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Durst formed Limp Bizkit in 1994 with Sam Rivers and John Otto. Wes Borland joined soon after, and DJ Lethal, formerly of the Hip-hop group House of Pain, joined the band in 1996 .
With Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst became one of the biggest music stars of the late 1990s. Limp Bizkit's first big hit, a cover of George Michael's late '80s hit "Faith," gained great traction thanks to heavy airplay on MTV, especially during the first year of Total Request Live. The band's other major hits include "Nookie", "Break Stuff", "Take a Look Around", "Rollin'" and "My Generation." He has directed most of his band's music videos, as well as videos for Korn's "Falling Away from Me", Deadsy's "The Key to gramercy Park", Cold's "No one", and Staind's "It's Been Awhile" and "Just Go."
Fred Durst's influences include Tool, Primus, Klaus Nomi, KISS, Wu-Tang Clan, Blondie, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, The Offspring, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths, Ministry, Foo Fighters, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones and Suicidal Tendencies. [1] He has cited Maynard James Keenan, Mike Patton, Jonathan Davis, and Ice Cube as main vocal inspirations, though excluding Ice Cube and some of Korn's work, none of the aforementioned bands have any sound similar to Fred Durst or Limp Bizkit. He has also cited that Kurt Cobain had a major influence on him and he has stated several times that music has not been the same since Cobain died. Durst has a tattoo of Cobain on his chest. Durst has also stated that the rock band Tool influenced his sound.
Durst has dabbled in acting with a minor role in the 2005 TV miniseries Revelations, playing the role of Odgen. He also starred in the movie Population 436 with Jeremy Sisto, as police officer Bobby Caine.
Durst also chairs his own record label, Flawless Records, a division of Geffen Records. It has signed such bands as Puddle of Mudd, The Revolution Smile, Ringside and She Wants Revenge.
In recent years, Durst has also shown a great interest in directing films. He was hired to direct the film Lords of Dogtown, but for some reason turned it down. During an interview he even went as far as saying that he had aspirations to become a director before his musical career. He directed the film The Education of Charlie Banks, which was concluded July 25, 2006.
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