Bellamy has described Morello as a “huge inspiration” and invited him to join Muse on their Simulation Theory world tour. As a way of saying thanks, the Muse frontman had a custom ax built for the guitar icon. The guitar is dark blue and has “Power To The People” engraved on the front.

Bellamy shared a photo of Morello with his new guitar on Instagram and wrote: “[Tom Morello] has been a huge inspiration to me growing up, a guitar legend. Proud to be able to give him a guitar I had made inspired by his playing and his message. Thanks for joining us on this UK tour, it’s been a blast! #powertothepeople.”

And while you are here, here’s a clip from Muse’s show at the London Olympic Stadium from June 1st.

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Muse are renowned for pushing the limits when it comes to their live shows. You can always count on them to have an extravagant light show, smoke machines and a surprise or two. When it comes to their current Simulation Theory world tour, however, guitarist Matt Bellamy reckons that they might have pushed things a little too far.

“Robots do appear at some point in the show, and, you know, they’re pretty threatening,” he told the Miami New Times. “I didn’t think we could go this far, but we’ve finally gone too far.

He continued: “At some point, you’ve got to find the limits of what you can do in a rock show. It feels like no one else is doing that in the world of guitar music. It feels pretty unique at the moment.”

Drummer Don Howard also considered the question of whether they have gone too far and said: “That’s the thing — it’s becoming unsustainable. This is very much about the spectacle, this tour, but the antithesis would be to do something that’s purely about the music and nothing else, which is most likely what we’ll do in the future. At this stage, I don’t know.

Muse will next perform at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 23.

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If you had to take a guess at who Muse’s key influencers are, you’d probably lean more towards other great rock bands like Radiohead. Surprisingly, it is actually pop sensation Ed Sheeran who has been giving Bellamy ideas for new material. When asked in an interview what kind of things he would still like to explore when it comes to guitar playing, Bellamy’s answer revolved around the “Shape Of You” star’s looping work.

“I’ve been quite interested in what Ed Sheeran does with the looping systems. That’s something I’ve never really dabbled in, but I’d like to,” Bellamy told GuitarWorld.

“Especially now, with the access I have to synth sounds coming from the guitar. So I haven’t really begun yet, but at some point I like the idea of experimenting more with getting some looping sounds going and exploring that side of it.”

Muse are currently on their Simulation Theory World Tour.

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Bellamy has described Morello as a “huge inspiration” and invited him to join Muse on their Simulation Theory world tour. As a way of saying thanks, the Muse frontman had a custom ax built for the guitar icon. The guitar is dark blue and has “Power To The People” engraved on the front.

Bellamy shared a photo of Morello with his new guitar on Instagram and wrote: “[Tom Morello] has been a huge inspiration to me growing up, a guitar legend. Proud to be able to give him a guitar I had made inspired by his playing and his message. Thanks for joining us on this UK tour, it’s been a blast! #powertothepeople.”

And while you are here, here’s a clip from Muse’s show at the London Olympic Stadium from June 1st.

The post Muse’s Matt Bellamy Gifts Tom Morello a Custom Built Guitar appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Muse are renowned for pushing the limits when it comes to their live shows. You can always count on them to have an extravagant light show, smoke machines and a surprise or two. When it comes to their current Simulation Theory world tour, however, guitarist Matt Bellamy reckons that they might have pushed things a little too far.

“Robots do appear at some point in the show, and, you know, they’re pretty threatening,” he told the Miami New Times. “I didn’t think we could go this far, but we’ve finally gone too far.

He continued: “At some point, you’ve got to find the limits of what you can do in a rock show. It feels like no one else is doing that in the world of guitar music. It feels pretty unique at the moment.”

Drummer Don Howard also considered the question of whether they have gone too far and said: “That’s the thing — it’s becoming unsustainable. This is very much about the spectacle, this tour, but the antithesis would be to do something that’s purely about the music and nothing else, which is most likely what we’ll do in the future. At this stage, I don’t know.

Muse will next perform at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 23.

The post Muse Proudly Admits They Have Gone “Too Far” With Their Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

If you had to take a guess at who Muse’s key influencers are, you’d probably lean more towards other great rock bands like Radiohead. Surprisingly, it is actually pop sensation Ed Sheeran who has been giving Bellamy ideas for new material. When asked in an interview what kind of things he would still like to explore when it comes to guitar playing, Bellamy’s answer revolved around the “Shape Of You” star’s looping work.

“I’ve been quite interested in what Ed Sheeran does with the looping systems. That’s something I’ve never really dabbled in, but I’d like to,” Bellamy told GuitarWorld.

“Especially now, with the access I have to synth sounds coming from the guitar. So I haven’t really begun yet, but at some point I like the idea of experimenting more with getting some looping sounds going and exploring that side of it.”

Muse are currently on their Simulation Theory World Tour.

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