Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello has once again demonstrated that he is not afraid to use his voice to speak out about what he feels is important. Recently, Green Day changed the lyrics of their infamous song, “American Idiot”, to publicly express his feelings about former president, Donald Trump. The lyric change certainly came with its fair criticism and commentary from people, which Morello responded with no hesitation.
According to NME, the lyric change was evident when the words of the 2004 track switched from its original, “I’m not part of a redneck agenda” to “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda.” As the source further explains, MAGA is referring to “make America great again” which is a direct correlation to Donald Trump and his presidential slogan. Without a doubt, Billie Joe Armstrong utilized his music as a creative tool in revealing his political perspective and admitting he is not a supporter of Donald Trump.
NME further details how Armstrong received backlash and criticism f0r Green Day’s decision after the rock band had previously said that they had steered away from political topics in the recent past. In a mocking and sarcastic tone, Morello responds to the criticism and takes to X/Twitter to write “is that so?” Although it is clear that the lyric change made by Armstrong was not pleasing to everyone, Morello seems to continue to be firm with his decision to discuss political issues that he views as significant.
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