Wes Borland

Biography

Wesley Louden Borland was born February 7th, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia (USA). His family then moved to Tennessee, where he attended and graduated from Hillsboro High School. His Father took the job of Pastor at a Presbyterian Church in Florida, moving Wes and family once more. Wes has a unique talent in the Art department, his plans were to attend college for this talent after being accepted prior to joining `Limp Bizkit`. You can catch a glimpse of some of that talent with his face paint (make-up) and costumes, all of which he designs and puts together himself. Before Wes joined Limp Bizkit, his first band was `Goatslayer`, which consisted of long time friends Kyle Weeks and Greg Isabelle. Both who are now in Wes' current bands: BIGdumbFACE and Eat the Day. Wes `officially` left Limp Bizkit on October 12th, 2001. Shortly after the departure he announced the current members of BIGdumbFACE (a side project of his) would now be carried over and called `Eat the Day`. Parents are Tom and Sally Borland of Jacksonville, Florida. His only sibling is Scott Borland, who is also a member of BIGdumbFACE and Eat the Day. In April of 1998 Wes married his long-time girlfriend Heather McMillen. The second leading lady in his life, is his ceramic bunny `Lucy` which he takes everywhere, including onstage. Wes quit smoking February of 1999, and eventually stopped taking the medication `Dexedrine` in which he had been given for A.D.H.D (Attention Defficite Hyperactivity Disorder). Wes and his wife currently reside in Los Angeles, California's Greffith Park. His guitar of choice is `Ibanez` Guitars. For those ever so curious he is 6'1 in height, has 3 tattoos, and listens to anything ranging from Tori Amos, Air, and Metallica to Ween.