Unofficial spokeman for RATM. 1985 Harvard grad. Son of a white mother and black Kenyan father who was once affiliated with the Mau Mau guerilla fighters. When Tom's mother and father divorced, Tom moved to an all-white neighborhood in Libertyville, Ill. with his mother Mary.
Tom became interested in politics in college and once worked for Al Cranston, a well known opponent of nuclear weaponry. After witnessing the shady dealing involved with political fundraising, Tom quit and moved to California to join a band.
He met Zack de la Rocha at a mutual friend's party and soon afterwards Rage Against the Machine was born.
When he's not touring with Rage, Tom spends his free time acting, supporting labor unions and various causes, attending record release parties for Madonna and criticizing Zack de la Rocha.
Currently, he lives in that hotbed of revolutionary fervor, Bel Aire California, with his girlfriend and dog.