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Fred Durst (born William Frederick Durst, on August 20, 1970, in
Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is the lead singer of the rapcore band, Limp
Bizkit.
The son of a policeman, Durst was raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, where
he lived until his teens. After high school, he returned to Jacksonville for
brief service in the United States Navy, and later married at age 20. He and
his wife had one daughter, Adriana, but the couple was divorced soon after
Durst discovered that his wife had a sexual affair during their marriage. He
later spent one month in jail for assaulting his wife's partner. Durst was
involved in controversy upon the death of Australian teenager Jessica
Michalik who was crushed to death at the Sydney Big Day Out concert where
Limp Bizkit played in 2001.
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After jail, Durst spent a short while in North Carolina as a sponsored
skateboarder, and later in Jacksonville as a tattoo artist. Together with
Sam Rivers, Wes Borland, and John Otto, Durst formed the band Limp Bizkit in
1994. Later on, and to much derision, DJ Lethal of House Of Pain was added
to the line up.
Durst also chairs his own record label, Flawless Records, a division of
Geffen Records. It has signed such bands as Puddle of Mudd, The Revolution
Smile, Ringside, and Staind.
With Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst created a number of modern hits, including "Faith,"
"Nookie," "Break Stuff", "Take A Look Around", "Rollin," and "My Generation."
Limp Bizkit's variation of The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" was nominated by VH1
as one of the 300 greatest songs of all time.
His favorite bands are KISS, Wu Tang Clan, Blondie, Smashing Pumpkins and
Suicidal Tendencies, Mike Patton, and Ice Cube as main vocal inspirations.
Many original fans as of late have dropped their loyalty to Durst but not
always to his band Limp Bizkit. Stories of Durst have created a negative
connotation and in many cases have developed an"Anti-Fred Durst movement".
Durst's performance with Christina Aguilera at the MTV Video Music Awards
certainly didn't help his credibility, and almost ruined hers. Nor did his
criticisms of bands such as Slipknot, Rage Against the Machine, among many
others. Eminem has ridiculed Durst on a number of his songs. Popular Heavy
metal website Encyclopaedia Metallum also refer to their banning process as
being "Dursted", named after Durst who they see as a figure that is the
complete opposite of what heavy metal stands for. He also had a falling out
with Trent Reznor. Zakk Wylde has an intense hatred for him.
On the Celebrity Deathmatch show, Durst in stop motion form challenged James
Hetfield of Metallica. Hetfield was victorious although critically damaged.
Durst is notorious for his love life. He has either dated or reported to
have dated various Playboy playmates and celebrity entertainers such as
Alyssa Milano, Geri Halliwell, Christina Aguilera, Naomi Campbell, Pamela
Anderson, Halle Berry, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and
Thora Birch.
In February of 2005 a three minute composite of video clips of Durst having
sex were leaked to the Internet after the video clip was taken from his
computer's hard disk. The video also revealed that he had a Prince Albert
piercing although he wasn't wearing the jewelry.
He starred in Revelations as Odgen. Has a role in the upcoming movie
'Population 436' with Jeremy Sisto, he plays a cop. |
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