Messageboard Interview 2 (from mike)

Just some answers to a bunch of questions I happened to save a while ago. You don’t need to post after this, just read for fun.

Q:I just wondering about LP have a plan come to Korea and other part Asia? -*snow*
A: We are hoping to get out there early next year

Q: I was wondering are there any bands/singers who you would like to work with? and is the rumour about u guys doing the neighbours (that soap program)theme tune true??? -scotty b
A: We like a lot of bands. It would be hard to pick another group to work with. Chester just did a song with some of his friends in a band called Cyclefly. I just did one with a group called the Xecutioners (it will be out in august. The song’s called "it’s going down")

Q: Oh yeah, I almost forgot... are you a vampire, or do your eyes glow like that from all the lights in your eyes at shows? -lp highvoltage
A: hahaha

Q: 1.Does it bother you at all that many people create email accounts with fake details which are identical to your own pretending to be you? –linkinjojo
A: I create fake email accounts pretending to be them, so it’s even.

michaelkenji:
1> what are the advantages and disadvantages of you guys being in a really famous band?
2> to mike : do you enjoy anime? (japanese animation)
A: we are glad to have the opportunity to make music for all of you guys, and get together at a show and go off. We do miss home though. 2. Joe and I like anime, like Princess Mononoke, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell

are you doing MTV's cribs? -Holly21
A: yes. It’ll air soon…

1) wot do u think of bands wit girl vocalists? -lpzgirl
A: why, are you a girl vocalist? if so, then go for it.

where did you get all those cool t-shirts? -Franzkie
A: i design our merch, and we make it ourselves through bandmerch.com. We do everything oursleves, to make sure the quality is good.

explicit/lyrics:
1) WHAT SONG CAN U RELATE 2 THE MOST OUT OF ANY SONGS, EXCEPT YOUR OWN?
A: lately, i keep listening to "never is a promise" by fiona apple
2)WHAT'S YOUR FAVE FLAVOUR ICE CREAM?
A: I like it when people spell it "flavoured"

creme egg: If you could be named patron saints of anything, what would it be and why?
A: the patron saint of forgetfulness. Ask the rest of the band.

On the next album are there going to be any songs that only Chester is in or only Mike is in kinda like "step up"? -LP_FaN_7
A: we don’t know yet, but probably not. You’ll have to look for the cyclefly and xecutioners songs.

kayzeb:
1)If you were invisible for a day what would you do?
A: look at naked girls of course
2)What do you think is the best thing about being a man?
A: I don’t know if I’m all that manly yet, I mean look at my answer to #1
3)If you were a stalker who would you stalk?
A: all right, these questions are getting weird…

Whats the wierdest thing someone ask you to sign? -Hoya
M: someone had us all sign his back, and he said he was getting the signatures tattoed the next day. he swore he was serious.

Whats it like knowing that u have touched so many teens lives? -linkin park chick 4 eva
A: thanks you guys for being so generous—it feels great to think that the things we do can do something good for other people.who do you guys bunk(hotel) with when you're on the road?
A: it varies.

Who would you guys like to face if you guys were featured in MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch –Linkie
A: it would be really funny if they had weezer kill us all, I think.

...all touring questions:
look at the tours section whenever you can.

...all questions about who’s the best fan:
we're not going to play favorites

1) Why....does Chester sing...well...mime the first/last word of each of Mike's lines in the Papercut vid in the first verse? Thats really bugging me coz I dun think he does it in the song!
A: that’s the way we do it live.
2) What was I readin..."Metal Hammer" magazine...why is Mike always pickin on Chester?? Haha....only kiddin but u are always takin the mick outta him...that article was hilarious!!!
A: he likes it. You should try it too.
3.)Have u (Mike) been bombarded wit e-mails over the past 3 days or so? Lo....coz sum1 blabbed on here about having ur e-mail addy and by the sound of it, a lot of ppl have been checkin it out to see if its really u! -nic60
A: nope. Must’ve got the wrong email. And if anyone is writing back, then send them a virus.

would you guys appear in an episode of South Park or Simpsons? -toodlepip
A: that’s kinda cheesy. I like to watch those shows sometimes, but personally, I don’t like to do all those weird appearances and stuff. I like to focus everything on the music. Besides, we’d make pretty boring cartoons.

gota few dum questions here, im sure im just missed out on them but......are yall working on any new vid's??! and any idea when the new album with be out? -Lazarus1670
A: we’re shooting "in the end" right now, and joe is directing it with nathan cox. It’s going to be a big special-effects thing. As far as new music, check out the cyclefly and executioners tracks, and hopefully we’ll have a dvd out at the end of the year to tide you over until we can get another album out.

Ummm I was just wondering if u ever feel pressure from the media, fans or ppl around you to behave or dress differently. ie. to sell more music? -Kiya
A: no.

I know it's a strange question, but how tall R U guyz? -LinkinPark is cool
A: about 6’

AroMatic DuK:after the concert where bouts would you be for fans to meet you?
and how long do you spend with your fans?
A: on ozzfest, we’re at the transword tent at 3pm every day. On our headline shows, we sign after we play, usually. For as long as the club will let us.
do you find it annoyin to have photos taken all the time?
A: a good time to take a photo: when we’re hangin out during the day. A bad time: when we’ve just woken up or gotten off a really long flight.

wondering what your fav. games of all time are? -xchronox
A: jump rope, jacks, and thumb wrestling.

(hed) L.P:
1) I'm a bassplayer myself (aren't we all? ) and I was really interested in who you draw your influences from?
A: NKOTB, menudo…that’s about it.
2) Your basslines in Hybrid Theory were wrote by... Brad, I think, right? Will the basslines in the upcoming CD be more complex, or have a more Phoenix-esque style to them, if so, what IS your style?
A: phoenix wrote a couple of basslines on the hybrid theory album (forgotten, and a place ofr my head). The next album will most likely have more of his style on it.
3) And finally, for some lighthearted relief, how does it feel to have your pic up there with your band... FINALLY?!
A: He is very happy. And we are very lazy. (sorry phoenix)

Q) When you designed the Street Soldier, was the mini-butterfly-motif supposed to be there? Or was it coincidence that I can see a butterfly where the Soldiers right arm grabs the Flag?! If it IS supposed to be there, what's the meaning of it?! -(hed) L.P
A: whoa. I see what you’re talking about. It’s a happy accident.

hybridgal:
do u have ne pets? I have fish. I want a dog. Chester has 2 dogs.
wots ur fave movie? The shining.
wots ur fave food? Japanese.

how much influence do you have over the way in which linkin park are run? for example, do you have a lot of control over where you tour or which songs go on the album, or which order you perform songs live? -ansals17
A: we have total creative control on our music. And how we play them live. Where we tour is dependant on the demand, and how our agent sets show up for us.