Tom Morello on Collaborating With Son Roman: ‘I Steal His Riffs’

# Tom Morello Steals Riffs From His 15-Year-Old Son — And Just Released One With Serj Tankian

THE DROP

Tom Morello dropped "Adjourn It" featuring Serj Tankian on May 29, and the main riff was written by his 15-year-old son Roman ^*. Morello admits he regularly raids his kid's riffs because Roman started playing at 8 or 9 — eight years younger than Tom did — and writes stuff that has "the Morello DNA" but isn't something Tom would've thought of ^*.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Roman Morello wrote the main riff; Tom says the kid is "trapped at home" so he steals his material ^*
• Serj Tankian (System of a Down) guests on vocals ^*
• Tom didn't pick up a guitar until he was 17; Roman's been playing since elementary school ^*
• Morello is organizing a one-day festival called Power To The People on October 3, 2026, with Cypress Hill, Foo Fighters, and Matt Cameron ^*

THE TAKE

A 15-year-old writing riffs that sound like Morello but aren't — that's either genuinely cool or the setup for the most awkward Thanksgiving ever when Roman wants his publishing split. Either way, if the kid's been playing since he was 8 and already has his dad's ear, this probably doesn't sound like a vanity project.

[YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tom+Morello+Adjourn+It+Serj+Tankian+official]

Source Articles:
^* 'I Steal His Riffs To Make Songs All The Time' – TOM MORELLO On Working With His Son ROMAN MORELLO — Laviea Thomas, Metal Injection, 2026-06-06T16:11:47+00:00 — https://metalinjection.net/news/i-steal-his-riffs-to-make-songs-all-the-time-tom-morello-on-working-with-his-son-roman-morello