Tim Commerford says he doesn’t know if Rage Against The Machine have broken up: “I’m the bass player”
nme.comRage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has said he is unsure about the band’s current status, after drummer Brad Wilk suggested they had split up.At the start of January, Wilk posted a statement on Instagram that appeared to confirm that the band had ended for good. “I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the cancelled RATM shows,” he wrote. “So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again.” A post shared by Brad Wilk (@bradwilk)Wilk continued by saying, “I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen” and “thank you to every person who has ever supported us”.
Now, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Commerford has said that he is uncertain about the current state of the band. “I don’t know.
I don’t get involved in that,” he said. “I’m the bass player. I just wait for someone to tell me what to do. Brad said what he said, but he’s one step above me.
He’s in the No. 3 spot. I am the low man on the totem pole. That’s all I can tell you. I’m the bass player. The bass players always are the last people to find out about shit like that.” Neither Zack de la Rocha nor Tom Morello have publicly commented on the status of the band since Wilk’s post.
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