For Jim Root, Rage Against the Machine contradicts itself and tells people to obey the rules
Jim Rootguitarist of Slipknotcriticized the Rage Against the Machine in an interview with music radar (via NME). According to the musician, the track’s message “Killing in the Name” is “in reverse.”
With references to abuse of power and other problems in American society, the song became an anthem of protest. Tom Morelloin 2020, highlighted how the line “F*ck you, I won’t do what you tell me” remains a “universal sentiment ,” despite its simplicity.
root, however, sees the band’s attitudes as controversial in relation to the message conveyed by the lyrics: “I thought rock ‘n’ roll, punk and metal were against the system, man, but now it seems more: ‘Obey! .’ It seems to be the other way around.”
“When I hear a band that says ‘Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me’ telling me to do what the government says, that sounds wrong to me,” he continued, in clear reference to the group of Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello.
“I think people are fucking tired of sociopolitical content because we’re just hammered with it, both in the newspapers and on social media, things like that. At concerts, most people just want to shut down, forget about the world for a while. and have fun,” he added.
Panther at Knotfest
Festival organized by Slipknot arrives in Brazil in 2022 and carries controversy. The band Panther was cast as one of the attractions and generated criticism from the public and Jimmy Londonformer lead singer of slaughter and frontman of Jimmy London & Rats.
I will not be absent from space because of n@zista. I’m going in there and I’m going to scream much louder than him. And if it goes too far, I still appeal for a vulgar display of violence…
— Jimmy London (@jimmylondonaqui) August 26, 2022
Phil Anselmothe group’s frontman has been accused numerous times of racist acts, in addition to giving a Nazi salute shouting “white power” (white power) in 2016. At the time, anselm recanted after pressure from the public.
I will not be absent from space because of n@zista. I’m going in there and I’m going to scream much louder than him. And if it goes too far, I still call for a vulgar display of violence…” Jimmy said.
Source: Rollingstone
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