Limp Bizkit ’s Fred Durst remembered Sam Rivers as “such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person” after the bassist died over the weekend at the age of 48.

In a lengthy and emotional video shared on Instagram , Durst recounted the story of how he met and recruited Rivers for Limp Bizkit. The frontman said he’d been struggling to find the right musicians to help him actualize the “idea and vision” he had for the rap-rock outfit, until stumbling upon Rivers playing with another band at a local bar in Jacksonville, Florida.

“There Sam was on stage with his band, killing it on the bass, and I went, ‘Oh my gosh, this guy’s amazing,’” Durst recalled. He noted, too, that Rivers was playing a five-string bass, something he’d never seen before: “He was so smooth and good, and he

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