Every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name. Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, and Blood Fart. Oh, they must suck.' Those are the people that we don't even want listening to our music.' Fred said that the band liked corky and corny things and that they didn't take themselves seriously all the time, and thus the name 'Limp Bizkit' represented these characteristics and the band as a whole. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, 'Limp Bizkit. According to Durst, 'The name is there to turn people's heads away. ĭurst named the band Limp Bizkit because he wanted a name that would repel listeners. Durst, Rivers, and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together and after brief stints with guitarists Rob Waters and Terry Balsamo, Wes Borland joined as their permanent guitarist. Durst told Sam Rivers, the bassist for Malachi Sage, 'You need to quit this band and start a band with me that's like this: rappin' and rockin'.' Rivers suggested that his cousin John Otto, who was studying jazz drumming at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and playing in local avant garde bands, become the band's drummer.

Durst played with three other bands: Split 26, Malachi Sage (both of which were unsuccessful), and 10 Foot Shindig, which Durst left to form a new band. While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop. While growing up in Gastonia, North Carolina, Fred Durst took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock, and heavy metal. History Formation and early years (1994–1996) John Otto studied jazz drumming and played in local avant garde bands before joining Limp Bizkit. After years of teasing an album tentatively titled Stampede of the Disco Elephants, the band released its sixth studio album Still Sucks on October 31, 2021. In 2009, the band reunited with Borland playing guitar and began touring, culminating with the recording of the album Gold Cobra (2011), after which it left Interscope and later signed with Cash Money Records DJ Lethal quit the band soon afterward, returning in 2018. Following the release of its album Results May Vary (2003), Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) with Durst, Rivers, Lethal, and drummer Sammy Siegler before entering a hiatus. The band achieved mainstream success with its second and third studio albums, Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000), although this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding its performances at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival.īorland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto, and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. įormed in 1994, Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville underground music scene in the late 1990s, and signed with Flip Records (with distribution from Interscope), who released the band's debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Y'all (1997). The band has released 26 singles, the most notable of which include ' Nookie', ' Re-Arranged', ' Break Stuff', ' Take a Look Around', ' Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)', ' My Generation', ' My Way', ' Eat You Alive', and their cover of the Who's 1971 single ' Behind Blue Eyes', all of which have charted within the top 20 of the US Alternative Airplay Chart.

The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, sold 40 million records worldwide, and won several other awards. Borland's elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint, masks, and uniforms, also plays a large role in Limp Bizkit's live shows. The band's music is marked by Durst's angry vocal delivery and Borland's sonic experimentation.

Its lineup consists of lead vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland, turntablist DJ Lethal and bassist Sam Rivers. Limp Bizkit is an American rap rock band from Jacksonville, Florida.

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