Fred Durst

About

William Frederick Durst (born Frederick Allen Mayne III; August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker, best known as the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released six studio albums.

Durst was born Frederick Allen Mayne III in Jacksonville, Florida, but soon moved to Orlando, and then to a farm in Cherryville, North Carolina, at one year old. His mother, Anita, renamed him William Frederick Durst after remarrying Bill Durst, a local police officer. Shortly after, Durst’s mother and stepfather had a child, his half-brother, Cory Durst. In the fifth grade, Fred Durst moved to Gastonia, North Carolina, where he graduated from Hunter Huss High School. As a child, Durst was bullied, a theme that he incorporated into his music. At the age of 12, Durst took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock, and heavy metal. He began to rap, skate, beatbox, and DJ. After serving in the Navy for two years, Durst moved back to Jacksonville with his father, where he worked as a landscaper and a tattoo artist while developing an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip-hop….