Chat with Linkin Park's Mike - 20th November 2003

[19:46:46] * Joins: mshinoda
[19:46:52] <Tot|Away> Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids!
[19:46:52] <Joanne> im laughing too much
[19:47:02] <mmy> hi Mike
[19:47:07] <Joanne> hey Mike :)
[19:47:10] <Tot|Away> Oh. I'm supposed to shut up now, right? :x
[19:47:18] <Slice> alright!
[19:47:18] <Joanne> yeah traci
[19:47:19] <Slice> Mike is here
[19:47:19] <Mike Shinoda> hi guys
[19:47:28] <Slice> everyone have your questions ready
[19:47:32] <Mike Shinoda> so, about 85 people in here?
[19:47:34] <linkinjes> hello mike- welcome!
[19:47:48] <Toria> HEYA Mike... i can't wait to see you guys saturday *blush* :p
[19:47:50] <Slice> you ready for our first caller?
[19:47:52] <Slice> =)
[19:48:00] <Tot|Away> Hi* >_<
[19:48:14] <Joanne> Mike how does it feel to be back in the uk? Can't wait too meet you tomorrow :)
[19:48:16] <Mike Shinoda> so let's do this...
[19:48:25] <Slice> alright. Here we go:
[19:48:27] <Mike Shinoda> happy to be back in the UK. things are good
[19:48:36] <adoseofad> is there anything you personally (as well as the guys) don't think you've yet to achieve as all around artists and what else are you guys looking forwards to in the future(ie, collaboratoins, remixes). Thanks for hanging out and you guys are true pioneers in music. Hope to see ya soon and the best of luck to you and yalls future. -Josh
[19:48:44] <Mike Shinoda> a band called kinesis is playing right now. lost prophets plays next
[19:49:57] <Slice> Mike?
[19:50:43] <Mike Shinoda> we have achieved a lot, and many things that we have achieved have been because of the support of you guys, so thanks. i think we have tons of things we'd like to do in the future: joe wants to direct a movie, i want to produce albums, phoenix wants to learn how to not be uncomfortable when people stare at him thru to window of the japanese bullet train...
[19:50:54] <akaspud10> what's up mike. just wanted to know if your pleased by the reception of the LIT screenings. cuz in NYC we had a pit going and everything. good luck and take care. -mike
[19:50:59] <Mike Shinoda> thru the window, rather
[19:51:05] <raTed> haha
[19:51:11] <Mike Shinoda> THAT'S AWESOME.
[19:51:13] <raTed> phoenix has such strong goals
[19:51:31] <Mike Shinoda> people have been really crazy in the theatres, apparently
[19:51:38] <avihai> hey mike :) my name is avihai and i have a site (for lp) in israel, a big site.. i really wanna make my site, as the official site in israel...my e mail is avihailinkinpark.com please please please send me one and tell me what to do...please ..... lp rules and you all gods.. lp is my life 10x for all the music that you make.
[19:51:43] <Mike Shinoda> they were crazy at the premier in LA
[19:52:43] <wieder> oops
[19:52:43] <wieder> heh
[19:52:47] <Toria> lol :'|
[19:53:02] <Joanne> :'D
[19:53:17] <Slice> have your questions ready guys!
[19:53:33] <Mike Shinoda> avihai: we design our site as the hub of all the LP sites, and we know people go to other sites. good luck with your, keep promoting it.
[19:54:01] <Californi> Mike, you rule!! Can't wait to see you back in the US! Can you give us details about the new LPU 3.0 shirt? What the design is, what inspired you to make the design and why you personally designed it? Thanks, -Stebo
[19:54:19] <Mike Shinoda> oops. slice, we need to make sure kids don't time out. this happens every time.
[19:54:32] <Mike Shinoda> make sure those kids get back in
[19:54:38] <Slice> u got it
[19:55:14] <CC> I loved u guys at SS in detroit..(I was the 1 complaining bout the rain and almost being hit by lightening..lol)....My question is any plans to hit the studios any time soon.....LIT ia awesome BTW...thanks
[19:55:57] <Mike Shinoda> the new LPU shirt is blue (for a change). i designed the graphics as a mix between some tech stuff and some old gothic-european styles.
