Editing Limp Bizkit (section)

== Artistry ==

=== Music ===
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Durst wanted Limp Bizkit to be a "megaband" which could cross over into as many different styles of music as possible.<ref name=Devenish21/> Limp Bizkit's music has predominately been described as {{nowrap|[[nu metal]]}},<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music |author2=Phillips, Cogan |author=William, Brian |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-313-34800-6}} (March 20, 2009). Retrieved on September 22, 2015</ref><ref name="BNW-limp">{{cite book |last=Udo |first=Tommy |title=Brave Nu World |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |year=2002 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/67 67–81, 233–235] |isbn=1-86074-415-X |url=https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/67 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2136136.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Limp Bizkit consider gigs by satellite |publisher=BBC News |date=July 18, 2002 |access-date=March 4, 2013 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010820/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2136136.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Apter |first1=Jeff |title=Never Enough: The Story of The Cure |year=2009 |publisher=Music Sales Group |isbn=978-0-85712-024-3 |page=468 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/06/album-review-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra|title=Album Review: Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|author=Buchanan, David|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110629095449/https://consequence.net/2011/06/album-review-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra|archive-date=June 29, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Langhoff |first=Josh |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144574-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra/ |title=Limp Bizkit: Gold Cobra < PopMatters |magazine=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-date=November 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127063042/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/144574-limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PxWasD0U6pcC&pg=PA104 |pages=103–104 |title=Studies in Symbolic Interaction |editor=Norman K. Denzin |editor2=Christopher J. Schneider |editor3=Robert Owen Gardner |editor4=John Bryce Merrill |editor5=Dong Han |chapter=Music Genre as a Gendered Process: Authenticity in Extreme Metal |last1=Hutcherson |first1=Ben |last2=Haenfler |first2=Ross |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-85724-361-4}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[rap metal]]}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Lewis, Faye |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |title=Limp Bizkit – Gold Cobra &#124; Reviews &#124; Rock Sound |work=[[Rock Sound]] |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701130132/http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/limp-bizkit-gold-cobra |archive-date=July 1, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/biography |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101023338/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/limp-bizkit-p213327/biography |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshineslate.com/2011/05/10/florida-bad-boys-limp-bizkit-set-to-release-new-album-june-28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528084031/http://www.sunshineslate.com/2011/05/10/florida-bad-boys-limp-bizkit-set-to-release-new-album-june-28/ |archive-date=May 28, 2011 |title=New Album Gold Cobra For Florida Bad boys Limp Bizkit |publisher=Sunshineslate.com |date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/press_releases_210711 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724063254/http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/press_releases_210711 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |title=Sennheiser Worldwide: Press / Press Releases / Limp Bizkit Pushes the Limits of Sennheiser Mics |publisher=Sennheiser.com |date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> and [[rap rock]].<ref name=Legacy>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2013/05/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-new-album-interview-2013/ |title=Fred Durst Answers for Limp Bizkit's Legacy |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2015 |author=Herzog, Kenny |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108014411/https://www.spin.com/2013/05/limp-bizkit-fred-durst-new-album-interview-2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470366/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-comeback-weve-got-to-own-who-we-are |title=Fred Durst on Limp Bizkit's Comeback: 'We've Got to Own Who We Are' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Graff, Gary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223041319/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470366/fred-durst-on-limp-bizkits-comeback-weve-got-to-own-who-we-are |archive-date=February 23, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/limpbizkit/p/LimpBizkit.htm |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Grierson, Tim |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922035010/http://rock.about.com/od/limpbizkit/p/LimpBizkit.htm |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/limp-bizkit-lean-into-the-backlash-on-gold-cobra-6620419 |title=Limp Bizkit Lean Into The Backlash On Gold Cobra |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Shipley, Al |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409090105/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/limp-bizkit-lean-into-the-backlash-on-gold-cobra-6620419 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/limp-bizkit-signs-with-cash-money-records-pledges--69882 |title=Limp Bizkit signs with