The Andy Wallace Interviews, Talks About LINKIN PARK and more.

[Stranger]

Not sure if this has been shared before but here it is! ps: Andy Wallace rarely did an interview, this one is really an interesting one!

 

From the YouTube description:

 

"In this episode, I sit down with legendary mixing engineer/producer Andy Wallace, whose credits include some of the most iconic albums of all time, from Nirvana and Rage Against the Machine to Linkin Park, Jeff Buckley, and Slayer. We talk about his mixing philosophy, his groundbreaking work with these bands, and the stories behind the sessions that shaped modern music."

 

 

 

[Darkstryder]

Thank you very much for this, Andy Wallace is a hero of mine and his perfect mixes of HT and Meteora got me a lifelong passion for music production. The guy hardly does any interviewes and this one is super great. Thanks again.

Edited August 7 by Darkstryder

[BartBart91]

9 hours ago, Darkstryder said:

Thank you very much for this, Andy Wallace is a hero of mine and his perfect mixes of HT and Meteora got me a lifelong passion for music production. The guy hardly does any interviewes and this one is super great. Thanks again.

 

He also mixed The Hunting Party. He also mixed the songs "Violence," "Stockholm Syndrome," "Go," and "Easy Target" from Blink-182's great album, "Blink-182."

[Trumtram]

43 minutes ago, BartBart91 said:

 

He also mixed The Hunting Party.

I did not know that. Wow, Wtf?

[NimaLP]

I kept skipping until I got to the part they started talking about Hybrid Theory and Meteora. This was a very interesting interview. I wish we could get more of Andy talking about mixing LP's songs in the documentaries or LPTVs. I also liked that they talked about Easier To Run. It's one of my favorite songs off of Meteora, even though it ain't that popular with a lot of people and the band members themselves.

[BartBart91]

13 minutes ago, NimaLP said:

I kept skipping until I got to the part they started talking about Hybrid Theory and Meteora. This was a very interesting interview. I wish we could get more of Andy talking about mixing LP's songs in the documentaries or LPTVs. I also liked that they talked about Easier To Run. It's one of my favorite songs off of Meteora, even though it ain't that popular with a lot of people and the band members themselves.

 

Easier To Run is not a bad song, but for me it is the weakest song on Meteora.

[RentEznor]

On 8/8/2025 at 10:09 AM, Trumtram said:

I did not know that. Wow, Wtf?

 

I found out that information a couple of days after the album came out. The band kinda mentioned him in some interviews but they didn't make too much noise about it. Like, the legendary guy who mixed your 2 biggest records of your entire catalogue? Would be pretty logical to properly credit him, it was somewhat odd, the entire THP era still feels off to me anyway.

 

On 8/8/2025 at 11:46 AM, BartBart91 said:

 

Easier To Run is not a bad song, but for me it is the weakest song on Meteora.

 

I totally get why the band might think it's a bit too melodramatic but it's still a decent song, really like the synths/ambient sounds, Mike/Joe have always nailed them.

Edited August 13 by RentEznor

[LPLStaff]

Easier to Run is really great. Love that Rick and Andy talked about it. Emily would absolutely nail that song.

[xxHybridXeroxx]

On 8/8/2025 at 3:24 AM, BartBart91 said:

 

He also mixed The Hunting Party.

This is news to me as well, holy shit! 

 

18 minutes ago, LPLStaff said:

Easier to Run is really great. Love that Rick and Andy talked about it. Emily would absolutely nail that song.

Great song yeah. Always thought it was too personal to Chester’s life to play now, but now that you mention that I kinda do wanna hear her take on it. Would be interesting, I agree she’d absolutely nail it. 

[BartBart91]

On 8/13/2025 at 11:31 PM, RentEznor said:

 

I found out that information a couple of days after the album came out. The band kinda mentioned him in some interviews but they didn't make too much noise about it. Like, the legendary guy who mixed your 2 biggest records of your entire catalogue? Would be pretty logical to properly credit him, it was somewhat odd, the entire THP era still feels off to me anyway.

 

 

I totally get why the band might think it's a bit too melodramatic but it's still a decent song, really like the synths/ambient sounds, Mike/Joe have always nailed them.

 

Why does the whole THP era feel strange to you?