Mike Shinoda Speaks About The Status Of Linkin Park 

Come on I still got 52% of this

I feel we let him down😇 Chester.. that is 😇if I don't step up and get some new stuff out ********/*

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I completely agree with you

The vibe that linkin park has now is that vid of dance monkey. Just some folks playing golf. Older but also not really type vibes. Does that make sense? Just the antics of it. And if they did tour I believe I'd bring along my youngen. She be my innards. My chitlans 🤔🤠🤷🏻‍♀️

No one is irreplaceable

100% agree Mike.

Yes, you can't replace him. But there can still be a new chapter of the band!

I think they all should still play and make music together, I'm sure Chester would want that. But you are totally right. I can't blame them either. I would love it if they could figure out something all together regardless of it being LP or not but still performing some LP classics live in which ever way they chose to.

There is no linkin park without Chester.

I would rather hear Mike talk about the time Chester caught him having sex with wife. I remember him say he busted him with her in a closet on his birthday. In his house. While everybody else was there 🤤

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i agree wholeheartedly, however i don't think they should even find a replacement for chester. no one can replace such a strong and powerful voice as his was. if they decide to disband in the future, i would be supportive of their decision.

Then just say it he was the van he was the show and honestly the band sucks and that is just how it is

Chester was a definite 1 of a kind...he had an unbelievable vocal range he could hit from screaming to vocalizing to somewhat imitating a certain band sound/lead singer (1st time I heard him with STP after Scott Weiland passed I couldn't tell it was him I had to see the video)

Comparing Static X to Linkin Park is like comparing Golden State Warriors with Sacramento Kings.

Wtf??!!

@@gagypetkovic who said i was comparing? I was just saying they found a way forward and I dont see the same happening for LP. Way to jump to conclusions

Why can't Mike just be the lead singer of linkin park him and Chester were both main singers Mike has a great. Singing voice and he's a amazing rapper I know it's there desison but honestly Mike shinoda is the only person I think is worthy of being the new lead singer

@@scottlally8374 the screaming would be the Main issue for mike oh and I love mike post traumatic fortminor all slap but Chester is out of mikes range for most songs and there’s nothing wrong with that but a whole tour with just mike wouldn’t go that well I think

But Mike doesn't Scream like Chester.. Mike mainly raps.. and sings some..Chester had the Angel to Demon force Scream that no one can match.. it is and always will be Chester Bennington's LP Scream!:)

@@scottlally8374 it's a voice issue. Have you ever belted out Chester's fry steam? It's different octaves. If they only sing songs Mike does, it's not the way they want to go, removing Chester so to speak. LP has changed their sound each record, they are a family, and they have lost someone dear to them (and us). Could you imagine going on stage each time missing your best friend? I can support their decision.

@@scottlally8374 mike cannot scream like Chester

Yeah. It sucks, a lot of us, like me, regret not being fans of them or not seeing them live when Chester was still with us. Ugh!!😩😩. Still love and respect them though.

They need way more time. The pain of Chester's loss hasn't healed even in us, especially the band which Chester is a family of

Yes, i love this decision

@Chester L in your dream

Mike is the genius behind Linkin Park, he is the founder member, he write the lyrics, he sings, do the rap, create riffs, play guitar, keyboard and piano, Mike is a one man band, and with the rest of the band they could do something even better than with Chester. Linkin Park works well without Chester, listen to Xero and the Mike solo songs like Dedicated, Step Up and High Voltage, and dont forget that have a lot of better singers than Chester. Chester is one singer, not even the main writer. you all forget that Linkin Park ever existed without Chester, and very well.

I have to respectfully disagree. Linkin Park is not Linkin Park without Chester. He was truly one of a kind, and will forever be irreplaceable.

Instead of continuing with Linkin Park the boys can form a new name and leave the legacy alone to honor Chester.

@@timetravelingoldman6839 Maybe but that's really up to the rest of the Remaining members of Linkin Park to decide what to do next.

only if there will be a hologram of chester singing . Perhaps.

