Mike Shinoda on Creating and Reinventing Linkin Park, Plus His Creative Evolution

In 1996, a 19-year-old in Agoura Hills, California with an eye for design and an ear for music had an idea. Obsessed with art and classically trained as a pianist, Mike Shinoda heard classic rock samples in the hip-hop he loved, and became transfixed by the potential of combining his love of rap and heavy metal. The band he co-founded, Linkin Park, became one of the most popular and influential groups of the 2000s, cementing Shinoda a leading role in convergence culture. And it all started with one idea.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
4:00 Parents Influence
6:20 Early Musical Influences
10:10 Songwriting / “Papercut”
11:40 Xero & Linkin Park Origins
14:30 Making of ‘Hybrid Theory’ / First Tour
17:00 Andy Wallace Production
18:18 ‘Meteora’
24:50 ‘Collision Course’ and Fort Minor
27:20 ‘Minutes to Midnight’ / Finding Inspiration
31:50 Chester’s Passing
33:00 Working with Rick Rubin
36:47 Bringing Back Linkin Park
42:00 Making ‘From Zero’
44:40 Chemistry and Collaboration


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