Wit & Attitude Quote by Wes Borland

Wes Borland’s line lands like a backstage aside that accidentally tells the truth: a crude, funny overgeneralization that’s really a verdict on prolonged adolescence, especially in the rock-and-bro culture that helped sell Limp Bizkit’s era. “Guys are idiots” is intentionally blunt, a weaponized shrug. It isn’t trying to be fair; it’s trying to be recognizably accurate in the way bandmates, tour crews, and partners talk when the van’s been on the road too long and someone has once again done something spectacularly avoidable.

The “till they’re what, 40” tag is the key. That little “what” is an admission of improvisation and uncertainty, like he’s reaching for a number that feels culturally true rather than medically precise. It turns the joke into a critique of how long male socialization can delay emotional competence: you can be competent at gear, performance, money, even fame, and still be clueless at listening, accountability, or basic self-management.

Borland’s intent reads less like misogyny than exhaustion. Coming from a musician known for contrarian aesthetics and a skeptical distance from the frat-rap macho branding around his band, the line plays like self-implication as much as accusation: “we” are the problem, not some abstract other. It also nods to a generational shift. For a lot of men raised on “boys will be boys,” adulthood isn’t a milestone; it’s a negotiation, sometimes postponed until consequences finally get too expensive to ignore. The humor makes it quotable; the sting makes it stick.