If we ever need another reason to HATE Fred Durst...!

Karl Hungus

I found this on another message board.
I thought you'd all find this rather interesting.

“Some of you may have heard about the LIMP BIZKIT guitarist search. Basically, the band has been 'touring' the country visiting Guitar Center stores, holding auditions for a new guitarist to replace the one who left the band.

“The deal is this. From 7:00 to 11:00 AM you can sign up for a slot to try out that day. The tryouts are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. During this time, they take you into a room to play your stuff. At the end of that time, you leave. They call three to ten people at 5:30 to come back to the place and play in front of LIMP BIZKIT. Out of those people, one is selected to return at 9:00 to jam with the band, and anyone who participated is invited to watch — a free concert, basically.

“So I arrive there, with a copy of our band's full CD in hand. I'm with a friend who wants to try out, so I go ahead and sign up too. We get there at 5:00 AM and we're 83rd and 84th in line. Not incredibly bad. Free Krispy Kreme donuts and coffee, so all isn't too bad.

“10:00 rolls around. The line is moving slow, but that's to be expected. We finally get up around the corner of the building to the front of the line at about noon. Current total time there: 7 hours.

“Get to the table, and I notice there's a waiver you have to sign. No problem, standard stuff. Then I notice it's a three-page contract. This contract basically said that if you play, you must sign the contract. Okay. No big deal here either. So I keep reading it. An interesting note. Anything you play canNOT be copyrighted, and can be used by LIMP BIZKIT in audio, video, or recorded form of any sort. Other big words which basically translated to the fact that if you play something, they are fully authorized to steal it and use it on a CD. The artist agrees to zero compensation and zero rights over the track, and will get their name in the liner notes 'if possible'.

“This didn't sit well, as me and the guy I was with were planning on playing something we wrote with [our band] STARFRONT. So we sign it and decide to make something up. An annoyance at the very least, but we'd waited seven hours to get this far.

“Then we got to stand in the parking lot for another two hours. We finally get inside at about 2:30, where it's another 30-minute wait for your turn. Current total time there: 10 hours.

“So then we get the 'rules'. They are outlined for us straight out. No guitar solos. No playing cover songs. No playing copyrighted material. No playing LIMP BIZKIT songs. “This effectively means that you're forced to play something that you made up, but don't have a copyright for. You may see where this is going.

“Entering the room, there's one guy. He's got a mute button under his foot. His job is to make sure you follow the rules. If you break any, you get muted and kicked out immediately. So I go in, and there's one amp for me to plug into, and the settings are turned to 'mud'. It sounded awful, and was not pleasing to the ears. And it was loud enough that the awfulness didn't go away for some time. Then comes another fun part.

“ 'You have 60 seconds to play. Starting now.'

“One f.cking minute?! I mean, f.cking... okay. So since the thing I'd been planning was two minutes and thirty seconds, I cut most of the parts out. Kept it under time (about 57 seconds), but it still sounded worse than a handful of ass due to that beautiful amplifier (hmm). And I leave the room and the line proceeds. We're told that the winners will be announced at 5:30. And that we are to remain in the front parking lot until that time. No leaving. Period. This makes for unhappy people. We're talking 200+ people here, plus any wives / girlfriends / husbands / boyfriends / family / friends which accompanied them. But what can you do? We stay until 5:30. Total current time there: 12 hours, 30 minutes.

“5:30 rolls around. People are getting ansi. The band management promised 'free pizza'. It came, and there were two boxes of pizza. Two large pizzas. For about two hundred people at least. No cool points here either. Anyway, the clock keeps ticking, and it's 6:00 before we notice anything going on. Guitar Center management flags all their people and security to come inside to discuss something. They go in there, and the guy in charge walks out with a megaphone. After getting everyone's attention, the guy on the megaphone speaks:

“ 'This competition has been called off effective immediately and will not be rescheduled. The band will not be performing with nor for anyone. They will not be signing autographs. This is beyond our control, but please exit the area immediately.'

“The guy then proceeds to enter back inside the huge glass doors, and two armed officers stand behind the door. They lock the building as the massive amount of people head directly towards them. After reaching the building, people start going apesh.t. Cops are called in basically a way to clear the crowd. After about an hour, most have gone home or been 'taken' home by the police. The radio station is completely screwed, having brought their entire broadcast booths out to cover it. Everyone is very, very pissed. Me and the other guy stayed awhile to figure out what was going on. It's now about 7:30 PM.

“FM99 is having a field day with it. They're referring to this as 'F.ck Fred Durst Friday', taking calls in from people who went. But unless you've read this carefully, I don't think you understand what happened.

“LIMP BIZKIT now has over 200 guitar parts, written by various artists around here, which are unowned and not copyrighted. LIMP BIZKIT now owns these riffs. LIMP BIZKIT just stole 200 pieces of material right out from under these guitarists' noses, myself included. If I'd played something off our CD, I would be ABSOLUTELY pissed. I *am* absolutely pissed. They have completely ripped off hundreds of people, and they're getting away with it because they can. They're on their way to Georgia, and the radio station here has given out request line numbers for the stations down there for us to call and let them know what's happening over the course of this event, to warn them. But people aren't going to buy it. They're going to go and get their sh.t stolen too.

“Someone needs to beat the living hell out of him. He's an @#%$, and someone who doesn't deserve to be breathing the same air as a f.cking cockroach.

“To add insult to injury, Guitar Center ran a contest where the winner would get to watch the band play even if they didn't play guitar. One person and a friend. That person also won an autographed Gibson Les Paul Studio ($1500+ guitar) by the band. She showed up after a near 200-mile drive to the area. Guitar Center told her that the band refused to acknowledge the contest at this point, and so not only did she drive three and a half hours for no performance (which she took her ten-year-old kid to see as his first concert), but apparently the guitar wasn't given either. All because the band wanted to be one giant collective @#%$.

