{"id":1656,"date":"2026-06-17T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/limp-bizkits-wes-borland-still-very-emotional-about-death-of-sam-rivers-we-lost-a-piece-of-our-dna\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:41:57","slug":"limp-bizkits-wes-borland-still-very-emotional-about-death-of-sam-rivers-we-lost-a-piece-of-our-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycelebnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/limp-bizkits-wes-borland-still-very-emotional-about-death-of-sam-rivers-we-lost-a-piece-of-our-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Limp Bizkit&#8217;s Wes Borland nonetheless \u201cvery emotional\u201d about dying of Sam Rivers: \u201cWe misplaced a chunk of our DNA\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wes Borland has spoken in regards to the lack of bassist Sam Rivers, practically six months on from his dying, saying that it seems like Limp Bizkit \u201cmisplaced a chunk of our DNA\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Information broke\u00a0final October that Rivers had died on the age of 48. The bassist helped type the long-lasting nu-metal band again in 1994, and within the days after his passing, frontman Fred Durst shared a private video tribute the place he described his bandmate as \u201csuch a gifted, unbelievably candy and fantastic particular person\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a once-in-a-lifetime type of human. A real legend of legends. And his spirit will reside eternally in each groove, each stage, each reminiscence,\u201d the band then wrote in an announcement. \u201cWe love you, Sam. We\u2019ll carry you with us, at all times. Relaxation straightforward, brother. Your music by no means ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Limp Bizkit later paid tribute once more at their first present since his passing the next month, the place Ecca Vandal\u2018s Richie Buxton stepped in as touring bassist, however have not often spoken publicly in regards to the loss since then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP-BwbbCQdT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, in a brand new interview with\u00a0Consequence, guitarist Wes Borland has opened up about how he nonetheless feels \u201cvery emotional\u201d in regards to the loss, and stated that he struggles to talk about it nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was like household,\u201d he defined. \u201cI\u2019m gonna attempt to not cry. It\u2019s similar to we misplaced a chunk of our DNA\u2026 It\u2019s too onerous to speak about proper now in depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cHe can\u2019t ever get replaced. We\u2019re so fortunate for Richie\u2026 he\u2019s such an excellent participant, and he\u2019s only a fantastic man, and we\u2019re gonna maintain onto him for so long as we are able to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[But] Sam shouldn&#8217;t be a replaceable particular person. He was the heartbeat. It\u2019s very emotional speaking about it. I believe that final yr when it occurred, we had been all type of in shock, and now we\u2019re all grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3889637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3889637\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3889637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limp Bizkit at Studying 2025. Credit score: Andy Ford For NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Limp Bizkit are performing numerous competition slots throughout Europe this summer season, and not too long ago headlined Obtain Competition for the primary time \u2013 23 years after they had been first meant to. Upcoming appearances embody slots at festivals together with Louder Than Life and Aftershock. Tickets to their upcoming reveals can be found right here.<\/p>\n<p>Their final new music dropped final September, after they launched the standalone single \u2018Making Love To Morgan Wallen\u2019 as the primary new music since their final album, 2021\u2019s \u2018Nonetheless Sucks\u2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/limp-bizkits-wes-borland-still-very-emotional-about-death-of-sam-rivers-we-lost-a-piece-of-our-dna-3951524?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=limp-bizkits-wes-borland-still-very-emotional-about-death-of-sam-rivers-we-lost-a-piece-of-our-dna\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wes Borland has spoken in regards to the lack of bassist Sam Rivers, practically six months on from his dying, saying that it seems like Limp Bizkit \u201cmisplaced a chunk of our DNA\u201d. Information broke\u00a0final October that Rivers had died on the age of 48. 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