Fred Durst Goes Country For Yoakam

Fred Durst is going behind the camera to help out country crooner Dwight Yoakam. The Limp Bizkit bad-boy is directing Yoakam's new video for 'Close Up the Honky Tonks,' the first single from 'Dwight Sings Buck' -- a new tribute album to the late Buck Owens.

The pairing was Yoakam's idea after seeing the Durst-directed fim, 'The Education of Charlie Banks.' "I was so blown away that I called my manager and said, 'I think Fred Durst should maybe direct my video,'" Yoakam tells Nashville's Tennessean newspaper. "She said, 'Whaaa ....?'"

Yoakam admits it may seem like an unlikely pairing, but he insists it's actually quite logical. "As much as there is a whiplash effect of Fred Durst doing a Dwight Yoakam video on the surface, if you go just beyond that, it will make sense," he tells the Tennessean. "It certainly did to the two of us once we met."

Yoakam and Durst have since become fast friends, with the country star now signed on to star in a future film directed by the rocker/fimmaker. Yoakam has acted in several movies including 'Wedding Crashers' and 'Panic Room.'

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Comments

[olif8]

Whats with all these failed 90's rockstars directing stuff all of a sudden?

[Jondy]

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

[Switchmunky7]

Fred Durst is stil around?!!!

[gilbeaux1983]

poor Dwight

[dirtymexican863]

Fred Durst??? Que????

[dnamra13]

Switchmunky7 :
Fred Durst is stil around?!!!

thats what i thought

[Bazilisck311]

Dwight Yoakam must have very low standards.

Checked

[Krisp]

Weiird..

[Geeto6]

Well, at least he's not directing porno's.

[halffast]

Jondy wrote:

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

Yoakam'll rock your face off... er... or country your face off.

[InSaynePig]

Geeto6 wrote:

Well, at least he's not directing porno's.

Give him six months.

[WyldeGibsonPlyr]

Article failed to mention Dwight's staring film, Sling Blade, for whatever reason.

But if Dwight see's something good in Durst then I'm all for it. Dwight will always make great records.

[AvengedThrice]

I hate Fred Durst. He is so arrogant. But, be that as it may, he sure knows how to make money.

[Metallica708]

Fred Durst isn't dead yet?

[soulburn101]

if dwight's happy, i'm happy. he also had a small role in the HBO WWII movie "When Trumpets Fade". Excellent film.

[aliceinnirvana]

Dwight Yoakam has a million times more talent than Fred Durst, in my opinion.

Checked.

[rocknrollerman]

olif8 wrote:

Whats with all these failed 90's rockstars directing stuff all of a sudden?

haha failed he never made it and rockstar what fred durst haha

[garrett5]

Dwight Yoakam Rocks.

[browar]

Dwight was badass in Panic Room movie. Why is he hanging out with Durst?

[spazzymagee]

'Fred Durst', yeah I bet he does!

[Redeemer016]

Whats with all these failed 90's rockstars directing stuff all of a sudden?

not to defend fred but he has been directing for a long while. if you want to gve insults get some facts.

[rockfanatik00]

he already directed a porno except he is the star

[kevinm4435]

Durst actually won the "Made in NY" award at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival for The Education of Charlie Banks, which is given to the best festival film made in New York.

[holy ghost]

Jondy wrote:

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

he's only one of the most coolest country musicians....he also acts sometimes.

he was in Slingblade and the opening scene of Wedding Crashers.

[Phexius]

You should hear Yoakam's song "Billy Austion

[Mobius Man]

I hope Fred doesn't play guitar on the record! lol

Checked.

[not_dead_enough]

Jondy wrote:

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

He did the song in the scene of Terminator 2 when Arnie walks into the bar.

[ThunderKiss65]

I called my manager and said, 'I think Fred Durst should maybe direct my video,'" Yoakam tells Nashville's Tennessean newspaper. "She said, 'Whaaa ....?'"

haha, 99.9% of people would react in the same way.

[last_biscuit]

InSaynePig wrote:

Geeto6 wrote:

Well, at least he's not directing porno's.
Give him six months.

The kind of stuff his weird mind comes up with, I'm sure he'll be given more than six months

[WhereArtEsteban]

Fred Durst seems like one of those guys who talks in the third person, most likely refering to himself as "the durst"...

[5_Strings]

for some odd reason .. I like " fred durst " .. i know 80% off people here hate him .. and the other 20% like him but even ashamed to admit it .. but IM NOTTT !! I like " fred durst " :d

[staind_dust87]

Better fred directing country music videos than making new music with Limp, lol. I do kinda wonder what his new stuff sounds like for some reason.

[itry_itry]

not_dead_enough :
Jondy wrote:

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

He did the song in the scene of Terminator 2 when Arnie walks into the bar.

b b b b baaaad to the bone song?

[not_dead_enough]

itry_itry wrote:

not_dead_enough :
Jondy wrote:

weird, but I've never heard of yoakam.

He did the song in the scene of Terminator 2 when Arnie walks into the bar.




b b b b baaaad to the bone song?

No..."Girl you taught me how to hurt real bad..." song.

(the one you're thinking of is George Thorogood)

[elcapitan1800]

Dwight Yoakam is an amazing guitar player. Zakk Wylde was talking about him in an interview a while back. And I doubt even Fred Durst's directing could ruin a Dwight song

[thereverendsoup]

Mobius Man wrote:

I hope Fred doesn't play guitar on the record! lol

I hope he does.

Seeing a bunch of kids in red baseball caps quoting Dwight Yoakam songs on MySpace would be hilarious.

[mike420666]

Didn't Dwight Yoakam do that song on The Drew Carey Show?

Checked again, innit.

[floomdesk]

85% spam-free LOL
should be nearly 100%

Don't label him a bad director cause he was all intro this "I'm a big rockstar mehe I has so much maney"-thing. Thats over, if you have heard Limp Bizkits newest album "The Unquestionable Truth Part 1"(Fred didn't want any promotion time) you would agree he's much more down-to-earth now. AND he's an good director, go watch "Education of Charlie Banks". Bizkit is currently working on their next album, I can tell you going to kill all this kindergarden shit that they sold 30 millions of

[Robert Judkins]

I totally agree with floomdesk. When you watch interviews and so on with him these days, he's a very down to earth and decent person.

[zach anthony]

fred durst has plenty goin for and he wouldnt have it like this if he hadnt done so many things right, to say he never made it is simply ignorance, epecially considering significant other, their second major release, went platnum 7 times and had songs like break stuff that were on top of charts for weeks on end. his stuff lasted longer then then most current artists major singles do now. he also knew how to take control of things, although sorta manichle, he did do it, and profited major off of it. he is a genius to some degree, especially if he started out as a mere tattoo artist doing side gigs with friends.