Were they that bad?
Violent actions occurred during and after the Saturday night performance by
Limp Bizkit, which included fans tearing plywood from the walls during a performance of the song "
Break Stuff." Several
sexual assaults were also reported in the aftermath of the concert.
[8][12][13][14][15] The band's vocalist,
Fred Durst, stated during the concert, "People are getting hurt. Don't let anybody get hurt. But I don't think you should mellow out. That's what
Alanis Morissette had you motherfukkers do. If someone falls, pick 'em up.
[12] Durst said during a performance of the band's hit song,
Nookie, "We already let all the negative energy out. It's time to reach down and bring that positive energy to this motherfukker. It's time to let yourself go right now, 'cause there are no motherfukking rules out there."
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In contrast, partway though the song, Durst encouraged the crowd to become angry. Durst later stated in an interview, "I didn't see anybody getting hurt. You don't see that. When you're looking out on a sea of people and the stage is twenty feet in the air and you're performing, and you're feeling your music, how do they expect us to see something bad going on?"
[12]Primus member
Les Claypool told the
San Francisco Examiner, "Woodstock was just Durst being Durst. His attitude is 'no press is bad press', so he brings it on himself. He wallows in it. Still, he's a great guy."
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