Tim Comerford of Rage Against the Machine has cancer

He went on tour two months after the surgery

This summer, Rage Against the Machine toured for the first time in over ten years.

Meanwhile, bassist Tim Comerford secretly battled his health.

– I have prostate cancer, he says.

Tim Comerford54, was diagnosed with cancer this spring and two months before Rage against the Machine began their US tour, he underwent surgery to remove his prostate.

– I had to deal with some serious things, he says Spiral magazine.

Before the interview, only her closest circle knew about the disease, but now she has chosen to speak openly about her struggle.

When Rage Against the Machine made its long-awaited live comeback in early June in Wisconsin, Comerford was on stage — despite the diagnosis.

“It’s cruel”

The rock band then continued to tour until August.

– My doctors said I wouldn’t be ready, he says.

– It was brutal. I can stand on stage and look at my amplifier with tears in my eyes. Then you turn and bite together.

Full screen

Currently, the cancer is under control, but he goes for check-ups every six months.

– Now I’m in a situation where I have to hold my breath for six months. It’s not good, I’m not happy about it. I try to hold the reins. Hopefully it will be a long journey, he adds:

– My father died of cancer in his 70s and my mother died of cancer in her 40s. Take the average of that and it will be 65, and I have ten years. Trying to reach 100 songs. I have some goals now.

The tour was cancelled

Rage Against The Machine was forced to cancel a tour of Europe and the UK in August because the lead Zack de la Rocha He injured his leg during a previous concert.

“After medical advice, Zack de la Rocha has been informed that he will not be able to continue the UK and European tours. It is with great disappointment that we announce this cancellation,” they wrote in a statement.