Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has shared a video tribute to his late bandmate, bassist Sam Rivers.

"Sam Rivers, the legend, truly," Durst begins. "Such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person."

Durst co-founded Limp Bizkit with Rivers, and tells the story of how he saw the bassist play in a local bar and decided to form a band with him.

"I saw Sam play and I was blown away," Durst recalls. "He was so smooth and good and he stood out, and I could hear nothing else but Sam."

Rivers and Durst would end up playing on every Limp Bizkit album together.

"What he's left us behind is priceless," Durst says. "He's such a special person."

Limp Bizkit announced news of Rivers' death on Saturday. He was 48.

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