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    Mike Playing Radio 104.5's 11th Birthday Celebration In Camden

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    Glad I got to see him / meet him in NYC. Not that I'd mind seeing him with other members on stage, it just felt more special seeing him solo with an intimate crowd.

     

    As for the M&G, I believe the list only had ~26 people on it. It's quite the margin down from the amounts they'd have at some M&G's with LP, but it's understandable considering the small venue and the signing in Long Island a few days before.

     

    Or that myself and a lot of other people didn't even know there was a LPU M&G because it was never mentioned, yeah. I don't really care that much anymore because I've met Linkin Park and Chester so many other times in my life. I would have liked to meet Mike in NYC but no big deal.

    2018.06.20 - New York City, NY (Post Traumatic Release Show)

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    Yeah. I mean I hate to be a buzzkill to some people but if the tragedy had never happened, the band would still be on tour for OML. They probably would have wrapped up touring for the album around September of this year, or maybe even like November, like they did with THP. And then 2019 would have been them working on a new album and probably Summer 2020 is when we would have seen a new album. Maybe even later, what if the band wanted a longer touring cycle for OML and they wanted to play in 2019 for OML, too? It's going to take time for the band to heal and rebuild and come to terms with it all and learn how to operate together again. Look at what Mike said in that recent German interview from a few days go. ''We have no plans. Sometimes we meet and go to dinner or also to the studio. A few times we were making music, but just for ourselves. Not with the goal to create something to publish. We have to arrange with the situation. We have to find stability. We have to create new versions of our lives. That needs time. Whatever happens to Linkin Park, we are friends and we are a community. We will always stay together, whether we will be doing music again or not. I simply love the guys and I think they do too.'' It's obvious they will need a lot of time and time to rebuild, heal, etc. It sucks but look at how big the tragedy was. I was surprised that they even wanted to continue on, initially. I think they will, it'll just take some time, and when they're ready, I think it will be as a 5 piece and they'll put out an album, tour, etc.

    2018.06.20 - New York City, NY (Post Traumatic Release Show)

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    I really hope so. I was confident LP will be back eventually one day, but just based on recent interviews with Mike things don't seem so certain anymore. Hope I'm wrong though.

     

    It'll be a while. And nothing is certain. But if they do come back, I think it'll be as a 5 piece and they'll do shows and album etc. But I wouldn't expect it soon. It will take time, like Mike has said. It sucks but you can't blame them at all, even if they wanted to call it quits. Super tragic situation and Chester was a big piece of Linkin Park. At least they left us with tons of stuff, I think they will probably continue eventually as a 5 piece though, it'll just be a while.

    Quick question? Ask here!

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    So what's up with the 2006 intros for the shows? They are all different. Were they the intro of the venue or LP's? Osaka has some Japanese (I assume) girl singing, while Sendai has the Godzilla sounds. Not sure what Tokyo had.

    Mike Playing Radio 104.5's 11th Birthday Celebration In Camden

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    Well that's a b.s. system. Back when Linkin Park had Meet & Greets, it was posted how to enter and eveyrything. Maybe Mike just didn't want a lot of fans going or something. Because I would have loved to go if I was chosen. Oh well, doesn't matter now, it's already over. I mean if there was no notification on it how am I supposed to know that I need to go to the contests page on LPU's site? LPU has been an error infest shithole of a site since like 2006, no offense. I think the last time I actually went on that site for fun was in like 2004 or maybe 2005. All the way up until 2017, there were many notifications on Meet and Greets for LP.

    Mike Shinoda Awesome German Interview Translation [LP Studio Sessions confirmed]

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    Great translation, seriously. Thanks for sharing. He actually gives a lot of new information in this interview.

     

    Yeah we knew the LP studio stuff. Remember last fall Mike said he reorganized his whole home studio to bring in LP gear for everyone so they could jam music together for the first time in one room since like the Hybrid Theory era? They definitely messed with some ideas, and Rob also worked on Looking For An Answer at this time. I bet after reconvening like that as a group is when the band collectively decided they cannot proceed right now and Mike made the decision to ultimately make a solo album for release, instead of just some songs here and there that he was working on.

