Limp Bizkit founding member Sam Rivers has died, according to a statement from the band. He was 48.
Rivers’ bandmates Fred Durst, Wes Borland, John Otto and DJ Lethal released a joint statement on Saturday, October 18, announcing the loss of their “brother.” They did not specify a cause of death.
“Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” Limp Bizkit’s statement read. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic. The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.”
They continued, “From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a...
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