{"id":76816,"date":"2026-11-10T15:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/fred-durst-is-running-wants-your-vote-but-for-what\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:53:50","slug":"fred-durst-is-running-wants-your-vote-but-for-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/fred-durst-is-running-wants-your-vote-but-for-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Durst Is &#8216;Running,&#8217; Wants Your Vote, But for What?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/limp-bizkit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Limp Bizkit<\/a> frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/fred-durst\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Durst<\/a> entering the political arena? That still remains to be seen, but a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/votedurst\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Vote Durst Instagram account<\/a> that&#8217;s popped up alongside his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/freddurst\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">regular Instagram account<\/a> and a cryptic new post seems to intimate that&#8217;s what is happening.<\/p>\n<h3>What Did Fred Durst Post About &#8216;Running&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>The Limp Bizkit leader issued a brief message spoken in measured, subdued tone, &#8220;Well, just when you thought things couldn&#8217;t get any worse. It&#8217;s time to vote Durst. I want to get to the bottom of all this bullshit. I&#8217;m running.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The bio on the Instagram account adds, &#8220;My name is Fred Durst and I want to make our world a better place\u2026 so, I\u2019m running.&#8221;\u00a0It was a collaborative post with his regular Instagram account that also included the hashtag #votedurst.<\/p>\n<h3>What Does It All Mean?<\/h3>\n<p>While Durst shared that he&#8217;s running and asked viewers for their vote, he didn&#8217;t elaborate any further what he&#8217;s running for or where the vote could be registered.<\/p>\n<p>Given the timing of the post, which comes less than a week after the U.S. midterm elections, perhaps the Limp Bizkit frontman feels either inspired or disenfranchised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/limp-bizkit-world-trade-center-connection-9-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revisiting Limp Bizkit&#8217;s Strange Connection to 9\/11<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Knowing Durst&#8217;s penchant for trolling, is it possible he&#8217;s pulling a <em>Forrest Gump<\/em> and giving people hope by &#8220;running&#8221; cross country until he tires out?<\/p>\n<p>Also, with Limp Bizkit working on new music, there&#8217;s always the possibility that this teaser of &#8220;running&#8221; and asking for a vote is tied to promotion for a new song or album.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the new Vote Durst Instagram account\u00a0is\u00a0something worth monitoring to see what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>As we wait for the next message from Durst,\u00a0we should mention that the band will close out 2026 with shows in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa in December. <a href=\"https:\/\/limpbizkit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">All dates and ticketing info<\/a> can be found at their website.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below, see 13 rock and metal musicians who actually ran for political office.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Musicians Who Ran for Political Office<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These rockers not only made music, but also wanted to make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/author\/toddfooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Todd Fooks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=27&#038;gver=11&#038;bid=443&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/diffuser.fm\/ixp\/366\/p\/limp-bizkit-vote-fred-durst-running\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst entering the political arena? 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