Rage Towards The Machine guitarist Tom Morello posted a Kurt Cobain quote to assault conservative homophobes and racists.
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— Tom Morello (@tmorello) Could 5, 2025
Headlined by Jane’s Dependancy, Lollapalooza’s first tour in 1991 had a star-studded line-up that additionally included Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dwelling Color, 9 Inch Nails, Ice-T & Physique Depend, Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band, Violent Femmes, and Fishbone.
Having solely simply launched their first album “Fairly Hate Machine,” Trent Reznor and co. weren’t as properly generally known as they’re immediately, and solely acquired minor billing with a day slot.
However, as Rage Towards the Machine guitarist Tom Morello recollects within the new guide “Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Different Rock’s Wildest Competition” by authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, 9 Inch Nails stole the present.
“That first Lollapalooza? Let’s not mince phrases: 9 Inch Nails kicked all people’s *ss,” Morello stated. “I by no means heard of that band. Would unreservedly by no means purchase a cassette that had keyboards on it aside from Pink Floyd.”
“And let me say, I went to the LA present, and I ran out the following day to purchase ‘Fairly Hate Machine’. They did the factor that concert events are alleged to do – create converts. And I used to be one.”
Jane’s Dependancy guitarist Dave Navarro additionally shared an analogous sentiment, saying within the guide:
“Watching [Nine Inch Nails] on Lollapalooza was one of the crucial thrilling issues I’d ever seen, in all probability up till at the present time. Right here you’ve bought this brand-new band, this brand-new sound, and so they went on at 4 within the afternoon, in broad daylight … so day-after-day I used to be on the venue at 4.
“The band would begin taking part in and Trent would come out, and I’m telling you, man, it was like Elvis or The Beatles … you’ll be able to hear the ladies dropping their minds. It was like outdated Beatles footage the place you hear the screams and also you’re anticipating women to faint on the market.”
