Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died on the age of 48.
Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died
The nu steel band introduced the passing of the musician in an Instagram assertion on Saturday (18.10.25), describing him as “pure magic” and as “the heart beat beneath each tune”.
A reason for demise is but to be given.
The Take a Look Round group – consisting of lead vocalist Fred Durst, drummer John Otto, guitarist Wes Borland and turntablist DJ Deadly – captioned a photograph of Rivers acting on stage: “At the moment we misplaced our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.
“Sam Rivers wasn’t simply our bass participant – he was pure magic. The heart beat beneath each tune, the calm within the chaos, the soul within the sound.
“From the primary observe we ever performed collectively, Sam introduced a lightweight and a rhythm that might by no means get replaced. His expertise was easy, his presence unforgettable, his coronary heart huge.”
Limp Bizkit’s put up continued: “We shared so many moments – wild ones, quiet ones, stunning ones – and each certainly one of them meant extra as a result of Sam was there.
“He was a once-in-a-lifetime sort of human. A real legend of legends. And his spirit will stay endlessly in each groove, each stage, each reminiscence.
“We love you, Sam. We’ll carry you with us, all the time. Relaxation straightforward, brother. Your music by no means ends.”
DJ Deadly commented beneath the put up to induce followers to respect the privateness of Sam’s household.
He wrote: “Give Sam his flowers and play Sam Rivers baselines all day!
“We’re in shock. Relaxation in energy my brother! You’ll stay on by your music and the lives you helped save along with your music, charity work and friendships. We’re heartbroken. Get pleasure from each millisecond of life. It is not assured.”
Rivers was a founding member of Limp Bizkit after he and Durst turned buddies while working at a shopping center in Jacksonville.
The pair performed collectively within the band Malachi Sage earlier than occurring to type the Break Stuff rockers.
Sam – who was honoured with the Gibson award for Greatest Bassist in 2000 – left Limp Bizkit for a lot of years in 2015 due to his liver illness from “extreme ingesting”.
He advised creator Jon Wiederhorn for the e-book Elevating Hell: “I stop ingesting and did every thing the medical doctors advised me.
“I obtained remedy for the alcohol and obtained a liver transplant, which was an ideal match.”
