Tim Commerford

Tim Commerford is one of those bassists who genuinely changed what the instrument could mean in a rock band — when Rage Against the Machine hit, his low end wasn't just holding down the groove, it was half the aggression. That locked-in stomp he brought to songs like "Killing in the Name" and "Bulls on Parade" made the whole band feel like a physical threat, and Zack's vocals and Tom's guitar wouldn't have hit nearly as hard without that foundation. He carried that same ferocity into Audioslave, where he had to pivot from punk-funk fury to something more expansive, and he pulled it off. The Prophets of Rage project was a nice reminder that he never lost the fire. For a guy from Irvine who grew up with Tom Morello, he became one of the defining bass voices of the '90s without ever really chasing the spotlight — which somehow made it cooler.

Name (English)

Tim Commerford

Name (Japanese)

ティム・コマーフォード

Reading

てぃむ・こまーふぉーど

Born

February 26, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Irvine, California, United States

Occupation

bassist / musician / singer

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• California
• bassist
• musician
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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