Cash Money Records, pledges to get "back in this ho!" |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Fetters, Ashley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302195245/http://www.avclub.com/article/limp-bizkit-signs-with-cash-money-records-pledges--69882 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/check-out-this-fred-durst-directed-eharmony-commercial-20140719 |title=Check Out This Fred Durst-Directed eHarmony Commercial |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 19, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Dionne, Zach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202090320/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/check-out-this-fred-durst-directed-eharmony-commercial-20140719 |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Limp Bizkit have also been described as [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Gulla|first=Bob|title=Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|location=Westport, Connecticut|isbn=978-0-313-35806-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3I9qQWdeAC|author-link=Bob Gulla|access-date=June 10, 2012|page=5|format=Print|date=December 23, 2008|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114113647/https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3I9qQWdeAC|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/robert-durst-mixed-story-fred-durst-limp-bizkit-article-1.2152410 |title=Accused killer Robert Durst misidentified in AP story as 'former Limp Bizkit frontman' Fred Durst |work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] |date=March 17, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Goldstein, Sasha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302032828/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/robert-durst-mixed-story-fred-durst-limp-bizkit-article-1.2152410 |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/limp-bizkit-are-better-than-whatever-crap-youre-listening-to-right-now-5482304 |title=Limp Bizkit Are Better Than Whatever Crap You're Listening To Right Now |work=[[LA Weekly]] |date=April 14, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |author=Pell, Nicholas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221162436/http://www.laweekly.com/music/limp-bizkit-are-better-than-whatever-crap-youre-listening-to-right-now-5482304 |archive-date=December 21, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[post-grunge]]}}<ref name=Geffen>{{cite web|last=Geffen|first=Sasha|title=In Defense of Post-Grunge Music|url=https://consequence.net/aux-out/in-defense-of-post-grunge-music/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=July 28, 2015|date=October 7, 2013|quote=He's right on all five (Bush, Hootie and the Blowfish, Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, and Creed) but I don't think the list stops there. That apparently self-explanatory loathing is focused on whole moment, a period of time around the turn of the millennium when post-grunge kept topping the alternative charts and people who felt they knew better than the masses kept hating it with every fiber.|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170725103548/https://consequence.net/aux-out/in-defense-of-post-grunge-music/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/500531/limp-bizkit-video-challenges-george-michaels-faith/ |title=LIMP BIZKIT VIDEO CHALLENGES GEORGE MICHAEL'S 'FAITH' |work=[[MTV]] |date=August 18, 1998 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |author=Vanhorn, Teri |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503062925/https://www.mtv.com/news/500531/limp-bizkit-video-challenges-george-michaels-faith/ }}</ref> In 2000, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' labelled the band as "[[frat boy|frat]]-metal".<ref>{{cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/pearl-jam-hasn-lost-luster-rock-matters-group-new-cd-binaural-article-1.872145 |title=PEARL JAM HASN'T LOST ITS LUSTER Rock still matters in group's new CD, 'Binaural' |newspaper=NY Daily News |date=2000-05-14 |access-date=2017-06-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234645/http://www.nydailynews.com/pearl-jam-hasn-lost-luster-rock-matters-group-new-cd-binaural-article-1.872145 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Limp Bizkit's music is noted for its "kinetic, frenzied energy".<ref name=ErlewineThreeDollarBill/> Otto is adept in drumming in a variety of styles ranging from [[Music of Brazil|Brazilian]] and [[Afro-Cuban music]] to [[bebop]] and [[funk]].<ref name=Devenish21/> DJ Lethal functions as a [[sound design]]er for the band, shaping their sound. According to Lethal, "I try and bring new sounds, not just the regular chirping scratching sounds. ... It's all different stuff that you haven't heard before. I'm trying to be like another guitar player."<ref name=Devenish21/> Borland's guitar playing is experimental and nontraditional, and he is noted for his creative use of six and [[seven-string guitar]]s.<ref name=KittsTolinski/> ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'' features him playing without a [[guitar pick]], performing with two hands, one playing melodic notes, and the other playing chord progressions.<ref name=Devenish21/> His guitar playing has made use of octave shapes, and choppy, eighth-note rhythms, sometimes accompanied by muting his strings with his left hand, creating a percussive sound.<ref name=HurwitzRiley>{{cite book |last1=Hurwitz |first1=Tobias |last2=Riley |first2=Glenn |title=7-String Guitar |date=June 1, 2002 |publisher=Alfred Music Publishing |isbn=0-7390-2807-3 |pages=30–32 |chapter=Rhythm guitar riffs in the style of Wes Borland}}</ref> Borland has also made use of unevenly accented syncopated sixteenth notes to create a disorienting effect, and hypnotic, droning [[Lick (music)|licks]].<ref name=HurwitzRiley/> The song "Stuck" uses a sustain pedal in the first bar, and muted riffs in the second bar.<ref name=HurwitzRiley/>

AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the band's album ''Significant Other'' contains "flourishes of [[neo-psychedelia]] on pummeling metal numbers" and "swirls of [[Strings (music)|strings]], even [[crooning]], at the most unexpected background".<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/significant-other-r421388/review |title=''Significant Other'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113060953/http://allmusic.com/album/significant-other-r421388/review |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The band did not employ [[Solo (music)|solos]] until ''Gold Cobra'' (except for the song "Underneath the Gun" from ''Results May Vary''), however, during the recording of ''Significant Other'', drummer John Otto performed an extended solo in the middle of the song "Nobody Like You".<ref name=Devenish95/> A drum solo can also be heard on "9 Teen 90 Nine" from the same album.

=== Lyrics ===

Durst's lyrics are often profane, scatological or angry.<ref name=ErlewineChocolateStarfish>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=''Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water-r500737/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=February 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228032942/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water-r500737/review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ErlewineGoldCobra>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=''Gold Cobra'' – Limp Bizkit |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-cobra-r2210421/review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206042217/http://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-cobra-r2210421/review |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Much of Durst's lyrical inspiration came from growing up and his personal life.<ref name=Devenish21/> The song "Sour", from the album ''Three Dollar Bill, Yall'', was inspired by Durst's problems with his girlfriend.<ref name=Devenish21/> His breakup with her inspired the ''Significant Other'' songs "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]" and {{nowrap|"[[Re-Arranged]]"}}.<ref name=Devenish79>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |year=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-26349-X |pages=[https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/79 79–95] |url=https://archive.org/details/limpbizkit0000deve/page/79}}</ref> When describing Limp Bizkit's lyrics, ''[[The Michigan Daily]]'' said "In a less-serious vein, Limp Bizkit used the nu-metal sound as a way to spin testosterone fueled fantasies into snarky white-boy rap. Oddly, audiences took frontman [[Fred Durst]] more seriously than he wanted, failing to see the intentional silliness in many of his songs."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/bside/nu-metal-shouldnt-be-forgotten |title=Nu-metal's lasting legacy |last=Porter |first=Jack |newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101062613/https://www.michigandaily.com/content/bside/nu-metal-shouldnt-be-forgotten |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |df=mdy-all}} (October 21, 2008). Retrieved on October 25, 2015</ref> Durst said that people failed to understand the band's proposal, "There was always a lot of pain in my life. Mental and physical abuse happens regularly in my life. I've been bullied my whole life, but I also love having fun and getting crazy and being silly and outrageous. We always had that in our band and a lot of people didn't understand that."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Terry Bezer |date=2016-10-17|title=Fred Durst: "There was always a lot of pain in my life"|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/fred-durst-the-limping-man|access-date=2021-09-19|website=loudersound|language=en|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010102/https://www.loudersound.com/features/fred-durst-the-limping-man|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst also said that the band's purpose was to serve as a satire but "We just didn't make it that obvious."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fred Durst: The Interview|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/fred-durst-the-interview/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Vice.com|date=June 24, 2014|language=en|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012440/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ryjnv6/fred-durst-the-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's guitarist, [[Wes Borland]], said that "Limp Bizkit is definitely a dumb rock band."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|date=2000-08-31|title=Q&A: Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-wes-borland-of-limp-bizkit-184991/|access-date=2021-09-19|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010622/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-wes-borland-of-limp-bizkit-184991/|url-status=live}}</ref> Limp Bizkit's lyrics have also been described as "misogynistic".<ref>{{cite book |last=Devenish |first=Colin |title=Limp Bizkit |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |year=2000 |pages=67–68 |isbn=978-1-4299-2654-6}} (October 13, 2000). Retrieved on October 25, 2015</ref> In response to these accusations, Durst said: "That's because I said the words whore and bitch. My whole record is about my girlfriend who put me through the ringer{{sic}} for three years and my insecurity about it. It became this big thing."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Ali|first=Lorraine|date=1999-03-04|title=Q&A: Fred Durst|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-fred-durst-2-230637/|access-date=2021-09-22|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010821/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-fred-durst-2-230637/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' talked about the band's song "Nookie", which is accused of being sexist and misogynistic, "Despite its seemingly salacious title, 'Nookie' is not about the joy of sex; instead, it finds singer Fred Durst talking about how he let his girlfriend take advantage of him because he was a fool for love. So when he gets to the chorus catch-phrase - 'I did it all for the nookie' - what we hear is more self-recrimination than boast."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Considine|first=J. D.|title=Limp Bizkit shreds the blame on high-test 'Significant Other'|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-07-08-9907080335-story.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=baltimoresun.com|date=July 8, 1999|language=en-US|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718012441/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-07-08-9907080335-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'' focuses on more serious and darker lyrical subject matter, including [[Catholic sex abuse cases]], terrorism and fame.<ref name=ErlewineUnquestionableTruth>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-unquestionable-truth-pt-1-r740966/review |title=''The Unquestionable Truth, Pt. 1'' – Limp Bizkit |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004234543/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-unquestionable-truth-pt-1-r740966/review |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Live performances ===

