Audioslave were formed in 2000 from the ashes of Rage Against the Machine. It was when the three remaining members (Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk) jammed with ex-Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell that the touch paper was lit producing a rich, produced rock sound which owed more to the polished influence of Soundgarden than the rougher RATM.
I get up at seven, yeah, and I go to work at nine. I got no time for livin'. Yes, I'm workin' all the time. It seems to me I could live my life a lot better than I think I am. I guess that's why they call me, they call me the workin' man. They call me the workin' man. I guess that's what I am. I get home at five o'clock, and I take myself out a nice, cold beer. Always seem to be wond'rin' why there's nothin' goin' down here. It seems to me I could live my life a lot better than I think I am. I guess that's why they call me, they call me the workin' man. They call me the workin' man. I guess that's what I am. Well they call me the workin' man. I guess that's what I am.