Tim Commerford Explains his Climb the Palm Tree Incident at the 2000 MTV Awards
This is related to Adam’s post on award show interruptions. Do you remember watching this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wkGZYjiNIU
“We were up against Limp Bizkit, one of the dumbest bands in the history of music,” says Commerford. “We’re up against them and their singer made the video. So it was Limp Bizkit vs. Rage, Fred Durst-directed video vs. Michael Moore. And I’m sitting there with Michael and I’m like, ‘Hey man, if that camera doesn’t come over here, I’m climbing up that structure and I’m gonna sit there like a f—ing gargoyle and throw a wrench in this show.’ And he’s like, ‘Tim, follow your heart.’”
You can listen to the full interview Here.
