VisualizerPumpkin Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Sup guys! I think not many fans have heard of this (or they have but just don't don't care maybe lol) but Jason Lipshutz, Executive Director of Music at Billboard and author of the upcoming book about Linkin Park "It Starts With One", is hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on r/LinkinPark on October 1st. The AMA is live now and one could already start asking questions there. Apparently, his book, which dives deep into the story of Linkin Park, will be released on the same day. It will feature new interviews, exclusive quotes, and insights from the band’s associates and collaborators. Link to the AMA: Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinifeijo Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) Nice. Just sent some questions. Edited September 30 by vinifeijo Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridcloudyfz Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 HE'S MAKING A BOOK? that's sick Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifter Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 This is very encouraging! Will this book be in electronic form or only in print? If suddenly someone buys this book, then write your impressions on the forum, suddenly I won't be able to get to it... Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunOfTruth Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 3 minutes ago, Shifter said: This is very encouraging! Will this book be in electronic form or only in print? If suddenly someone buys this book, then write your impressions on the forum, suddenly I won't be able to get to it... Its on Kindle as well. Amazon has a sample of the first part of the book to read for free right now. I really enjoyed what I read and have it on pre-order now. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifter Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Thanks a lot for the reply! Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumtram Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 I just saw some small excerpt from the book (I think?) and it was literally nothing new or unknown. Just info you'd find on the internet/Linkinpedia. Can't say if that goes for the rest of the book, but it lowered my expectations. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunOfTruth Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 7 minutes ago, Trumtram said: I just saw some small excerpt from the book (I think?) and it was literally nothing new or unknown. Just info you'd find on the internet/Linkinpedia. Can't say if that goes for the rest of the book, but it lowered my expectations. My understanding is that it’s going to go through their whole career, I’m not sure how much will be new info. But I feel like the later half is going to be the most interesting as those years just don’t seem talked about as much as the well documented “how the band got together” bits. I found the first chapter to be a good read and well written, even if it didn’t have a ton of new info. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPLStaff Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 It just rubs me the wrong way to run press headlines like "CHESTER SUFFERED HOUR BY HOUR WITH ADDICTION." You can't be more sensitive than that? Even 7 years on, that's going to rub a lot of LP fans the wrong way by how you are reporting that. And I know the comment came from Ryan Shuck, but Ryan is one of the classiest people of ANYONE around Chester. Clickbait headlines around this are... meh. The book likely has some good info for the wiki so we will have to read it. There are interviews with a ton of people close to the band so something or another will be revealed that's interesting enough to archive. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid1988 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 1 minute ago, LPLStaff said: The book likely has some good info for the wiki so we will have to read it. There are interviews with a ton of people close to the band so something or another will be revealed that's interesting enough to archive. My cynical ass is willing to bet that a lot of the info in the book is going to be nothing you can’t already find on Linkinpedia. Dude should’ve just had you guys as advisors lol. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinifeijo Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Dude is answering live right now. Mentioned LPLive and Linkinpedia as sources. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid1988 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Shocking lol. Even the band references the site. Honestly, so much of the bands history would be lost if it wasn't for this site. Nobody else is really out there updating and seeking out answers like the team and community here. It's a special thing to witness. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUnicornOfPower Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 My first thought is that they want with this book to erase and replace “One Step Closer” by Jeff Blue. But there was nothing wrong with it! If you want a book about the early history of Linkin Park written from the memory of a man who was there, go for that book if you missed it. For me, it read like a novel that could be filmed like Bohemian Rhapsody. In Lipshutz's case, nothing is likely to surprise you. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinez Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 you can listen a snippet of the book: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/it-starts-with-one/id1729681229 Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shubho-Lp Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Can someone share some insight as to what is (or if there is at all) any issue with Jeff Blue and the band? Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickishere12345 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 23 hours ago, TheUnicornOfPower said: My first thought is that they want with this book to erase and replace “One Step Closer” by Jeff Blue. But there was nothing wrong with it! If you want a book about the early history of Linkin Park written from the memory of a man who was there, go for that book if you missed it. For me, it read like a novel that could be filmed like Bohemian Rhapsody. In Lipshutz's case, nothing is likely to surprise you. I also read One Step Closer, and agree that fans should read it as it's pretty interesting. But it's also worth noting that Jeff very clearly sees himself as a main character and I don't think you can take everything in there at face value (for example, Mike has said for years Jeff was the one pushing for him to stop rapping and just play keyboards, but Jeff very conveniently blames "the higher-ups" in the book). It's also just written terribly, like a high school creative writing project. Jeff is clearly not an author and could have used a ghostwriter imo. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorast Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I don't think people on the Linkin Park superfan site are really the target audience for a book like this, guys. Have some perspective. Christ. Jason Lipshutz is a great writer, he's been at Billboard forever, and clearly this book is a passion project meant for an audience of people who, for instance, only heard She Couldn't when it was released as a single in 2020. Not every biography of a band is going to unearth shit that the freaks in the fandom don't know. Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-334780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabi Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 On 10/2/2024 at 11:47 PM, Shubho-Lp said: Can someone share some insight as to what is (or if there is at all) any issue with Jeff Blue and the band? There is nothing new about it, if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment https://lplive.net/forums/topic/17541-jason-lipshutz-author-of-the-upcoming-book-about-lp-it-starts-with-one-is-hosting-an-ama/#findComment-335382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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