Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford recently announced his prostate cancer diagnosis in a recent interview.
In an interview with SPIN, he said, “I’ve been someone that’s taken a lot of pride in being in shape and taking care of myself, but it’s something where either you’re either lucky or not.”
When asked how he stays positive during this difficult time, he told SPIN:
“You can find yourself in a situation like I’m in where it’s, like, fuck, my whole life changed. With everything that happens to me now, I wonder, am I feeling this way because I have cancer? Am I losing my hair because I have cancer? Whatever it is, it makes me wonder if it’s happening because I have cancer. And prostate cancer is a very, very, very tough one because it’s connected to your sexuality. It’s hard to disconnect from that and when you’re forced into that situation, it’s a brutal psychological journey. I’ve been trying to find support groups, and it’s hard to find people and hard to talk about it. The suffering part of it, the physical suffering after the surgery, I’ve never felt pain quite like that. I have metal plates in my head and cadaver parts in my body. I’ve done a lot of damage through sports and mountain biking and this sort of thing and I’ve always felt like I had a really high tolerance for pain, and that shit brought me to my knees. After the pain went away, I still haven’t really been able to get up, even though I’m working out and doing shit, but psychologically, the damage is severe. It’s very hard for me to not break down and get emotional.”
We’re hoping for the best for you, Tim! Read more of the interview from SPIN HERE.
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