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Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is the lead singer of AmericanrockbandRage Against the Machine.[1] He was born in Long Beach, California.
Zack de la rocha biography
Biography
[change | change source]Early life (1970-1991)
[change | change source]Zack was interested in punk rock - including bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash - from a young age.
In seventh grade, Zack played guitar in a punk band called Juvenile Expression, along with his friend Tim Commerford, who played bass. As a teenager, Zack grew to like hardcore punk bands such as Minor Threat and Fugazi, and joined Hardstance as a guitarist.
In 1988, Hardstance changed it's name to Inside Out, and Zack became vocalist. Inside Out broke up in 1991.[2] In August of that year, while performing in a club, Zack was approached by Los Angeles local musiciansTom Morello, a guitarist, and Brad Wilk, a drummer and the three agreed to form a band called Rage Against the Machine, which was the na