[19:56:11] <Mike Shinoda> slow down the questions until i answer them!
[19:56:16] <Mike Shinoda> haha
[19:56:28] <Slice> ooops! =) my bad!
[19:56:55] <Mike Shinoda> ummm...we're not goign to be in the studio soon, we just finished mixing live in texas! but we might be working on some new stuff at home and in the bus soon...
[19:57:04] <Mike Shinoda> (next question)
[19:57:35] <Clare> Hi Mike, just wanted to know is Hi Voltage on the set list for Wembley? All your Irish fans say hello, hope to see you in Ireland in 2004 :)
[19:59:03] <Mike Shinoda> hi voltage isn't on the set list, unfortunately. but for those of you who have seen or are going to see "live in texas," you should know that we are not playing the set we played on summer sanitarium! we are playing a little bit different group of songs...
[19:59:11] <dapoetess> mike, are you guys going to be playing at kroq acoustic xmas? and are you going to sing more on the next album like you did on p5hng me a*wy on LIT? p.s. i had a great time at the LIT premiere in LA. you guys rock.
[19:59:14] <Mike Shinoda> you'll have to see! (feel the suspense)
[20:00:41] <Mike Shinoda> actually, that answer was for both of the last two questions
[20:00:41] <Mike Shinoda> i don't want to give away too much...
[20:00:41] <Mike Shinoda> in fact, i don't know how much singing i will do, b/c we have yet to write the songs
[20:00:45] <Mike Shinoda> thanks
[20:00:55] <Slice> avihai go for it bro
[20:00:55] <avihai> mike.. do you gonna by in israel? i mean in tour with lp?
[20:02:02] <Mike Shinoda> i don't know yet...we are constantly being asked to tour all over the place, and we only have so much time. but we'd love to play there
[20:02:09] <Divaness> hello, thank you for being so involved in the LPU. I wanted to know what you like to do in your spare time and whats your favourite tv show right now. And say hi to dj23 at the manchester meet and greet. :D -hannah (new zealand loves u guys)
[20:03:05] <Mike Shinoda> favorite TV in the US? probably survivor, 24, queer eye for the straight guy, sopranos (when it comes back)
[20:03:17] <Eurica> Hey Mike you guys are the greatest. Do you know anything about your next tour? Or who you'll be playing with?? -Erica and Katie :-)
[20:03:45] <Mike Shinoda> we will be playing a tour in january/february in the US with...
[20:03:50] <Mike Shinoda> drumroll...
[20:04:03] <Mike Shinoda> P.O.D., hoobastank, and story of the year
[20:04:25] <Mike Shinoda> i'm excited to play with story of the year. their album is pretty cool.
[20:04:47] <hana> Heya Mike!! Im hana frm Singapore, (its 4.05am here btw..) Loved ur malaysia concert oct 15!! Pls cum s’pore for mtv asia awards nxt yr k..? my question > what is your most favourite part of an LP concert??
[20:06:05] <Mike Shinoda> we always love to hear people singing. that's the best. you never get used to it. it's funny, when i write the words to a song, i never imagine what it's like when other people sing along to it.
[20:06:27] <hanx2> hi there mike!!!!!! i'm han from singapore... (i'm so excited that my mind is blank right now!!!.. yes.. i can't think!)... i wanna ask... does it take a lot of practice for you to draw so well? or it's your flair? =)
[20:07:27] <Mike Shinoda> i have drawn all my life. when i was in college, i was working on art probably about 10-16 hours a day. i love drawing and painting.
[20:07:39] <HixVAC> Hey Mike! First off I just wanna say I thought the intro you guys did on the Live In Texas DVD for By Myself was awsome. My question is are there any "hidden extras" like your first DVD or anything like that in the Live In Texas DVD AND will the only tracks on the LPU3 CD be the rest of the Live In Texas songs or will there be other tracks as well?
[20:07:47] <Mike Shinoda> thanks
[20:08:25] <Mike Shinoda> hiddens: no, because we just wanted to keep it simple this time. it's all about the show.
