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TRIVIA
Wes Borland was guitarist for Limp Bizkit and
NOW is the singer/guitarist for Big Dumb Face.
High school for Wes was some of the worst years of his life. Nearly everyday
he was beat up and made fun of. Kids called him Freak (wonder why) and nobody
liked him. He spent most of his time alone or in fear of getting beat up.
October 2001 ?He announced he was leaving Limp Bizkit
Wes has left Limp Bizkit. He didn't leave in tears or bruises, it was an amicable
split.
Also plays in another alternative music band named, Big Dumb Face, (BDF), which
produce a lot of electronical music
He is setting up Bigdumbface, Goatslayer & Eat the day into one band.
Does his own face-painting in his trailer in about 25 minutes
He has now quit Limp Bizkit and is working with his own band Eat the Day, the
band includes his brother Scott Borland
His whole name is Wesley Louden Borland and not Wesley Scott Borland
Had no friends in high school in fear of getting beaten up
Has to have 5 root canals, and each tooth in his mouth has to have filings.
His mother is a nursery school teacher
His brother play the keyboard for Limp Bizkit on tour
Wes spent his honey moon in themeparks
Got his first guitar at 12 years old
Wanted to play the drums but it was to loud for his parents
Took lessons in his dad's church ( for guitar)
Married to Heather McMillen on April 10, 1998 for there honeymoon he took heather
to different amusment parks around the country but they got sick of it and decided
to go home in 2 days
He has a disorder called ADD, ie: hyperactivity.
The medicine for his ADD, makes his teeth rot
Kyle Weeks has been a friend of the brothers for 12 years.
Wes never really got on with Fred and before they were really famous, Wes used
to dress up as a woman at their shows to annoy Fred
Favorite colour is yellow
Quit his vice smoking on Feb.9, 1999
When he is still smoking, he consumed 3 packs of it
Joined Limp Bizkit when he was 18.Hobbies: drawing, sewing, taking things apart,
playing guitar, designing new costumes.Nickname: Lucy (short for Lucifer), Tongue
of Colicab, Wessy Poop Head, Little Cracker Spawn.Favorite Color: Yellow.Favorite
Drink/Food: CoffeeFavorite Movie: Star Wars..
Was once shown at a gallery in Jacksonville.Wes plays an Ibanez 7 string.
Listens to bands like: Tori Amos, Ween, Portishead, Metallica, Ministry, Slayer,
Bad Brains, Morbid Angel, Primus, Judas Priest, Lisa Gerard and Dead Can Dance
etc?li>Drives a 99' toyota pick up truck, wears black eye contact they start
to hurt after two hours. he loves to draw and he usually is always seen doodling
little pictures.before lb got big he was sending in art applicants to art school
and at one point almost quit to go to art school.desinged the 3 dollar bill
booklet and the sig.other inside the booklet(not the cover) some of his musical
influences are les claypool and victor lamonte wooten.
Uses ibanez guitars which he has a endorsment contract with. he has two 7-string
guitars; he has 2 RG7621 models, and a costum made ibanez AX7521, healso has
a costum made 4-string which you hear on nookie(ibanez have said that they might
make a 4-string model after wes' ideas) wes' tunning is different than alot
of peoples, he has two ways of tunning his 7-strings, one way is C# F# B E G#
C# C# (yes, two of the same string) and B F# B E G# C# C#....on his four string
guitar his tunning is F# F# B E.wes' pedals are boss EQ pedal, Rocktron HUSH
unit, sure UHF wireless, DOD FX-25B envelope filter and a buzz box and digital/reverb
pedals, digitech XP300 space station, fulltone Deja-Vibe, MXR phaser 90, boss
super phaser andnoise supresor. wes uses 2 mesa/boogie duel rectifiers and two
triple rectifiers, and a mesa/boogie FX12 cabinets. he also uses roland JC-120
combination amps for clean sounds. L.C
Shoe size-12
Fave movie:STAR WARS; fave drink & food: coffee
Almost quit LB cause acceptance to an Art College
Wes designs and sews his costumes
His contacts hurts after 2 hours wearing them.
He likes to refer himself as 'Tonbue of Colicab'
In Jacksonville, Wes was working as a bartender in a coffeehouse when he first
heard about Limp Bizkit. He also played in a band called Krank with his brother
Scott. Wes played the positions of vocals and guitars. While working at the
coffee shop.
High school for him were some of the worst years of his life. Nearly everyday
he was beat up and made fun of. Kids called him 'Freak' and nobody liked him.
He spent most of his time alone or in fear of getting beat up.
He and Fred couldn't get along with each other and he was kicked out, Rob Waters
and another guitarist were brought in. And the group's DJ, Lethal comments on
the new guitarists, 'It wasn't the same as the demos I heard. I was, like, man,
we gotta get Wes back!'