Mumbai meets Morello magic!
India, Dec. 21 -- A sea of music lovers in black took over the Fairmont Hotel in Mumbai on Friday night, and you just knew that they aren't gearing up for a show but a heart thumping celebration of rock music. American guitarist Tom Morello performed in the city for the first time on December 19 as part of his maiden three-city India tour, and it was all that you'd expect from him-and more: unabashed, unapologetic, bold, and big.
With this being his first tour in India, Tom gave out a lovely message to his Indian fans before rocking their night. "I have waited for more than 30 years to be here. I can't believe it is finally happening and I am performing for the great people of India," he said.
When he teased the crowd by asking if they knew who Rage Against the Machine was, the roar of the crowd was so deafening that it took a beat for even Tom to be able to hear anything at all. The artiste then treated the fans with an instrumental medley of the band's songs.
Tom also spoke about the influence of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath and its frontman, the late English legend Ozzy Osbourne on him and his generation. Pointing to his son Roman, Tom said that Ozzy continues to inspire this generation as well before the father-son duo broke into a performance of Mr Crowley, remembering Ozzy.
Tom also paid a tribute to his former bandmate from Audioslave, late singer Chris Cornell with the song Like A Stone, and made the whole environment emotional as he left the microphone empty with the spotlights on, in his honour. He followed it with an instrumental medley of the songs of Audioslave, leaving the crowd wanting more.
The guitarist sparked a full-fledged mosh pit as he performed Killing in the Name by Rage Against The Machine as an Indian protest song. He didn't leave without making another promise to his Indian fans. "I know it took a long time, but it won't be another 30 years until we come back again," he signed off. Tom will conclude the three-city tour in Bengaluru today....
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