[20:08:40] <Jayde> Hey Mike, my name is Jayde and I’m from Melbourne Australia I’m one of your Many BiGgEsT Fans, just wanna say u guys rocked at Livid I had the best time I cried…My question for you is when do u think Linkin Park will Return to Melbourne for another concert? PLZ make it be soon as I can’t wait to see u guys again…. Luv u guys soo much jayde xoxoxo
[20:08:57] <Mike Shinoda> LPU3 CD: in case any of you don't know, the 5 songs that are not on the live in texas DVD/CD will be this year's LPU CD
[20:09:09] <Mike Shinoda> so if you're in the LPU, you'll have all 17 songs.
[20:09:33] <Mike Shinoda> melbourne: we'll be back to australia next year, probably
[20:09:51] <Mike Shinoda> livid was fun. big festival
[20:10:07] <Jo2> Hey Mike, looking forward to meetin you in Cardiff! Im new to writing and i wanted to know if u have any preferences atmosphere wise to write in? See you soon!
[20:11:13] <Mike Shinoda> i like to write at home, where i'm comfortable. but i'm flexible: whenever i get a good idea, i try and spend some time on it to get it as far as i can. so if i wake up at 4AM in a hotel and i have a good idea, i sit down and work on it until i can't make it better any more.
[20:11:45] <keller> hey Mike, Ting from Singapore here! Come down soon yea?Thanks for the Malaysia concert! My q is: where does the pain/anger in ur lyrics come from now that u guys seem to be havin smooth sailing lives? And rock the house down later!
[20:13:52] <Mike Shinoda> i guess it's kinda like yin and yang: there is always good and evil, there is always a pleasant side to your life, and a side that bothers you. i think our lyrics are about both a little bit. maybe a little more about the darker half...it's therapeutic to talk about things that bother me.
[20:14:03] <Keynas> Hi Mik3 ! I'm from Portugal , I was in the Portugal meets and greets, ( the girl who gave you the letter ) ( by the way )I loved the show and my question is: I loved the new dvd , it helped me to re-live the great time I had on the Portugal show... I hope you come back soon and bring ADEMA with you again... Have fun on tour. - Is that true that you've played BreakingTHabit in a recent show ?
[20:15:03] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for checking out L.I.T. - we're really excited about it.
[20:15:05] <Mike Shinoda> ...and
[20:15:33] <Mike Shinoda> maybe we're playing breaking the habit...maybe we're not! (feel more suspense)
[20:15:44] <ktucker90> hi mike, i love LIT, how do you come up with the designs for the LPU t shirts? from kev. cya in cardiff
[20:17:37] <Mike Shinoda> the LPU stuff is pretty fun. i like just putting some graphics together, just messing around sometimes. sometimes it has more of a concept, sometimes i just accidentally make something that i look at and go, okay, oops--it's done!
[20:17:47] <LadySilke> Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. You and the guys rocked the stadium hard in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It's been a long, long time since we had any great bands in town. :) I'm glad to hear that you guys were treated well. When the band decided to go on the Asian tour, did you and the guys have any sort of reservations or anxieties about headlining the tour and getting through it? What were they? What was the most memorable an
[20:17:53] <Mike Shinoda> in school, we called those "happy accidents"
[20:18:45] <Mike Shinoda> malaysia was a little bit stressful b/c people did expect a lot from us. plus, there were fans everywhere. but it was great
[20:19:21] <LinkinGuy> Mike, thanx for coming to Kuala Lumpur, it really meant a lot to us here, especially a ST like me. Just wanted to let you know it was great to be able to shake your hand that day.Come back to KL soon ya! >.< pics of the m&g--> [url]http://arboon.he.st/mng.html[/url] my question is, do you like milk? :-P
[20:19:51] <Mike Shinoda> wow, is the whole chatroom from malaysia!? one sec...
[20:20:19] <Mike Shinoda> sure. milk. okay. i don't know. i think so. i like satay, though.
[20:20:30] <linkinluv> Hi Mike..I just wanted to say that i think LIT rocks..You guys are great..And I'm painting my car this winter.I want your opinion..baby blue car with black graphics? Or just completely hot pink? Thanks...Love you guys and I can't wait for the upcoming Us tour!!!!!Love Liz
[20:21:02] <Mike Shinoda> black and blue car, for sure. you'll be sick of a pink car in a month.
