In a new interview with Total Rock, Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford shared a health update two years after revealing he had prostate cancer. “I’m the strongest I’ve ever been in my life,” the 56-year-old Commerford proudly shared. “I’ve always been very proud of being fit as an older person, because most people that are my age are not; that’s the truth of it.” In December of 2022, Commerford disclosed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and he underwent surgery two months before Rage Against the Machine’s reunion tour.
“I was broken when I found out I had cancer,” Commerford admitted. “It took me a couple of years before I could even discuss cancer without just getting emotional.” Commerford revealed in an earlier Rolling Stone interview that “the cancer will never be gone,” and he undergoes tests every three months. “It changed who I am, and in a lot of ways for the better,” Commerford shared. “It slowed me down. It made me just take my time a little bit more on just noticing the world.” (Rolling Stone)