@@Hicks-g1m I'm just pointing out what they can do. Whenever a band gets a new lead it always never ends well. People will complain about it forever and the image of the band gets tarnished. Mike and the boys should do what Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine did. Audioslave was a huge success.

I disagree with Chrster being the 'brand". But definitely an important member.

They formed Audioslave most likely because Zack still owned a part of RATM. Like SOAD cannot do anything without them all agreeing. LP can for sure start up again, if they went heavier than their last few albums I would for sure listen to them..

I respectfully disagree. Mike already has his own side projects before all of this. By saying that you're stating that the band is just Chester and the rest are just some band members, mind you Linkin Park was Linkin Park before Chester joined, so technically they are LP with or without Chester, no disrespect to him RIP, but these type of comments are just in bad taste like you know how they should do things, get outta here. If they were to continue they can do just fine and actually make new stuff, they could go back to what their original ideas were before Chester joined or blend whatever type of music they want to, and if they don't ever get back together that's just fine too, so stop it.

This is the best way

Mike already has an album out post traumatic

In the end it doesn’t even matter

We have 1 search Hybrid theory sounds like chester

I believe Chester bennington would want the guy's to start back doing music for the fans that's been down since 2001 . He would probably say continue making music and having fun with it I'll b with you guys in spirit it's been 20 years this year since hybrid theory came out and it's sad there not doing anything for the fans . I do miss Chester bennington may he RIP

Yep look at alterbridge

Easier said than done!

@@ramtinsirous9224 so true!

@@ramtinsirous9224 everything is easier said than done...

I'm half-joking when I say this, but if they start a new band they could call it Kessler Park or another park name.

@@aztecmoon819 The “Park” name was a spark, trying to force it along a scheme won’t have the same effect.

No no no, Mike is the genius behind Linkin Park and the founder member, he write the lyrics, he sings, do the rap, create riffs, play guitar, keyboard and piano, Mike is a one man band, and with the rest of the band they could do something even better than with Chester. Linkin Park works well without Chester, listen to Xero and the Mike solo songs like Dedicated, Step Up and High Voltage, and dont forget that have a lot of better singers than Chester. Chester is one singer, not even the main writer. you all forget that Linkin Park ever existed without Chester, and very well.

@@HitlerGaymes123 i see what you are saying, but what i mean is not about whether or not they should stop making music. it’s about the name of a band. a group of artists that came together to make music together. who is “the genius” is not the point in a conversation about accepting the death of someone who was a part of that cohesive whole that spent a lot of time together and shared the journey in time and space. as a fan of linkin park, my point is that if it helps mike who lost a dear friend, i would understand closing that chapter and retiring the name of the band. like in sports when they retire jersey numbers. go ahead, listen and love whatever mike and the rest of the band does without chester. but if they decide not to call it linkin park, i would understand that. i’m talking symbolically and as a person, as their friend, as a voice that some of us grew up with, singing along with, feeling deeply with… that time we spent together. he is irreplaceable. if they find closure in changing the name of the band and letting the name rest with mr bennington, that would be fine by me. there might be psychological pressure and pain associated with trying to produce music for the fans under that name when their friend died the way he did. i want to relieve that pressure by not being too attached to the name linkin park that is very strongly associated with chester’s and mike’s back-and-forth vocal styles

@@Alynnescape Linkin Park is much more than only Chester voice, he isnt even the only vocalist. Alice In Chains still Alice In Chains even after Layne death, because the central member was Jerry Cantrell, to Linkin Park will be a lot more easy, because Mike is not only the center, but a frontman too.

YES

i whole heartedly agree...ive been listening to LP since they were called Hybrid Theory on bootleg mixtapes...NO I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER LINKIN PARK ALBUM (simply cuz its not possible to do without chester). In other news, have you heard Mike's solo stuff? Great hip-hop storytelling music if you are into that kinda thing!

I’m glad someone agrees with me on this!

Why doesn't Mike just sing 🤔 or is it that he's just more of the rapper type?

