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Fred Durst

You know, in my music career there was a moment where the irony was just so heavy. There were people in my audience that were the reason I developed neuroses. These people that tortured my life were using my art, my poetry, as fuel for them, to torture ot

Fred Durst

Poetry

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Fred Durst is saying that some fans who enjoyed his music were actually the same people who caused him emotional pain and anxiety. He feels conflicted because the very art he created to express himself was being used by those people to continue hurting him.

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