You didn't think that Fred Durst was going to take all that Creed abuse
lying
down, did you? Of course not. So barely a day after Creed accused Durst
of
making "vulgar comments and violent threats ... totally indicative of a
mobster mentality" in his relationship with aspiring rap-metallers
TapRoot
(see yesterday's story here), Durst has responded with some choice
comments
of his own.
"So far Creed has responded to anything other than what I said about
them,"
he said in a statement. "Obviously, I must be right. Creed should take
a hint
and spend more time signing autographs than writing about me. The
boxing
match sounds like fun, but I'd rather not resort to violence. Besides,
I'm
busy doing a free tour for my fans."
Creed's statement grew out of the bizarre story of Fred Durst, A&R guy.
Seems
Durst was trying to sign TapRoot to his own label last year, but became
miffed when they played showcase gigs for other label representatives.
He
left an angry telephone message on singer Steve Richards' answering
machine
that you can listen to by clicking here.
Durst's statement, however, refers to an unprecedented exchange that
occurred
at the WXRK Dysfunctional Family Picnic, held earlier this month in New
Jersey. After a spat in the wings, Durst railed from the stage that
Creed
singer Scott Stapp was "an egomaniac. He's a f*cking punk, and he's
backstage
right now acting like f*cking Michael Jackson."
Creed later gave Fred Durst an anger-management manual and later told
the
press that Durst was so angry that the Christian rockers were
headlining over
his band that he made the audience wait an hour before Limp Bizkit took
the
stage.
Stapp also took a moment from studying Eddie Vedder's vocal mannerisms
to
challenge Durst to the boxing match alluded to in his statement.
Speaking to
Launch.com, Stapp insisted, "I know I could kick his ass." Tit for tat?
Sure.
But don't you love it when millionaires hate each other?
On a personal note..Creed are not a Christian band Bottomley! And get your facts straight..stop comparing Stapp to Eddie Vedder!!