Commerford

The last time Tim Commerford stood in front of a large audience, Rage Against the Machine were wrapping up their truncated 2022 reunion tour with a four-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In the 18 months since that show, the Rage bassist has gone off the grid, and we mean that in a very literal sense. He now lives in a dirt road, mountaintop California house (he doesn’t want us to specify the location) that is removed from the electric grid. He powers everything via solar panels, and accesses the…

Bassist Tim Commerford is the latest Rage Against the Machine musician battling health issues. In a new Spin interview published Monday, the musician revealed his private battle with prostate cancer. “I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious s—,” Commerford, 54, told the music outlet. “Right before I was about to go on tour with Rage, I had my prostate removed, and I have prostate cancer.”Commerford, who has been with the rap-rock group since its formation in 1991, detailed his struggles with the condition. Commerford…