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“From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a
light and a rhythm that could never be replaced,” they wrote in
a group Instagram post. “His talent was effortless, his presence
unforgettable, his heart enormous.”
Fred Durst, the band's front man and lead vocalist, posted a
video Sunday morning that recounted how they met at a club in
Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and went on to music stardom and
performances around the globe. Durst said he has shed “gallons
and gallons of tears since yesterday.”
“He really did have an impact on the world and his music and his
gift is the one that’s going to keep on giving,” Durst said. “I
just love him so much.”
Rivers, 48, had spoken of heavy drinking that had caused liver
disease. He left the band in 2015 and received a liver
transplant before reuniting with Limp Bizkit three years later.
Limp Bizkit has scheduled a tour of Central and South America to
begin in Mexico City in late November.
Durst said he and Rivers shared a love of grunge music, naming
the bands Mother Love Bone, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple
Pilots.
“He had this kind of ability to pull this beautiful sadness out
of the bass that I’d never heard,” Durst said, calling Rivers
“so talented I can't explain.”
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the
late 1990s with a sound that melds altenative rock, heavy metal
and rap.
Their off-the-wall sense of humor is reflected in the titles of
their mega-selling 2000 album, “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot
Dog Flavored Water,” and a single released last month, “Making
Love to Morgan Wallen.”
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