“The big lesson... don't be afraid to be simple and awesome... Who cares if it has four or 40,000 notes in it?”: Tom Morello pays his respects to Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads and more in advance of this summer’s big Black Sabbath supergig

Tom Morello and Black Sabbath.

It’s safe to say that there are a few busy months ahead for Tom Morello and the Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist has recently broken cover to talk to Guitar Player about his excitement regarding working with his heroes and what’s coming up at this summer’s triumphant and star-studded Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning live event.

Cutting to the quick of what makes his style tick, Morello explained to Guitar Player that: “I'm a riff writer and Ground Zero for riff writing is Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi. They're the two pillars, and they're a big part of how I built my sound.