NEED TO KNOW
- Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died, the band introduced on Instagram on Oct. 18
- Rivers was 48 years previous
- “As we speak we misplaced our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote in a touching tribute
Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died, the band introduced in a press release. He was 48.
On Saturday, Oct. 18, the nu steel band shared a put up on Instagram asserting that Rivers had died earlier within the day. The group didn’t share his explanation for dying.
“As we speak we misplaced our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat,” the band wrote within the caption, alongside a photograph of Rivers performing onstage.
“Sam Rivers wasn’t simply our bass participant — he was pure magic. The heart beat beneath each music, the calm within the chaos, the soul within the sound,” the band continued. “From the primary be aware we ever performed collectively, Sam introduced a lightweight and a rhythm that would by no means get replaced. His expertise was easy, his presence unforgettable, his coronary heart huge.”
“We shared so many moments — wild ones, quiet ones, lovely ones — and each one among them meant extra as a result of Sam was there,” the Limp Bizkit members continued. “He was a once-in-a-lifetime sort of human. A real legend of legends. And his spirit will dwell eternally in each groove, each stage, each reminiscence.”
“We love you, Sam. We’ll carry you with us, at all times. Relaxation straightforward, brother. Your music by no means ends,” the put up concluded, with a signoff from the band’s vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland and turntablist DJ Deadly.
In a remark beneath the put up, Deadly chimed in to ask the “Break Stuff” band’s followers to respect Rivers’ household’s privateness.
“Give Sam his flowers and play Sam Rivers basslines all day!” the DJ wrote. “We’re in shock. Relaxation in energy my brother! You’ll dwell on by way of your music and the lives you helped save along with your music, charity work and friendships. We’re heartbroken 💔. Take pleasure in each millisecond of life. It’s not assured ✌️.”
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Rivers was a founding member of Limp Bizkit, after he befriended Durst whereas working a retail job. The pair performed collectively within the band Malachi Sage earlier than forming their long-running nu-metal group in 1994.
Limp Bizkit, identified for songs together with “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Take a Look Round,” went on to grow to be one of the influential teams of the late Nineteen Nineties and 2000s.