[20:21:19] <Lizness> Hey Mike. Just wanted to say that you guys have done amazing job with the albums =) Ok so here's my question, what was the last cd you bought, is it good? and would you recommend it. Oh yeah I'm from Finland and we finnish Lp fans are wondering if you will come here next year? also Hi from the gang from Lp laboratory [finnish site] -Liz
[20:21:21] <Mike Shinoda> hold on.
[20:21:29] <Slice> k
[20:22:52] <Mike Shinoda> ok. sorry. last CD i bought? thrice's new one. oops, no i bought jay-z's cd last week. both are excellent
[20:23:22] <LnknprkGd> hey mike, (im speechless) just wanted to thank you and the guys for being sooo cool to your fans and for your awesome music, are you going to come back to El Paso ,TX anytime soon? you were here earlier this year but it would be awesome if u came again and maybe an LPU meet and greet? Since u guys r touring in Feb. my b-day is the 9th and i would love to see u guys for my b-day present...thanks... (Live in Texas rocks) oh and i loved your
[20:24:07] <Mike Shinoda> we might be...we'll have to see. we'll be touring the US in jan-feb, as i said earlier
[20:24:24] <love> Hiya Spike Shinnizle :) - who designed the artwork on LIT because you've always had a great intrest in art with you and joe going to art college, did you put as much thought into live in texas as you did meteora and hybrid theory. Also thnx for signing my reanimation flag at leeds its now up on my wall lol and ill b bringing another flag to the b'ham mg if i get on the list ;) and my m8s dared me to ask if u wud sign a condom as well as m
[20:25:57] <Mike Shinoda> LIT was a different animal from meteora and hybrid theory: live albums aren't put together the same way, obviously...but we wanted to make sure everything was really tight. we wanted to capture what it's like to be at the show to the best of our ability
[20:26:17] <LPElement> Do you ever plan to revisit any of the old ideas/songs you made and possibly finish and release them? Any plans on using more japanese instrument samples in your songs? Taiko..hint hint
[20:27:15] <Mike Shinoda> taiko drums are awesome! i love this group called "kodo." they are unbelieveable.
[20:27:18] <Mike Shinoda> as far as songs...
[20:27:36] <Mike Shinoda> we like to work on new stuff, rather than messing with old stuff.
[20:27:58] <lpjk30> hey mike!! Did you feel any added pressure during the concerts in Texas because of the filming and is there any chance you guys are going to massachusetts with POD? Thank you for your music and good luck w/ europe :)-Josh K (just renewed hehe)
[20:29:10] <Mike Shinoda> yup. playing when the cameras are on is a little more stressful than when they're not. massachusetts - don't know yet.
[20:29:26] <lula> hey, mike, i hope you're doing good over there :) what are u guys planning to do in the hopes of making Projek Revolution tour on the same level as Ozzfest and Summer Sanitarium? thanks mike, you guys rock! do come back here in m'sia, ok :]
[20:30:56] <Mike Shinoda> i would love projekt rev to be a bigger festival, to make it as interesting as it can be for you guys. i love when you talk about other bands on the message boards, because it lets me know what other bands our fand are listening to.
[20:31:30] <lyss> hey Mike!!!!! on meteora record, you guys had video footage and photos taken throughtout the process. why is the work that goes into the work so important? is it to remember your effort in doing it or something else..i coulnd't think of any other questions anyway.. between, my friend nigel and Jan says hi, and your music is really really fantastic!! and thanks for coming down to KL ro perform! It was really really good!please come to kl again!!! hope
[20:33:11] <Mike Shinoda> before the album came out, it was hard for a lot of people to imagine what it was like for us to be in the studio recording our music. so we documented the process. besides, our stuff is kinda always a work in progress...
[20:33:26] <Maiplaceo> Hiya Mike! at the 11/10 LIT premier in Hollywood, what did it feel like when you saw your fans were singing along and rocking out to the DVD(i caught a few glimpses of you guys smiling)? We all appreciated the opportunity to watch it with you guys <3 LPST/LPU socali crew (also the demo version of crawling would have been perfect for smokeout since it was raining buckets!!)