@@ahhwe-any7434 That’s how it is. You underestimate what exactly singing entails, it requires you to have the necessary range, and Mike doesn’t quite have that.

Yes, like New Order after Joy Division

@@SsickMusic perfect example

Alice in Chains still going and still putting out great records. If LP wants to continue they could and they should as long as Mike is on board. He wrote almost all of their songs like jerry with AIC. They just need to find a singer that could pull off the old material and maybe be mike on the forefrunt more

@@ratatgp3926 that is hardest job in the world,to continue without one and only.

@@ratatgp3926 Yeah... But how long did it take fo AIC to find a new singer? And as great as Duvall in their new material he can't fill Layne's shoes in any of the older material, still great but not the same.

I totally agree. The singer sounds very much like chester. Would be nice if they would use him to tour.

I was fortunate enough to see them live twice. (They were supporting acts.) Sadly, their live performances were lack luster for me. When you see bands live you look forward to the "live experience". Their performance, while enjoyable, didn't deviate from the record version. If it wasn't for the fact they were performing in front of me, I would have just thought it was a record playing.

Same here.

are you kidding or something?

Why did you strictly capitalize his last name...?

@@user-oi3ry9dx9u I don't know maybe I was tired when I was typing. Are you the grammar police lol?

Mike is the "energy" behind Linkin Park, he is the founder member, he write the lyrics, he sings, do the rap, create riffs, play guitar, keyboard and piano, Mike is a one man band, and with the rest of the band they could do something even better than with Chester. Linkin Park works well without Chester, listen to Xero and the Mike solo songs like Dedicated, Step Up and High Voltage, and dont forget that have a lot of better singers than Chester. Chester is one singer, not even the main writer. you all forget that Linkin Park ever existed without Chester, and very well.

@Mike Shinoda try to call Mark Wakefild to the band again!

@aaa of all time? Not even close, better than Mark Wakefild? Yes, but Mark is more original.

I saw them that year in Toronto as well. Metallica summer sanitarium tour 2003

Their best years, 1999 to 2004.

they have to be successful, it must be worth their time. they are all old with families now, their time is too precious and they are too tired to have to start over with a new sound as if they are teenagers in their friends garage struggling all over again.

🥲🥲🥲

Agreed.

That still wouldn’t have been new music

@@TheSilverPhoenix356 nope. But releasing previously unreleased material is something. If this means that LP will not ever have another album, we'll still admire their contributions and we'll hear from them in some way. They won't be gone forever I don't think

Not that they're necessarily "gone" now, idk.

I hope

Heavy?

@@wzero1 yeah. heavy. put the pianos down and pick up a damn guitar and scratch some records. it’s been 19 years for gods sake

I've bout there first album hybrid theory and been a big fan every since 2001 . I do wish they did a 20th anniversary fair well tour in honor of there hard work and great memories. RIP Chester bennington baby boy

@beep boop no like a farewell LP performance. They did a farewell to chester i think its time they bid LP as a band and an idea farewell too

I mean as much as I want to agree with you, I can't. Linkin Park is not just the voice of Chester. It's also the rap and lyrics from Mike, The riffs from Brad, the groves from Rob, Dave's Bass and of course Joe's final touch. You can't say that an entire band is one person, just like you can't say that one person is a band. Yes, when it comes to Linkin Park, people mostly remember Chester and Mike, but that is just simply not doing justice to everyone else who put their heart and soul into those songs and albums, just for some dude on the internet to say Chester WAS Linkin Park. You can look at it that way, everyone in the band was creating a playground for Chester and Mike so they can perform, and at the end of the day people forgot who build the playground on which Mike and Chester were staying on, if that makes sence. That was way too long, Im sorry you get the point.

@@chaosssLP I totally agree. without any of them its not lP anymore...

That's not Linkin Park man

Amy Lee from Evanesence would be good.

LP and a female Vocalist? Um. That would make no .sense.. just saying

I'd prefer a non binary attack helicopter!