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It's not surprising Rage Against the Machine, with their politically charged music, would encounter strife and challenges during their career. In fact, the struggles of the band members had a heavy hand in shaping their ideals. This is the tragic real-life story of Rage Against the Machine.

Zack de la Rocha was born on January 12, 1970, in Long Beach, California. His father, Roberto "Beto" de la Rocha, was a muralist whose politically charged Chicano artworks with Los Four introduced the radical art style to the area. According to the L.A. Times, the elder de la Rocha was part of a landmark Chicano art exhibition in the mid-'70s, but shortly afterward, he destroyed all his paintings and retreated from the art world for 20 years.

The powerful messaging of these works was an early influence on Zack, one which would later be reflected in the socially aware and righteously angry music he'd write with Rage Against the Machine. De la Rocha's parents divorced when he was still a baby, and he was raised by his mother in the city of Irvine in Orange County. There, in an overwhelmingly white area, Zack experienced racism and bullying for his Mexican heritage.

One particular incident in high school, during which a teacher casually used an anti-Latino racial slur to de la Rocha's classmates' amusement, reinforced for him the insidious nature of racism, as noted in Rage Against the Machine: Stage Fighters. According to Joel McIver's book, Know Your Enemy, de la Rocha called Irvine, quote, "one of the most racist cities imaginable." Watch the video for more about The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Rage Against The Machine.

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Zack de la Rocha experienced racism | 0:00
Tom Morello's political awakening | 1:31
Tim Commerford's childhood tragedy | 2:56
Morello struggled after college | 3:44
Banned from SNL | 4:26
Police disrupted shows | 5:20
A painful departure | 6:37
Creatively restless | 7:58
Censorship and a misunderstood message | 9:02
Reunion and protests | 10:06
Disrupted reunion | 11:15

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