[20:34:37] <Mike Shinoda> that was wierd! we were sitting in the theatre watching the premier, and the LPU was in the theatre too. everybody was screaming and singing along the whole time. it was almost like i was at our show, in the audience. i was a little uncomfortable, but in a good way!
[20:34:54] <Mike Shinoda> haha
[20:35:06] <MidnightD> OMG i cant beleive i got in, im shaking! i just wanna start by saying you fucking rock! and youre such an inspiration to me (you stopped me cutting myself :) ) and i wanna know where you get your inspirations and ideas for your lyrics, thanks so much! :)
[20:35:15] <Mike Shinoda> thanks
[20:36:42] <Mike Shinoda> the lyrics are just about everyday stuff. getting mad about people around you, being excited about good things that happen, feeling alone or being with friends. we just try to be observant about our everyday lives and write about what we see and what we're going through, but broken down into the most central emotions
[20:37:04] <MissMaike> Hi Mike!! first i'd like to say i enjoyed your show in Berlin and hope to see you again in germany hehe =) Ok, here's my simple question: Where should I go abroad USA, Canada or Australia? Which one would you take? I can't decide for one of them :) thank you for being here today!!! By the way your head isn't to big! :) someone said so i've heard... ^^ i love u guys!
[20:43:13] <Mike Shinoda> next...
[20:43:20] <Mike Shinoda> ?
[20:43:24] <myaga> hey Mike, first of all I wanted to thank you guys for everything and finally invite you to Poland!! polish fans are waiting for you guys here! anyway, I heard a rumour here that you were going to add to Live In Texas "a movie report from a journey up Chester's body", it was said that Chester put an endoscope into his stomach and was filming himself from the inside during the concert in Texas - is that true? if yes, why didnt you add it
[20:43:42] <Mike Shinoda> haven't been to poland. could be fun
[20:44:02] <Mike Shinoda> that's a pretty far-fetched rumor, dont'cha think?
[20:44:14] <Mike Shinoda> not true, but i wish it was
[20:44:47] <Mike Shinoda> can you imagine the person who made THAT one up? must be pretty crazy.
[20:44:47] <mySpeed> Yo mike! This is Tze Hern from singapore!!! Im staying up pretty late for this haha its 4.10am here!! I just want to say that it would be great if we could have the same previledges as USA residents for LPU3(example a tour to singapore?). We got a whole lot of LP fans here. [url]www.onestepcloser.tk[/url] <-Fansite i made! speedlinkinpark.com <-email me! Hope to cya soon!
[20:45:26] <Mike Shinoda> we tour all year long, and we get to as many places as we can--hope to see you soon
[20:46:20] <mystiqke> Hey glue!! LOL...u guys are my favrourite band (ss was awesome, u guys were the best part!). Thanks for taking time out for this and I was wondering if you guys plan on doing any special events for LPUers in Canada or if ur planning on touring Canada anytime -->Amandeep (am-an-deep) from Toronto (Go Leafs)!!
[20:47:24] <Mike Shinoda> we'll try to get out there soon. no plans yet. our only touring pland at this point are the US dates in jan-feb. we haven't played the US in a little bit.
[20:47:28] <Mike Shinoda> BTW, it
[20:47:42] <Mike Shinoda> it's okay if people don't have ?s and they just wanna hang out in here
[20:47:50] <Mike Shinoda> (nexxxt)
[20:47:58] <My_Theory> What's up Mike, Josh from the Ohio LPST. In July at the Columbus Sum San, we gave you a hubcap (I handed it to Brad) that was signed by us from a 'get-together' in Cleveland - representing the Team and how LP's music brought us together.
[20:48:00] <My_Theory> First of all, do you remember it, and is it one of the strangest things someone has given you (LP)? Love the music guys, great work with LIT, and keep up the awesome work! Fellow 24 fan and Aquarius! The Wizard Song rules!
[20:49:00] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for the hubcap - that was funny. thanks, also, for the good work with the street team. keep it up, and let people know about "live in texas!"
