Dedication

Tom Morello, Rage's guitarist, might be the best . Considering his background, it isn't really hard to understand why. Morello's great-uncle is Jomo Kenyatta, who was the first elected president of Kenya. Morello attended Harvard University and graduated with a degree in political science. As if that wasn't unexpected enough, Morello didn't start playing the guitar until he was 17, and as a result ended up practicing eight hours every day while in college. "In my four years at Harvard, including summers, I probably missed two or three days of practice. Even then, when I missed a day, I suffered a tremendous amount of guilt. I'm telling you this not in any sort of joking way. It was a very unhealthy practice regime, as if I had some kind of disorder. People would say, 'Tom you've got a fever of 102, you have an exam at 8:00 in the morning, and it's 3 a.m.' And I'd say, 'Yeah, that's cool, only two more hours.' It was unshakable. I wouldn't shave five minutes off of it. Not even 45 seconds. I'd watch the clock. It's part of my makeup. With me, once certain things are set, they're set in stone. Practicing all that time was key."