Editing Fred Durst (section)

=== Puddle of Mudd ===
Due to the notoriety surrounding [[Puddle of Mudd]] receiving a record deal through Durst in 2000, the band was often asked in regards to their relationship with him. Wes Scantlin criticized Durst in an interview in 2004 with Canada's ''[[ChartAttack|Chart]]'' magazine: <blockquote>"He doesn't write our songs, he doesn't produce our songs, he doesn't do anything for us. He doesn't do our videos anymore. He doesn't do anything for this band. I don't know what he's doing, I don't know what the guy's like. All I know is that he's like Mr Hollywood guy, Mr Celebrity. Like, 'I don't hang out with anybody except Hollywood celebrities'. Every single fucking interview I've ever fucking done, I get asked about that fucking guy... And for me to do interviews all the time and be asked about this certain individual... People think he writes music with me or something. He does not do that. I just don't get it. We have nothing in common. He doesn't even call us, he has his assistant call us to congratulate us on our record. Yeah, that's how pathetic he is."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=7614 |title=Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd Slams Fred Durst – in Metal News |website=Metalunderground.com |access-date=2010-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=19253 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910075918/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=19253 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-10 |title=Blabbermouth.Net – Puddle Of Mudd'S Scantlin Unleashes On 'Pathetic' Fred Durst |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=2010-11-23 }}</ref></blockquote>

On April 22, 2008, in an interview with Artisan News Service, Wes Scantlin retracted his previous criticism of Fred Durst: <blockquote>"Fred got our foot in the door and helped us out tremendously. I think nowadays he's doing a lot of directing and we don't really speak to him too much but we appreciate everything he's ever done for our careers."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artisannews.com/puddle-of-mudd-give-props-to-bizkit-vox-durst/ | title=Puddle of Mudd Give Props to Bizkit Vox Durst | work=Artisan News Service | date=April 22, 2008 | access-date=November 22, 2021 }}</ref></blockquote>