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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 Happy B-Day, Wes (;
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laskarnadia
просто мего нерееееально крутой
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tortACh самое пиздатое что фото с Московского концерта ))
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PearlsForSluts 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 one crazy ass motherfucker :)
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nothing_now you fuckin gimme the creeps you fuckin gimme the creeps
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korns_of_korn Просто крутой чел ))
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tortACh
просто аццкий парень ))
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