[[File:13-06-09 RiP Limp Bizkit Wes Borland 1.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Guitarist Wes Borland is known for his visual performance style, and often performs wearing costumes or body paint.]]
Guitarist Wes Borland is known for his use of costumes and [[body paint]] during concerts, appearing in bunny and kung fu suits,<ref name=Devenish21/> and painted as a skeleton and what he describes as a "burnt match". Describing the character, he stated, "I go onstage wearing almost nothing. I have underwear and my boots on, and I paint my whole head black—from the neck up—and I have the black contacts. All you can see is these glowing teeth."<ref name=KittsTolinski>{{cite book |last1=Kitts |first1=Jeff |last2=Tolinski |first2=Brad |title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time |year=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-634-04619-5 |pages=3–4 |chapter=Lords Of Hard Rock: Wes Borland }}</ref> Borland's black contacts were customized for him by a company noted for making contacts for the science fiction TV series ''[[Babylon 5]]''.<ref name=KittsTolinski/>

In addition to Borland's visual appearance, the band has also used elaborate stage setups in their performances. Their Ladies Night in Cambodia club tour visually paid tribute to the film ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', with an elaborate stage setup which featured an empty Jeep, camouflage mesh and palm trees.<ref name=Devenish51/> During the band's tour with Primus, Limp Bizkit took inspiration from Primus' trademark self-deprecatory slogan "Primus sucks": Durst, Borland, Rivers, Otto and Lethal took the stage with [[the finger|middle fingers]] raised. According to Borland, "they finger us back—and you know what that means to us—that they love us. It's kind of like saying something is bad when you really mean good. Les Claypool came out the first night of the tour and got a big kick out of it. We figured it was the right idea. It makes hecklers go 'huh.'"<ref name=Devenish51/>

During the band's sets at Ozzfest, audience members at the tour heckled Limp Bizkit, leading the band to use a {{convert|30|ft|adj=on}} toilet as a stage prop, which they would emerge from during each performance; the band punctuated their sets by "flushing" cardboard cutouts of pop stars like [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]] and the [[Spice Girls]].<ref name=Devenish51/> During their appearance at the first [[Family Values Tour]], Limp Bizkit performed on a set which the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described as "a mix of ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|The War of the Worlds]]'' and ''[[Mars Attacks!|Mars Attacks]]''". The band emerged from a spaceship during the tour, and Borland continued to experiment with visual appearances.<ref name=Devenish51/> During the band's [[Halloween]] performance on the tour, each of the band's members dressed as [[Elvis Presley]] at various stages in his career.<ref name=Devenish51/>

