Editing Limp Bizkit (section)

=== 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>