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Tim Commerford
Tim Commerford
American Musician
Born: Feb 26, 1968
Always Band Me Music Rage You
Luck has a lot to do with being a musician. Tim Commerford
Luck Musician Lot Being
I was a huge prog rock fan as a kid in high school, and I'm so thankful for that. Tim Commerford
Thankful School Kid High High School Rock Huge Fan
As a member of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and now Prophets of Rage I'm pretty used to coming on stage and there's a full house. Tim Commerford
Stage Rage Machine Member Pretty Prophets House Coming Against Full Used Now
It's insane for me to say this, but I've never been in a room with anyone that's more talented on the electric guitar than Brendan O'Brien. Tim Commerford
Me Guitar Say Insane More Never Talented Been Than Anyone Room Electric Electric Guitar
Is punk rock really music, or is it really just an attitude? I get into that discussion with people all of the time. I personally consider be-bop jazz to be punk rock. And prog rock would definitely fall in that category too. Tim Commerford
Attitude Music Time People Punk Fall Jazz Too Consider Definitely Punk Rock Would Category Rock Discussion Get Just Personally Really
I can't stop myself from finding information that makes me mad and writing about it. Tim Commerford
Myself Me Writing Mad Finding About Makes Stop Information
Generally speaking people that come to an amphitheater show, they're not coming to see the opening band. Tim Commerford
People Band See Generally Opening Come Coming Show Speaking
To me, protesting and playing music go hand in hand. Tim Commerford
Music Me Protesting Go Hand Hand-In-Hand Playing
I grew up as a swimmer. And my brother was a football player and I played football. Tim Commerford
Brother Football Football Player Up Grew Swimmer Played Player
My bass is my weapon. Tim Commerford
Bass Weapon
But when I was a teenager, I was in my room learning how to play bass by listening to Rush and the Sex Pistols. I wasn't reading Karl Marx. Tim Commerford
Learning Listening Sex Reading Bass Teenager Sex Pistols Rush Marx How Pistols Room Karl Karl Marx Play
For me it's liberating to be able to look somebody in the eyes and know that they can't see my eyes. I've always thought that when I would see Slipknot playing. Tim Commerford
Me Eyes Thought Somebody Liberating Would See Able Know Look Always Playing
And EDM music grabbed my ear and got my attention and I started realizing that the computer was, in the same way that the saxophone was invented in the late 1800s and guitar in the 1930s, an instrument. Tim Commerford
Music Guitar Late Way Saxophone Invented 1930s Computer Attention Instrument Got Grabbed Same Realizing Ear Started
I like 'Discipline.' That's my favorite King Crimson album. Tim Commerford
Discipline King Crimson Favorite King Crimson Like Album
With Audioslave, it's all about melody and chord progressions. Tim Commerford
Melody About Chord
Living in L.A., it's such a big huge place and there's so much of it. It's so much fun to be in Chinatown, or Downtown L.A. I was in Lynnwood, I was in Huntington Beach. I was in Venice. It's an incredible place. Tim Commerford
Big Living Incredible Beach Venice Huge So Much Fun Place Chinatown Much Fun Downtown
To me, music is not a stunt. Music is not a joke. I take every lick of music that I've ever played very serious. Tim Commerford
Music Me Joke Every Lick Take Stunt Very Serious Ever Played
I could have played water polo in high school instead of football. I would have gone to Stanford like my other buddies from Irvine who played water polo and ended up going to Stanford, you know. Tim Commerford
You Water School Gone Other High Would High School Could Football Instead Buddies Like Know Up Ended Going Polo Who Stanford Played
I started taking vocal lessons, I always loved the challenge of playing my instrument and trying to sing. Tim Commerford
Challenge Vocal Taking Sing Instrument Always Trying Loved Lessons Started Playing
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