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Turns out Fred Durst hates Limp Bizkit fans as much as everybody else

by Tyler Munro

You might find this hard to believe, but Fred Durst was totally compensating with Limp Bizkit’s tough guy shtick.

As it turns out, Durst was bullied as a kid, and Limp Bizkit’s chest-puffing machismo was a direct response to that. It was his way of venting, letting off steam, and feeling like a chainsaw (what?). But when meat headed bullies started sing-rapping along to lyrics about skinning asses raw, Durst now admits he felt conflicted.

Basically, he hated Limp Bizkit fans as much as everyone else. And since most of us went through a Limp Bizkit phase, it’s the perfect metaphor for the kind of self-hating angst that fuelled their songs.

“So, it was uneasy for us to see the people we really hated participating and being fans of the music, alongside the people we were sort of fighting for and standing up for,” Durst told KTLA. “Over time, you’ve got to let it go and let art be what it’s going to be.”

Huh. Who knew?

At press time, it has not been confirmed whether or not Durst, like guitarist Wes Borland, suffers from Limp Bizkit AIDS.