Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers tragically passsed away on Saturday, Oct 18. The musician was 48 years old and lately suffering from health issues. Sam was one of the founding memeber of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, and in 2015 he performed for the last time at Leeds Festival. “Today we lost our brother. Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.” Limp Bizkit wrote on Instargram.
“Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player- he was our magic. The pulse beneath every song. The calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.” They further added, “He was a once in a lifetime human. A true legend of legends. And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory. We love you sam. We’ll carry you with us, always. Rest easy brother. Your music never ends.”
Sam Rivers Health Issues
In 2015 the musician left the band due to back related problems. However, later in 2020 he revealed that he was suffering from liver issue due to alcohol abuse. In his interview to Variety, he said “I got liver disease from excessive drinking. I had to leave Limp Bizkit in 2015 becasue I felt so horrible, and a few months after I realized, I had to change everything because I had really bad liver disease.”
In 2018, Rivers returned back to Limp Bizkit after a succesful liver transplant and quit drinking. I remember in the 90’s when the nu metal band hit the streets it became an instant hit. Their songs “Rollin”, “Break stuff”, and “Just Bring it on” are still iconic after decades.
Fred Durst, the fellow bandmate and the co founder of Limp Bizkit rembered the first time he met Rivers in Florida bar. In a video on Instagram Durst shared “I saw Sam play and I was blown away.” Durst approcahed Rivers and said he wanted to form a band and the bassist agreed instantly. “He looked at me and says, killer, I’m in, lets do it!”
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