Tom Morello, theguitaristfromRage Against the Machine, couldn’t resist taking a playful jab atElon Muskfor a tweet he shared.
The tech tycoon took to his social media platform, X, to share a musing that appeared to reference the band’s name.
“Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” the Tesla founder pondered.
The billionaire CEO didn’t offer any explanation for what he meant or who he was targeting. But his attempt to co-opt the rebelliousspirit of the bandcaught the attention of several social media users, including the Rage Against the Machine rocker.
HighlightsTom Morello playfully jabbed at Elon Musk over a tweet seemingly referencing Rage Against the Machine.Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” the Tesla founder pondered.Tom responded and humorously suggested Elon resembles the boy on the band’s ‘Evil Empire’ album cover.The Tesla founder previously targeted Green Day for altering the lyrics of one of their their songs during a New Year’s Eve performance.
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“Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” wondered Elon Musk, triggering a response from Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist Tom Morello
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Sharing Elon’s tweet, the guitarist quipped: “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover ofEvil Empire.”
Social media joined in on the fun, with one saying: “I was hoping that you were going to comment on Elon’s tweet. Perfect response.”
Image credits:Tom Morello / Instagram
“Perfect tweet,” said one.
Another took theeffort to morphElon’s face onto the body of the cape-wearing individual on the band’s album cover.
But Elon loyalists came to his defense, with one saying: “Perfect, yes. Perfectly failed to refute the point.”
One X user took the time out to morph the tech tycoon’s head onto the cape-wearing figure on the band’s album cover
Ask your doctor about low testosterone.pic.twitter.com/9M7iruzt3T
— 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙊𝙆𝙔 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝘾𝙀 GAZETTE🇺🇸 (@FrancisWegner)September 16, 2024
“That was a terrible response because Tom actually supports the machine. He’s the clown here,” another said.
This isn’t the first timeElon has ruffled the feathersof a world-acclaimed band.
He targeted pop-punk rockers Green Day earlier this year over achange they made to the lyricsof their hit track, “American Idiot”.
The billionaire CEO once took a jab at pop-punk rockers Green Day for a change in their lyrics
Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it 🤣🤣
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)January 1, 2024
“Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it,” he said.
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