Editing Fred Durst (section)

=== Trent Reznor and Marilyn Manson ===
[[Trent Reznor]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]] was noted by Durst as an influence during several interviews. Displeased by Durst's statements, Reznor repeatedly attacked Durst and Limp Bizkit to several interviews in response.<ref>Interview with Fred Durst by [[WINS-FM|K-Rock New York]]. 2000.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/hall-of-fame-limp-bizkit-chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water |title=Hall Of Fame: Limp Bizkit – Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water |access-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812163837/https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/hall-of-fame-limp-bizkit-chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water |url-status=live }}</ref> In a profile for ''[[Kerrang]]!'', Reznor mocked Durst saying "It's one thing if you know your place; like, 'Hey, I'm an idiot who plays shitty music but people buy it – fuck it, I'm having fun. But it's another thing when you think you're [[David Bowie]] after you've stayed up all night to write a song called 'Break Stuff'. I mean, Fred Durst probably spelt the word 'break' wrong the first couple of times. Fred Durst might be a cool guy; I don't know him. But his 'art' – in the word's loosest sense – sucks."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=July 1, 2000|page=14}}</ref> Durst in turn made several references to Nine Inch Nails in the Limp Bizkit song "Hot Dog", leading to Reznor earning a co-writer credit. Reznor said there was no issue, jokingly stating that "When his record was going to print, [Durst] realised 'Fuck, I'd better ask permission first or I might get sued!' I let him do it – I wasn't gonna hold his record up."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-inch-nails-182-1394215 |title=Reznor Nails New Record Down |website=[[NME]] |date=November 30, 2000 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812163837/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-inch-nails-182-1394215 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1999, [[Marilyn Manson]] insulted Limp Bizkit and their fans, calling them "illiterate apes that beat your ass in high school for being a 'fag' and now sell you tuneless testosterone anthems of misogyny and pretend to be outsiders...".<ref name="NME">{{cite web|date=November 23, 1999|title=He's a Macho Macho Man...|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-206-1391770|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031082822/https://www.nme.com/news/music/limp-bizkit-206-1391770|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reznor and Manson once again took aim at Durst and Limp Bizkit during a 2000 interview when Manson was asked about his opinion of Nine Inch Nails' recent video for the single "[[Starfuckers, Inc.]]" in which the two take aim at multiple artists ranging from [[Billy Corgan]], [[Michael Stipe]], and notably Durst. Manson later exclaimed: "With this video, we didn't wanna seem bitching like about somehow that Limp Bizkit's doing better than we are, in their mind." Reznor later exclaimed; "I don't have to say Limp Bizkit sucks, you know it, I know it, I shouldn't have to say it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/8FGrVbtOHYg|title=Trent Reznor with Marilyn Manson (Starfucker comment)|website=YouTube}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Durst responded to Manson and Reznor's insults: "I understand that Marilyn Manson is very unhappy that his career has gone in a shambles and he's alienated his fans so if he has to say things like that because he's very mad at himself, I would forgive him. And Trent Reznor's in the fucking same boat. Trent Reznor is obviously unhappy with how he's alienated the world, how long he took to make a record, and how he thought he was immortal. We're just here doing what we do and we have nothing to say about anybody. I wish them both luck and I feel sorry that they're so jealous and mad at themselves that they have to talk shit."<ref name="NME" />

Durst's relationship with Manson had reportedly grown cordial as the two appeared on the cover of a ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine issue in June 2003 alongside [[James Hetfield]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Durst-Osborne-Hetfield-Marilyn-Manson/dp/B003S1LRHS|title=Durst, Osborne, Hetfield, Marilyn Manson{{cbignore}}}}</ref>

Despite this, Limp Bizkit guitarist [[Wes Borland]] would join Manson's touring band in 2008. During a show in Seoul, South Korea on August 15, 2008; Manson would introduce Borland onstage and attacked Limp Bizkit, claiming to the crowd "Here's our new guitarist, he used to play for a really bad band…".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wes-borland-denounces-marilyn-manson-as-a-bad-guy-who-needs-to-face-his-demons-2872467|title=Wes Borland denounces Marilyn Manson|website=[[NME]] |date=February 4, 2021 }}</ref> Borland would depart Manson's touring band after less than nine months.