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Alternative Nation – Interview: Tim Commerford Talks Chris Cornell, Zack de la Rocha & Tom Morello Attending His Concert

This is the second time we’ve seen you taking on the frontman/lead singer role with Future User and now Wakrat. How has that adjustment been for you? Future User I describe more as performance art. We were never going to go on tour. We just made videos and music. It was more electronic where I also sang, played bass and wrote. I’d practice singing and playing at the same time at home. I was able…

Rolling Stone – Tim Commerford

Jason Newman of Rolling Stone has interviewed Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave fame about the former’s influence on Limp Bizkit. Here is an excerpt: Towards the end of Limp Bizkit’s set at New York’s Best Buy Theater last year, the group launched into Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 classic “Killing in the Name,” a song they’ve covered more than 100 times. “This is…

Rage Against the Machine bassist uses real spine surgery footage in new video

Tim Commerford, the musician best known as Rage Against the Machine’s bassist, has used footage of his spine surgery in new video for his band Future User The video for the song “Voodoo Juju” is a critique of the U.S. health system that also features RATM guitarist Tom Morello (who plays the money-greedy doctor) as well as Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson (who play Canadian doctors) See…

When A Rock Star Has Surgery He – And Friends – Turn It Into An Indictment Of American Healthcare

Tim Commerford, former bassist for Rage Against The Machine and current front man for Future User, recently ruptured a disc in his back and needed spinal surgery. He asked his surgeon if the surgery could be filmed with an eye to using it for a video from the band’s new album. Of course, it helps to have friends like ex-bandmate Tom Morello and Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson who will agree to…