Fred Durst joins “king of trolls” Corey Feldman on stage to confirm viral guitar solo is real: “He’s fucking doing it”
nme.comThe Goonies, Gremlins, The Lost Boys) is currently supporting Limp Bizkit on their North American ‘Loserville’ tour, which is scheduled to conclude next Saturday (August 24).During his opening slot at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham, Alabama last Friday (August 9), Feldman was interrupted midway through his set by Durst – who wanted to get to the bottom of an ongoing online debate.As Consequence notes, some fans believe that the actor is faking his guitar-shredding skills owing to his unconventional and rudimentary style of soloing.
After walking out onto the stage with a chair, Durst took a seat next to Feldman.“Word on the street is Corey Feldman is not playing this guitar solo,” the frontman said to the audience over the mic. “I wanna know if Corey Feldman is really playing this motherfucking solo.
How ’bout you?”A post shared by Scott Carman (@scottontape)A post shared by Scott Carman (@scottontape)He went on to ask Feldman to resume his solo with “no tricks, no tracks, no nothing”, adding: “Hit it!”With Durst closely watching, he proceeded to showcase the solo that has earned the most attention – a basic ascending ‘scale’ with heavy reverb and delay.
The effects make it look like Feldman is hitting more notes than he is.The Limp Bizkit singer then told him to “stop” and “start again”, to which he agreed as the crowd cheered him on. “He’s fucking doing it,” Durst yelled, proving there’s no backing track or miming at play.Check out the videos of the moment above.Feldman has responded to the claims that he is faking his guitar playing, writing on Instagram: “I’m laughing so hard, cuz that would imply some gr8 guitarist played it 4 me & I’m [the] air guitarist.“The best part is I’m not even that good, hence the.
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