Tom Morello on being one of the only people on the planet to hold Randy Rhoads’ guitar: “His mom didn’t want anyone else to ever play it again, but I got to hold it. The crazy thing was that the leather guitar strap still smelled of cigarette smoke”

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Tue, 13 October 2026
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  Tom Morello on being one of the only people on the planet to hold Randy Rhoads’ guitar: “His mom didn’t want anyone else to ever play it again, but I got to hold it. The crazy thing was that the leather guitar strap still smelled of cigarette smoke”
  Morello also advocated for Rhoads’ posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame