Creed vs. Fred Durst
dustbunny
Creed isn't exactly making many friends in rock these days. First, the
band's bassist, Brian Marshall, publicly disses Pearl Jam on the air in
Seattle (allstar, June 16). And, now, they've got Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst
on their back. As reported on Monday (June 26), Durst went onstage at
K-Rock's Dysfunctional Family Picnic show in Holmdel, N.J. Friday (June 23)
night and called Creed's singer, Scott Stapp, an "egomaniac," among other
things.
As the story goes, Durst was allegedly upset that his band was scheduled to
go on while it was still light out, and made the crowd wait for nearly an
hour before he took the stage (allstar, June 26). Creed later gave Durst an
anger management book after the show. Now, the members of Creed have decided
to issue a statement to explain the situation further.
The statement reads in its entirety:
We are extremely disappointed that Fred Durst has taken his personal
feelings toward us public, considering we have never met or spoken to him.
We are more disappointed that Fred is manipulating the media and the truth
by using Creed as a scapegoat for his own immature and egotistical actions.
Reports have falsely claimed that Fred was stuck in traffic, which caused
the fans to wait an hour in the heat at K-Rock's "Dysfunctional Family
Picnic." In fact, Fred arrived and was very angry with the scheduled lineup
due to the fact that Limp Bizkit was performing before nightfall and before
Creed.
He then refused to go on stage, causing management from K-Rock, Creed, Stone
Temple Pilots, and Ozzy Osbourne to spend nearly an hour trying to figure
out how to get Limp Bizkit to take the stage. Fred finally agreed to play
only after he "finished his dinner," having accomplished his obvious goal of
delaying his set. We don't appreciate Fred's treatment of Creed, the other
artists on the bill, K-Rock, the radio station that has supported Creed, the
fans, nor do we appreciate his disregard for the truth. Furthermore, we
don't appreciate his lack of responsibility for his own actions, and his
attempts to deflect blame with criticism of us and our fans.