Some feuds never die. Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford continues to hate on Limp Bizkit and has now apologized for inspiring the "Nookie" band's existence. In a new interview, Commerford apologizes that the band even exists, disses them and presents obvious contempt for what Limp Bizkit has done with Rage Against the Machine's more original ideas and musical content.
Limp Bizkit's frequent performances of "Killing In The Name," released by Rage Against The Machine in 1992, instigated Commerford's recent issues with the band. Time reported that at a recent gig at New York's Best Buy Theatre Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst made comments about Rage Against the Machine being a band who inspired him early on. Clearly, the feeling is not mutual.
"I do apologize for Limp Bizkit," the Rage Against The Machine bassist told Rolling Stone, "I really do. I feel really bad that we inspired such bullsh*t. They're gone though," he said, "That's the beautiful thing. There's only one left, and that's Rage, and as far as I'm concerned, we're the only one that matters."
Commerford seemed to be oblivious to the fact that Limp Bizkit still hangs on to their former glory and continues to tour.
The two bands have a history of feuding and a well remembered moment in music history was when Limp Bizkit took the stage to accept their award for Best Rock Video for "Break Stuff," which surpassed Rage Against the Machine's "Sleep Now in the Fire," at the 2000 MTV VMAs. Tim Commerford notably disrupted their speech by crawling up the backdrop and plummeting down onto the stage. His performance resulted in an arrest for disorderly conduct and a night in jail.
Commerford didn't seem to have any regrets about the incident and further said to Rolling Stone, "I wish I would've swung that thing and brought it to the ground and just destroyed it. If I could do it all over again, I would've ripped that thing to the ground and shredded it."
