ON THIS DATE IN 1968 IN IRVINE CALIFORNIA A BABY WAS BORN THAT WOULD GROW UP TO BE BEST KNOWN AS THE BASSIST AND BACKING VOCALIST FOR ROCKERS RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE AS WELL AS A PLAYER IN THE SUPERGROUPS AUDIOSLAVE AND PROPHETS OF RAGE…TIM COMMERFORD. BESIDES HIS MAD MUSIC SKILLS, COMMERFORD IS WELL KNOWN AS THE DUDE THAT CLIMBED SCAFFOLDING DURING THE MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS BACK IN 2000 AND SHOOK UP THE SHOW AS LIMP BIZKIT WON AN AWARD AND THAT LED TO COMMERFORD’S ARREST LATER THAT NIGHT…I REMEMBER WATCHING IT LIVE AND WHILE I AM STRESSED OUT BY HEIGHTS…IT WAS PRETTY ROCK STAR! EARLIER THIS YEAR A STATEMENT WAS RELEASED THAT RAGE WOULDN’T BE PERFORMING ANYMORE…AND THAT LEFT THE MUSIC WORLD WONDERING IF THEY WERE OVER FOR GOOD,…WHEN ASKED BY ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE IF THERE WAS A CHANCE THE BAND WASN’T OVER, COMMERFORD SAID “I DON’T KNOW….I DON’T GET INVOLVED IN TAHT. I’M JUST THE BASS PLAYER, I JUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO”…JUST THE BASS PLAYER…MODEST BIRTHDAY BOY! CHECK OUT HIS SKILLS ON THE LEAD SINGLE OFF OF RAGE’S DEBUT ALBUM…’KILLING IN THE NAME”…NOT EXACTLY THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG…IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X IN THE 5 O CLOCK FREAK OUT!