=== Influences ===

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Limp Bizkit's influences include [[Metallica]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar>{{cite magazine |last=Turman |first=Katherine |date=June 1998 |title=Wild, Wild Wes |magazine=Maximum Guitar |pages=16 }}</ref> [[the Jesus Lizard]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Dave Matthews Band]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Mr. Bungle]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Sepultura]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Prong (band)|Prong]],<ref name=b_influences/> [[Tool (band)|Tool]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431306/limp-bizkit-say-tools-the-reason-for-ozzfest-run/ |title=Limp Bizkit Say Tool's The Reason For Ozzfest Run |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=March 19, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134803/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431306/limp-bizkit-say-tools-the-reason-for-ozzfest-run/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Primus (band)|Primus]],<ref name=b_influences/><ref>"[[Lacquer Head]]" liner notes. [[Interscope Records]] (2000)</ref> [[Pantera]],<ref name=d_influences/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fred-durst-pantera-motivated-me-to-form-limp-bizkit/ |title=Fred Durst: Pantera Motivated Me To Form Limp Bizkit |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=December 9, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134848/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/fred-durst-pantera-motivated-me-to-form-limp-bizkit/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Testament (band)|Testament]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/> [[Minor Threat]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/><ref name=b_influences/><ref name=d_influences2/> [[Angry Samoans]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/><ref name=d_influences2/> [[the Fat Boys]],<ref name=d_influences2>{{cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/fred-durst-details-his-hip-hop-history-lil-wayne-i-bonded-over-skateboarding/2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609091719/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/fred-durst-details-his-hip-hop-history-lil-wayne-i-bonded-over-skateboarding/2/ |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |title=Fred Durst Details His Hip-Hop History, "Lil Wayne & I Bonded Over Skateboarding" |last=Ryon |first=Sean |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> the [[Treacherous Three]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[the Cold Crush Brothers]],<ref name=d_influences2/> [[Urban Dance Squad]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Rage Against the Machine]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Korn]],<ref name=d_influences>{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-17/fred-durst-the-limping-man |title=Limp Bizkit: "We Got too Big, The Label Milked Us, We Fell Apart ..." |publisher=[[TeamRock]] |date=October 17, 2016 |last=Bezer |first=Terry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822134420/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-10-17/fred-durst-the-limping-man |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Deftones]],<ref name=d_influences/> [[Jane's Addiction]],<ref name=hp>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/nu-metal-breakdown-1348353|publication-date=June 20, 2001|title=Nu-metal breakdown|website=[[Hot Press]]|first=Phil|last=Udell|location=Madrid, Spain|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105140728/https://www.hotpress.com/music/nu-metal-breakdown-1348353|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Circle Jerks]],<ref name=MaximumGuitar/> and [[John Zorn]].<ref name=b_influences>{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-01-13/the-10-most-influential-songs-by-wes-borland |title=The 10 most influential songs, by Wes Borland |work=Louder |last=Stocks |first=Matt |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315214829/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-01-13/the-10-most-influential-songs-by-wes-borland |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== Criticism ===
Despite receiving praise for their artistry and musical contributions, the band has received a share of negative criticism from fellow musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-everyone-is-still-wrong-about-limp-bizkit/|title=It's Been Over Two Decades and Everyone Is Still Wrong About Limp Bizkit|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107100124/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzbzd/why-everyone-is-still-wrong-about-limp-bizkit|url-status=live}}</ref> As pointed out by author [[Joel McIver]], Limp Bizkit's mix of rap and metal was notably preceded by the bands Rage Against the Machine and [[Faith No More]], but its lyrics widely differed from the radical politics of the former and the existential poetry of the latter.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://paniko.cl/fred-shut-the-fuck-up/|publication-date=July 2011|title=Fred, shut the fuck up|first=Alejandro|last=Jofré|language=es|website=Paniko.cl|archive-date=July 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010018/https://paniko.cl/fred-shut-the-fuck-up/|url-status=live}}</ref> Durst cited both bands as two of his biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/ |publication-date=September 29, 2015 |title= Rage Against the Machine Bassist: 'I Apologize for Limp Bizkit' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first= Jason |last=Newman |date=September 29, 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419093940/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|archive-date=April 19, 2019 }}</ref><ref name=hp/> Faith No More's semi-ironic cover of "[[Easy (Commodores song)|Easy]]" by [[Lionel Richie]] in 1992 hinted what would be the recording of [[George Michael]]'s "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]" by Limp Bizkit in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=http://www.1songday.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-from-out-of-nowhere/ |publication-date=July 24, 2013|title=Faith No More – 'From Out Of Nowhere'|website=1songday.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804022505/http://www.1songday.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-from-out-of-nowhere/|archive-date=August 4, 2013 }}</ref> The frontmen of both groups have distanced themselves from Limp Bizkit; [[Zack de la Rocha]] of Rage Against the Machine stated that Limp Bizkit "sucks",<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nine-inch-nails-mainman-a-lot-of-bad-music-has-come-up-that-i-think-i-m-responsible-for/|publication-date=October 22, 2005|title=NINE INCH NAILS Mainman: 'A Lot Of Bad Music Has Come Up That I Think I'm Responsible For'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 22, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020241/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nine-inch-nails-mainman-a-lot-of-bad-music-has-come-up-that-i-think-i-m-responsible-for/|archive-date= November 12, 2020}}</ref> while Faith No More vocalist [[Mike Patton]] paraphrased the quote attributed to [[Götz von Berlichingen]], ''Er kann mich am Arsch lecken'' – "He can lick my ass", when asked by a German reporter about Durst's interest in releasing his music through Interscope Records.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 12, 2021|url=http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/08/09/magazin/news/patton.html|publication-date=August 9, 2001 |title=Mike Patton zwischen allen Stilen|language=de|first=Konstantin |last=Kalveram|website=[[w:de:Rhein-Zeitung|Rhein-Zeitung]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514063024/http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/01/08/09/magazin/news/patton.html|archive-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> During the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], Rage Against the Machine bassist [[Tim Commerford]] climbed part of the set in protest of Limp Bizkit winning the award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]], later expressing his dislike of the band during a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, claiming "I apologize for inspiring such shit".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|title=Rage Against the Machine Bassist: 'I Apologize for Limp Bizkit'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 29, 2015|access-date=February 11, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419093940/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rage-against-the-machine-bassist-i-apologize-for-limp-bizkit-32182/|url-status=live}}</ref>