Sam Rivers Dies: Limp Bizkit Bassist Was 48
Sam Rivers, the bass player for nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died at age 48. The band shared the sad news on social media.
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Sam Rivers, who played bass guitar for the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died at 48 years old. The band members shared the sad news on social media and called him 'pure magic.' Rivers helped start Limp Bizkit in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994. He knew John Otto from when they were young, and he met Fred Durst when they worked together at a restaurant.
The band became famous with songs like 'Break Stuff' and 'Rollin'.' Their music was very popular and sold many albums. In 2015, Rivers left the band because he was sick with liver disease from drinking too much alcohol. He got a liver transplant and returned to the band in 2018.
The band said Rivers was the heart of their music and that every moment was better because of him.
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