“If any of you know anyone who's considering going to these tryouts, show them this message. If they have any questions they can contact me directly. I'm doing everything I possibly can to make sure this does NOT happen to anyone else. It's not my stuff I'm concerned about — our CD is copyrighted completely and legally — but I'm guessing 90% of the local bands who passed Durst a copy of their CD are going to be f.cked. Many bands, especially newer local ones, don't have the money or know-how to copyright their stuff, and by giving it to them tonight, they just basically tossed them a new LIMP BIZKIT CD if Fred wants to do that. I wouldn't be surprised if he copyrights their sh.t tomorrow.

“It hurts to look around and see hundreds of people get excited at the chance to be able to make something of their guitar work to have a shot at being in a popular band, making a living doing what they dream of. Fred Durst and LIMP BIZKIT are taking that dream and @#%$ it over. And anyone who wasn't there who just caught the coverage at noon and 5:00 on the news just think everything is perfect. Happy Fred Durst in front of the cameras behind the place, fenced off, saying how good the turnout is and how happy everyone seems, and talking about all the great sh.t he's hearing. That man is the true meaning of a music label representative. He's the perfect salesman and nice guy in front of the media, and turns around and screws everyone involved in the ass without having to take any hit in his overall popularity, and possibly gaining a sh.t ton of new music in the process that he's ripped from people.

“Not many things piss me off, but I'm pissed off. I'm not the only one. All sorts of 'this band is playing tonight at this place, and they'd like me to announce to Fred Durst that if you're still in the area and you come to this venue, you will be able to see what a REAL band is like — right before the real band beats your skull in.' This radio station is sick of the sh.t from this band, and so are its listeners. If this keeps happening, I wouldn't be surprised if some sh.t goes down somewhere really damn soon. If it does, I'll let you know.”


"It's important to learn one thing when you are dealing with the darkside: There is NOTHING which is too sick, evil or perverted."
-Euronymous

I also like the quote from the late Euronymous, a true musician, and genius.

Make up your own minds on the subject.
But I think Fred Durst is in SEVERE need a of a long, slow and torturous beating.

seamus

I'd be wary as to the authenticity of that tbh. It sounds like the guy was confused as to what was going on at some points, although the 2 ****ty pizzas and making people wait 12 hrs is a bit suck0r alright. It does make some sense as to the signing thing......if LB release something in the future it means some money-grabber can't point fingers and go 'Hey, I played that for you and you robbed it!!' when he didn't - you have to look at it from the band's point of view. The reason they would make people play their own stuff is obvious - they want someone talented, who can assist in writing new songs, not some covers band wannabe who can play LB stuff perfectly but couldn't string a riff together to save his life.

The rest of the story is hear say and unsubstantiated. Doesn't make it not true, but makes me skeptical. Fred Durst isn't a total tosser

WhiteWashMan

anyone who read the disclaimer, and then played, and then complained about it is need of a severe beating and an education in stupidity

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by WhiteWashMan
anyone who read the disclaimer, and then played, and then complained about it is need of a severe beating and an education in stupidity

Oh come on...
Imagine yourself as a kid, getting to play infront of your favorite band.
And after queing up for hours, they're not exactly going to waltz home, are they?

Besides, it's something they might be clouded about at the time, yet deeply regret at a later stage.

Cheez

Thats fuking terrible
im glad their guitarist left hes a good musician
i hope he'll be in a less crappy band now
How can you be in a band and ignore
that sh1t goin on thats fukin terrible

cournioni

I read that while listening to Epidemic/Postmortem/Raining Blood. And I feel like ****ing burning Fred Durst into ****ing dust to be used by little cats to piss on. I can't find a thing to say to accomodate what I'm thinking right now.

:mad:
I told you WWM.

WhiteWashMan

Originally posted by PORNAPSTER

I told you WWM.

you told me what?

Volvagia

Even if thats true or false (more then likely partially true) i still hate that durst and i think we should start a petition to put him down! all in favour say DIE!

po0k

Castration with a blunt spoon.
Oh, and get some of the MTV execs while your at it too.
bastids.

Mibel

that is fu.cking disgraceful i hate limp bizkit but can you imagine how those ppl felt waiting hours and hours to play for 60 seconds in front of your fav band only to be basically told to f.uck off fred durst is a total as.shole he should be tortured over a period of 15 t0 20 years

cournioni

Originally posted by WhiteWashMan
you told me what?

That nu-metal is the most unoriginal genre of the lot.

cournioni

Someone should send that to Kerrang! or Metal Hammer Magazine to make a right show of his ass.

Volvagia

Fred Durst a perfect example of the kind of bastards that should have their hearts taken out with a wooden spoon! someone really should send this to someone like kerrang!

Neil3030

He's an @#%$, and someone who doesn't deserve to be breathing the same air as a f.cking cockroach.

Do cockroaches breathe air?

Robbo

omeone should send that to Kerrang! or Metal Hammer Magazine to make a right show of his ass.

You really think these magazines are *NOT* in the pockets of Epic and Roadrunner?

cournioni

Originally posted by Robbo
You really think these magazines are *NOT* in the pockets of Epic and Roadrunner?

Good point... but its worth a try... They have been criticising him alot lately and maybe now is the right time to do it.

BTW... Fair play to Wes Borland for letting his feelings of Limp Bizkit be known on mtv2 yesterday (thats when I saw it anyway). He said "I left Limp Bizkit because I could no longer take the guilt of selling out. There were alot of great perks with playing with them but I felt my heart turning black from being in that band".

Ian

Interesting??

I was going to attend but it sounds awful-

as far as the cd's being handed to them- of course, most people do copyright that stuff-