The Resume

(May 30, 1964- )
Raised in Libertyville, IL
Guitarist of Rage Against the Machine
Recorded 'The Battle of Los Angeles,' 'Evil Empire,' 'No Shelter,' 'The Ghost of Tom Joad,' 'Vietnow,' 'People of The Sun,' 'Freedom,' 'Bulls On Parade,' 'Bullet in the Head,' 'Zapata's Blood,' 'Know Your Enemy,' 'Bombtrack,' 'Tire Me' and 'Killing in the Name'

Why he might be annoying:

He mainly stays on the E and A strings.
People who can't play guitar can play his songs.
He hates Republicans and thinks they are money hungry bastards yet he also has a lot of dough.
When asked what he would do as President, he said he would put the Bush family on trial in a war tribunal and he would also 'help the poor and stuff' ... well spoken jackass.
He enjoyed playing Dungeons and Dragons.
He is a Marxist.
He shaves his head.

Why he might not be annoying:

He loves Sci-fi.
His groups, Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave have sold millions of records.
He has been in the spotlight for quite awhile.
He earned a degree in Political Sciences from Harvard.
His mother, is an anti-censorship activist.

Credit: J.T.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Appeared on Showtime's The Circus
• Audioslave
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5301964)
• Celebrities Who Support Mumia Abu-Jamal
• Celebrity Dungeons & Dragons Players
• Celebrity Los Angeles/St. Louis Ram Fans
• Celebrity Trekkies/Trekkers
• Coachella [Headliners] (Ranked: 1999)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2007)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 1999)
• Featured in AudioSlave's 'Original Fire' Video
• Guitar World's 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time [March 2004] (Ranked: 25)
• Guitar World's 100 Most Greatest Guitar Solos (Ranked: 23)
• Guitar World's 100 Most Greatest Guitar Solos (Ranked: 89)
• Guitar World's 100 Worst Riffs, Licks and Solos [December 2004] (Ranked: 36)
• I Attended Harvard
• I Collaborated with Steve Aoki
• I Performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert
• I Performed on 'Chef Aid:The South Park Album' [1998]
• I Performed with Flea
• I Publicly Supported Edward Snowden
• I Recorded ‘Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)’
• In Town for the Democratic National Convention [2008 - Denver]
• Look at My Guitar
• Marvel Cinematic Universe Films
• Musicians Who Appear on Guitar Hero
• Musicians Who Can't Read Music
• My Song is Downloadable Content For Guitar Hero III
• My Song is Featured on Guitar Hero III
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7671)
• Rage Against the Machine
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists (Ranked: 26)
• Rolling Stone's Top 40 Albums of 2011 (Ranked: 30)
• VH-1's I Love the 80's - Strikes Back Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 90's Commentators

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 71 Votes: 66.20% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 106 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 48 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 100 Votes: 47.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 97 Votes: 70.10% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 64 Votes: 54.69% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 123 Votes: 72.36% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 42 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 170 Votes: 53.53% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 61 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 140 Votes: 52.86% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 203 Votes: 53.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 466 Votes: 50.64% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 480 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 516 Votes: 58.91% Annoying