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| Birth Name(s) : William Frederick Durst |
Date of Birth: August 20, 1970 |
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| As the lead singer for Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst's musical favorites include Kiss, Blondie, Wu Tang, Suicidal Tendencies, Smashing Pumpkins and Tool. He is also vice president of his record label "Interscope Records" and had a dog named Bizkit. |
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Additional Fred Durst Biography
William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida) is the founder of nu-metal band Limp Bizkit.
Fred Durst was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His biological father left when he was only a few weeks old, and he was raised solely by his mother, Anita Durst, during his infancy. The two were very poor, his mother having no house, job, or money. They lived in the top of a church, and people brought him baby food, which they both lived on. Anita eventually met Bill, a policeman, who she married when Durst was 2. He was Durst's father figure.
Durst's mother contends that he was a very needy child, always vying for attention. He liked the music his parents did, and enjoyed dancing and showing off. It was when Durst was young that he and his brother Cory (son of Bill and Anita) became fans of Kiss.
Eventually, the family of four decided to move to Gastonia, North Carolina. The family was looking for a change, and Anita had family who lived in nearby Dallas, North Carolina. In Gastonia, Durst attended Hunter Huss High School, where he was considered a very gifted artist. He was friends with Adam Cloninger who premiered on MTV Driven. His brother Cory once said he thought Durst was going to become a famous artist because of his art skills.
Soon, he became obsessed with rapping, writing lyrics all the time, and practicing as much as possible. He began entering rap competitions, which, because he was usually the only white person doing so, caused a stir in his community. He became an outcast due to his friendships with black people and his love of activities that were predominantly performed by black people. Durst faced many insults and got into many fights as a result. He was absolutely disgusted by the sometimes blatant racism people seemed to be showing.
After jail, Durst returned to Gastonia. It was then that he decided that he wanted to become famous. He returned to the hip-hop scene, and formed a rap duo: his friend was the DJ, and he styled himself as a rapper similar to Vanilla Ice. He gained contacts in the music industry through a friend, and they put together a video tape showcasing their talents. The response was pointedly negative.
Durst formed Limp Bizkit in 1994 with Sam Rivers and John Otto. Wes Borland joined soon after, and DJ Lethal, formerly of the Hip-Hop group House of Pain, joined the band in 1995.
Durst has dabbled in acting with a minor role in the 2005 TV miniseries Revelations, playing the role of Odgen. He also starred in the movie Population 436 with Jeremy Sisto, as police officer Bobby Caine.
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 She Wants Revenge.
In recent years, Durst has also shown a great interest in directing films. He was hired to direct the film Lords of Dogtown, but turned it down for reasons unknown. During an interview he even went as far as saying that he had aspirations to become a director before his musical career. He directed the film The Education of Charlie Banks, which was concluded July 25, 2006.
In 1999, the media portrayed his performance of "Break Stuff" during Woodstock 1999 as contributing to many of the festival's problems with violence (including several rapes) and vandalism. Despite being asked to help defuse an already volatile situation by concert promoters, Durst told the crowd, "I don't think you should mellow out. This is 1999, motherfuckers - stick those Birkenstocks up your ass!" In response to the song, which would later become a hit, concert-goers committed acts of vandalism, tearing planks from the stage and throwing garbage at an MTV crew.
Durst was embroiled in controversy with the band Slipknot after lead singer Corey Taylor heard from a friend that Durst referred to their fans as "the fat ugly kids" in a Spin Magazine interview.
Fred Durst, later appeared on Howard Stern's nationally syndicated radio program to set the record straight, and claimed that while they were never dating, they did have a sexual relationship while working with her on the album. He also mentioned that after Britney appeared on TRL, he decided not to allow her to use his contributions on the album, though a spokesperson for Spears directly contradicted him, saying that it was her decision not to use the material, not Durst's.
While Durst claimed he only came forward with details about the relationship due to the paparazzi photos spotting the two together, he went into great detail on the radio show, including intimate details about Spears' body, in response to Stern's continued prodding. Spears later claimed that she regretted ever getting involved with "someone like Durst."
Several songs from Limp Bizkit's Results May Vary were allegedly written about the affair and its aftermath, including the album's first single "Eat You Alive". Lyrics from the song include "Hey you, Ms. Too-good-to-look-my-way" and "I'm sorry, your beauty is so vain." Though Durst denies any of the songs being directly about Spears, he did leak a song titled "Just Drop Dead" onto the internet in retaliation to some of Spears comments, and its lyrics do pertain to events that happened during the affair.
Durst was given a suspended 120-day jail sentence after he allegedly hit two people with his car on purpose. |
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