directly from them.
“If Rage Against the Machine was going on a hiatus, Rage Against
the Machine would say, ‘We’re going on a hiatus,’” he says. “That has not
happened. I will say that I understand and respect the frustration. There is a
sort of frustration to not knowing when you’re in the band! But that’s led to a
lot of great music.”