While Limp Bizkit might be considered one of the pioneering godfathers of the nu-metal subgenre, there's no disputing the group is the melting point of hip-hop, grunge, metal, and hard rock. This allows them to easily jump from the bouncing bop of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" to the crushing charge of "My Generation" without skipping a heartbeat. Much like other nu metal bands, there are traces of seminal artists such as Faith No More, Living Colour, and Primus in the Bizkit's sound, leading most people to assume they would be natural role models as songwriters for the Bizkit. For Wes Borland, though, he takes inspiration from other genre icons.
Speaking to Songfacts, he listed Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, Fiona Apple, Linda Perry, and Radiohead's Thom Yorke as some of his favorites. However, he reserved special praise for one legendary musician.
"I would say the King isn't Elvis, because he had so many covers, but probably Prince," he said. "Prince is that weird thing where you have an incredible songwriter who's also an incredible showman at the same time. He's just one of those off-the-charts people that makes everything seem effortless. Big Prince fan."
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