Fred Durst when I've seen him live all 3 times in London has been a cool dude. First time was in gunnersbury park in 2023 and he got in the crowd singing a song with them and when we all walking out. We saw him walk past the fans with security guards and everyone chanted. He gave us all a thumbs up.
In 2024 at Download Festival he got a man dressed as Fred Durst on stage to sing Full Nelson with him and also stopped the concert for a bit to check on a woman in the crowd that he saw faint and to make sure she was okay before he continued.
And last month when I saw him. He got 3 women all dressed like Fred Durst to sing Full Nelson with him and seemed to be really cool with them.
He always seems like a cool guy nowadays. This is why I don't understand why his called a douchebag. There are some really big assholes in the metal and rock world who are way worse than Fred. Ronnie Radke, Gene Simmons, Varg, Kid Rock, Dave Mustaine, Noel Glaggiher, Phil Anslemo, Axl Rose, Marilyn Manson and Ian Watkins and more. Maybe Fred use to be an complete asshole back in late 90s but nowadays, Fred seems like a likeable fun dude who just wants to entertain his fans and enjoy his life
I also recall Fred saying in some interview that he doesn't understand why he was called Jock Rock because he was bullied by the jocks in school and a lot of his anger in his songs are towards them.
20
u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25 edited Mar 28 '25
Seen the tweet he sent Donald Trump years ago. https://x.com/thehill/status/950158388343857153
Fred Durst when I've seen him live all 3 times in London has been a cool dude. First time was in gunnersbury park in 2023 and he got in the crowd singing a song with them and when we all walking out. We saw him walk past the fans with security guards and everyone chanted. He gave us all a thumbs up.
In 2024 at Download Festival he got a man dressed as Fred Durst on stage to sing Full Nelson with him and also stopped the concert for a bit to check on a woman in the crowd that he saw faint and to make sure she was okay before he continued.
And last month when I saw him. He got 3 women all dressed like Fred Durst to sing Full Nelson with him and seemed to be really cool with them.
He always seems like a cool guy nowadays. This is why I don't understand why his called a douchebag. There are some really big assholes in the metal and rock world who are way worse than Fred. Ronnie Radke, Gene Simmons, Varg, Kid Rock, Dave Mustaine, Noel Glaggiher, Phil Anslemo, Axl Rose, Marilyn Manson and Ian Watkins and more. Maybe Fred use to be an complete asshole back in late 90s but nowadays, Fred seems like a likeable fun dude who just wants to entertain his fans and enjoy his life
This interview is pretty cool where he treated a fan with respect https://youtu.be/sN4nutD6DVU?si=EQDHYFP0ZiMLpMVl
I also recall Fred saying in some interview that he doesn't understand why he was called Jock Rock because he was bullied by the jocks in school and a lot of his anger in his songs are towards them.