Fred Durst was born on August 20, 1970, in Jacksonville, Florida. After a failed stint in Navy boot camp and a brief career as a tattoo artist, Durst formed Limp Bizkit.

Limp Bizkit’s debut album, Three Dollar Bill Y’all, dropped in 1995. The lead single, a grungy cover of George Michael’s “Faith,” was a mid-nineties MTV staple, featuring heavy rotation in the early seasons of Total Request Live. The band enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout the mid to late nineties, and served as a flagship band for the Nu-metal genre that fused elements of rock, metal and rap into the latest music despised by parents everywhere.

Durst’s particular brand of brash showmanship and propensity to urge his listeners to wreck property made him a magnet for controversy and outcry from god-fearing lovers of peace and order. In particular, the disastrous comeback of Woodstock in 1999, which culminated in a frenzy of violence and destruction, was frequently blamed on Bizkit’s set, which included their hit “Break Stuff.” The fans took the lyrics quite literally. At another performance, a teenage concertgoer was crushed to death by the rowdy crowd.

Durst’s personal life has also been the subject of some media attention, including a sex tape that nobody wanted to see because he wasn’t a blonde heiress. He also had alleged relationships with both Christina Aguilera and Brittney Spears, firmly cementing him as a relic of the 90s. He also has a habit of getting into beefs with other musicians, including Creed's Scott Stapp, Eminem, and a non-fight with fellow nu-metal royalty Corey Taylor of Slipknot.

We originally planned to celebrate the birthday of Nu-Metal’s crown prince by suggesting a recipe for the namesake for Durst’s misspelled band, Limp Biscuit, which is a slang reference to a British boys’ school game that is best left to the reader’s own research. But the culinary connotation to the game was so disgusting, we decided to opt for the eponymously named cocktail instead. Although Fred is now a big time film director, for his birthday film we recommend watching his portrayal of the dimwitted meth dealer in Play Dead (2009).
 

Limp Bizkit Cocktail

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