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Richmond, United States (1975 – present)
Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well, such as The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, From First to Last and currently Black Light Burns.
Borland’s family moved to Florida where his father took a pastoral job at a Presbyterian Church. In Florida, Borland met bassist Sam Rivers, but the two did not get along due to rivalries between local bands. He went to school with John Otto. When Limp Bizkit was looking for a guitarist John Otto threw out his name, stating he was more of an artist than a guitarist, but the band decided he’d be worthwhile for the position. Before this, Borland was “embarrassing myself in bars, playing really weird music that wasn’t…good”, as he later said in an interview with From First to Last. In one of these bands, Borland sang and played guitar but didn’t use a guitar pick. He would only play guitar using the two hand tapping style of guitar playing that he would go on to use in Limp Bizkit songs such as “Stalemate”, “Sour”, and “Re-Arranged”.
Fred Durst left to Philadelphia, leaving the others to speak to Wes and see if he’d join the band. Wes accepted, and the three practiced, while keeping in touch with Fred over the phone.
Borland’s family moved to Florida where his father took a pastoral job at a Presbyterian Church. In Florida, Borland met bassist Sam Rivers, but the two did not get along due to rivalries between local bands. He went to school with John Otto. When Limp Bizkit was looking for a guitarist John Otto threw out his name, stating he was more of an artist than a guitarist, but the band decided he’d be worthwhile for the position. Before this, Borland was “embarrassing myself in bars, playing really weird music that wasn’t…good”, as he later said in an interview with From First to Last. In one of these bands, Borland sang and played guitar but didn’t use a guitar pick. He would only play guitar using the two hand tapping style of guitar playing that he would go on to use in Limp Bizkit songs such as “Stalemate”, “Sour”, and “Re-Arranged”.
Fred Durst left to Philadelphia, leaving the others to speak to Wes and see if he’d join the band. Wes accepted, and the three practiced, while keeping in touch with Fred over the phone.
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laskarnadia wrote:
Happy B-Day, Wes (;
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laskarnadia wrote:
просто мего нерееееально крутой
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tortACh wrote:
самое пиздатое что фото с Московского концерта ))
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PearlsForSluts wrote:
Wish he was a toy that I could just buy from a local toys'r'us and keep it in my pocket forever...
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callmesnake wrote:
one crazy ass motherfucker :)
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nothing_now wrote:
you fuckin gimme the creeps you fuckin gimme the creeps
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korns_of_korn wrote:
Просто крутой чел ))
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tortACh wrote:
просто аццкий парень ))
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k4muro wrote:
No guitarist defines his band like him. He makes a great avatar : )
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nyxta21 wrote:
LuuuuuuV ya Wes :)
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DaimondDog wrote:
Wes is one of the best guitarist in the world, for me he is t best. His own style of making music is unbelievable. I hope that he never end doing music, cuz everything he is doing in LB or BLB or another projects is FUCKING AWESOME ... :)
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dubaakMCUD wrote:
thats right! wes borland is the best guitarist...fuck the world...:D
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tarakashkka wrote:
<33333333
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KioYacumi wrote:
<3
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Kevmaster wrote:
He's definitally not a Dick ;) http://blacklightburns.com/blog/
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erhanbabayaro wrote:
Super Mario Theme is awesome it'll never get old
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bribes wrote:
LOVE YOU WES!
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TheOne5590 wrote:
one of my biggest inspirations to pick up the guitar..... dude has his own style and is extremely creative. sadly Black Light Burns is shit, and he'll never top his work in Limp Bizkit. it's a shame really, that him and Fred couldn't work out their differences, 'cause when those 2 came together (as well as the other band members, they're all equally talented) they wrote some amazing stuff.
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Hexagrampony13 wrote:
*bows to Wes* this man is a god Fred Durst fucked up big time
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