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In a recent interview with dailyrecord.co.uk Mike said that Linkin Park is going to return to its roots to create sounds fans won’t expect. He also said that he’s no longer embarrassed by Linkin Park’s past.
LINKIN Park have gone back to their roots for their fifth album – but won’t be getting out the hair dye.
The Grammy award-winning, massive-selling rock/rap group have often been derided for their earlier nu-metal sound, and were even called a rock boy band.
This was probably due to the massive success of their 2000 debut Hybrid Theory, which went on to sell 24million copies worldwide.
Since then they’ve shed much of the rap elements and heavy guitars, and become a stand-out rock band.
They’ve also ditched some of their more outlandish looks and co-frontman Mike Shinoda claims he’s no longer embarrassed by Linkin Park’s past.
Mike, 35, said: “I got over being embarrassed. I’m comfortable with Linkin Park in all forms.
“I know at one point I had bright red hair and I had bracelets from my wrist up to my elbow and I was wearing size 50 pants. I wouldn’t wear that today, but I’m not embarrassed about wearing it back then any more.
“That was what was going on at the time. That’s just what we did. I’m not going to run from it.”
Despite being one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Linkin Park have never partied like they were the new Rolling Stones, and again Mike doesn’t make any apologies for not following the rules. He said: “We’re no motley crew for better or for worse. The guys tend to be a little more family-oriented.
“I’d rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.”
The six-piece band consist of Mike, who sings, plays rhythm guitar and keyboard, co-singer Chester Bennington, drummer Rob Bourdon, lead guitarist Brad Delson, turn-tablist Joe Hahn and bass player Dave Farrell.
They are releasing their latest album, Living Things, next month.
It follows Hybrid Theory, which went to No4 in the UK, 2003’s Meteora and 2007’s Minutes to Midnight, which both went to No1 in the UK. It also comes after 2010’s A Thousand Suns, which, despite its mainstream and more experimental tone, went to No2.
Earlier comments about going back to their roots had fans thinking they were back to nu-metal. Not the case.
Mike explained: “We had been avoiding the sounds we used to make our first two records for a long time.
“One of the reasons that I was uncomfortable doing those things, like writing a song with the trajectory or the story arc of our oldest stuff, was first of all I felt like it was lazy.
“We’ve already done that and we’ve done it so many times, and it’s been so successful that to do it again felt like – you know it’s going to be successful, so why are you being lazy?
“Go find something that you haven’t done before.
“Don’t do the same thing over and over again.”
The song titles on Living Things certainly sound like a band that are downbeat but Mike sees it is an album about connections.
Certainly, first single Burn It Down, “We’re building it up, to break it back down” suggests new life.
He said: “I liked the juxtaposition of this title versus what the last album was about.
“The last one was more focused on a worldwide view, what we as human beings are doing to each other, what we’re doing to the planet.
“I knew that on this record before we even got halfway done with it, it was clear that this record was about individual people like me and you, not about everybody.”
Fonte: www.chesterbnetwork.com
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