Editing Fred Durst (section)

=== Taproot and System of a Down ===
[[Taproot (band)|Taproot]] had been an up-and-coming band from [[Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]. In 1998, the band sent their demo to Durst who quickly befriended them, often invited them to various press releases in Los Angeles and occasionally bringing them to Limp Bizkit's concerts throughout the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://100xr.com/artists/T/Taproot.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130154356/http://100xr.com/artists/T/Taproot.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 30, 2017|title=Taproot Biography|work=100 XR|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> During this time; Taproot were simultaneously receiving attention from other labels, notably [[Arista Records]] and [[Atlantic Records]]. Durst was impressed with the band's material and had initially lined up Taproot to land a record contract through [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]; however, executives from Interscope proved to be difficult to negotiate with as they wanted the rights to the 3 songs recorded by the band through their demo deal. The band eventually rejected the offer from Interscope and sought to sign with Atlantic Records through their new found friendship with [[System of a Down]]. Durst was enraged to eventually discover Taproot had defected to Atlantic, leading him to leave a threatening message on frontman [[Stephen Richards (musician)|Stephen Richards]]' mother's answering machine.<ref name="Taproot Laying Down New Album"/> Durst was later alleged to have personally removed System of a Down from the 1999 [[Family Values Tour]] as a retaliatory action.<ref>MTV.com, [https://web.archive.org/web/20010417210810/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431278/19991006/limp_bizkit.jhtml "Did Durst Dump System of a Down from Family Values Tour?"], Posted October 6, 1999.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Archive-Rob-Mancini |title=Fred Durst Sounds Off on System of a Down-Family Values Split |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1431276/fred-durst-sounds-off-on-system-of-a-down-family-values-split/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501070406/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431276/fred-durst-sounds-off-on-system-of-a-down-family-values-split/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |newspaper=MTV |language=en}}</ref>