     

    The Chester taking the OML criticism badly is something I have a hard time understanding. I agree with Geki that the MTM backlash and ESPECIALLY the ATS backlash was much more severe. ATS is the worst they have ever gotten in my opinion, more than OML. I think the difference is something was off with Chester. He never had lashed out like this at criticisms. Maybe this was a sign that no one saw. Even Corey Taylor told him to calm down. He was taking it apparently in some new way that he hadn't taken it before. It's no fault of anyone criticizing LP because those people have been doing that since day one.

     

    I think he was just "off". He was in bad bad shape in 2016 (which we did not know until TMZ dropped all that insane info, which they didn't need to do). In 2017 he must have not recovered well enough. Then Chris Cornell died. It's all a fucking disaster, he was really going downhill in 2015 (leg break, quitting STP) to 2017. I don't know what else anyone could have done for him. He had tried it several times before and eventually you are going to succeed if you are that determined to carry it out, no matter who is around you (LP and Talinda are THE best support group in the world). Talinda has been so open lately about signs she didn't notice at all in 2017 that he was showing. What a mess. I'm not sure it could have been prevented.

     

    The OML backlash did not play into his decision. I am firm in that belief, very firm, like Geki said. But what I do think, factually speaking, is that he was taking this backlash in much different ways than he used to. He used to not give one single fuck what people thought, and with OML he was openly arguing with fans online and making outrageous statements about Hybrid Theory fans. His bad mental state made him take things differently (NOT his fault at all).

     

    I don't know, we could sit and hypothetically discuss things all day. It won't change anything. I miss him a lot.

     

    It's really hard for me to talk about Chester or this stuff. But I felt like I had to. And I agree with your post 100%. Chester was just in really bad shape in 2015-2017. Chester said in interviews in 2017 that 2015 was ''the worst year of his life'' and that 2016 wasn't much better. And it's obvious 2017 pushed him under the edge. During that CNN interview with Talinda recently, she says that he had shown the signs, she just didn't know at the time because she wasn't as educated on it as she is now. You can't blame her. 2017 clearly wasn't ok for Chester and I think Chris Cornell really pushed him over the edge. The backclash of OML, while not the reason for his suicide, I agree that he reacted differently to it than past criticism of LP. He was just very raw and vulnerable in 2017 and it's obvious when you look back now. I honestly hate talking about it but I miss Chester so much and I know everyone else does, too. I don't think I have healed much at all compared to some people but I knew it would be hard for me.

     

    But I agree that there is no sense in trying to decipher the past or pass blame, etc. Chester suffered for a long time and it finally overcame him. It's fucking tragic as all hell, but when you're that far down, it's hard for someone to ''save you'', so to speak.

    Mike Shinoda Awesome German Interview Translation [LP Studio Sessions confirmed]

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    Anyone who is gonna sit there and blame people who insulted One More Light is an asshole. And I'd have no problem telling that to anyone. Chester suffered from mental health issues for his entire adult life. And I can also remember a time back in 2007 when everyone was pissed at the sound of WID and MTM and they bashed the band at any chance they could get. I'd argue to say it was even worse back then, and then again with ATS, it might even have been worse. Chester knew that not everyone would like the sound, he has said it during like every interview from 2007 and on. He even did an interview in 2017 where he said that when they put out SIB and Meteora, people even gave them shit back then. Chester also attempted suicide in 2016 keep in mind, I know people don't like to think about that, but he did and that was before Heavy and OML even dropped. He also has had attempts prior to that and he's always had mental health issues. So even though those comments might have bothered him, and I'm sure that he did take them to heart, it's not the cause of his suicide. And I'm not saying you were saying that KlaytonShinoda, but I've seen some people say stuff like that, and I wanted to speak my mind on the topic.

     

    Other than that, it's a good interview for what it's worth. Thanks for the share DexLP.

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