[20:49:16] <Neo> Hey Mike! This is Emmy from Sweden! Do you guys decide where in the world you play concerts? And how, if and why did you decide to use the show in texas for the dvd? Hope you'll come to Denmark soon! Hugs from me and the rest of the LPU Koolish Klan :) (btw, the LPU3 intro is awesome! ;) )
[20:50:24] <linkinjes> LPU3 signups just launched for those of you who have been in chat this whole time! And check out the new LPU3 intro...
[20:50:40] <Mike Shinoda> we don't decide where we play--it's too complicated to do. we have an agent, who is part of a company that schedules tours. we decided to film texas because it was logistcally right; we could get the cameras and permission, etc. and we knew texas would be a fun show
[20:51:04] <Ninnut85> Hi Mike glad to see you back in the UK. My question is what is your favourite instrument to play? (coming to meet you guys at the Birmingham gig. Woohoo)
[20:51:06] <Mike Shinoda> we sometimes suggest things to our agent
[20:51:51] <Mike Shinoda> i have played piano and keyboard the longest, so i think that's probably my favorite. but guitar is fun b/c it's loud.
[20:52:10] <Notorious> hey mike.This edison from sydney and i wanted tell that u guys are the best band ever and u rocked the house at the sydney livid. is it true you guys are comin back to sydney in march?can i get hyrbid theory ep in australia and where?and um.. will u guys be touring china cause i might go back and see u and my friends says hi. I L.I.T is going to be mad but i seen the previews of it and it looks mad u have done a great job on L.I.T will be doin m
[20:53:04] <Mike Shinoda> we don't have specific plans for australia yet. you can get the EP online, or just DL the songs
[20:53:20] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for everything
[20:53:23] <oleg> Hi Mike I’m Oleg from London. I just wanted to know if it was true dat u r in distant relation to Pétr Tchajkovskij, I know it might be a stupid rumour but I just wanted 2 double-check… And yeah r u eva planning to go to Russia to tour, hav u eva been dere? Btw u were wicked at Rock City in Nottingham, that show ruled, too bad I couldn’t meet u at meet and greet!
[20:53:38] <Mike Shinoda> no pland for russia yet.
[20:53:40] <Mike Shinoda> plans
[20:54:13] <Sparkart> --(Trent has been authenticated and is who they say they are!)--
[20:54:13] <Sparkart> --(i love u - fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf)--
[20:54:35] <Mike Shinoda> ...
[20:54:57] <Trent> Thanks
[20:55:13] <Mike Shinoda> tchaikovsky was my cousins great great great uncle
[20:55:20] <Mike Shinoda> or grand uncle
[20:55:23] <Mike Shinoda> or something
[20:55:28] <re4nim8ed> hey mike ^_^ .. i'm Adora frm malaysia .. my question is .. do u like evanescence ? do come to malaysia again .. i didnt get to see u guys when u came here last month coz i had exams .. anyway, like the new intro for LPU 3.0 and YAY renewals up!! plz say hi to the other guys 4 me .. thanks .. LiNkIn PaRk ROCKS and will keep on ROCKIN! - re4nim8edhotmail.com
[20:56:07] <Mike Shinoda> evanescence is better without the rapper. their new singe is cool
[20:56:09] <Mike Shinoda> single
[20:56:22] <Seifer> hey mike Stephen (pronounced steven lol) from CT here, i just have to say that i am one of your biggest fans, i drove 140 miles to see live in texas at "a theatre near me" lol, my ? to you is: do you plan on releasing a dvd with videos of somewhere i belong and everything after? (like frat party) dont get me wrong, live in texas kicked! (please come to ct) invite me to the lpst! ct needs street teamers!
[20:56:38] <Slice> no changing nick names please
[20:56:41] <Slice> or we will have to skip u.
[20:57:06] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for driving all that way---that's very cool. i hope it was worth it! we might be making another DVD next year...don't know yet
[20:57:48] <shackal> Hey Mike, Im the only LPUer from Bosnia and I want u to know that I represent huge number of fans from here.You should visit southeastern Europe(Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia) you would be surprised by the number of fans. Please come near to us! Q: What is the first picture you imagine when you hear someone say "Live in Texas"?
[20:57:49] <shackal> Hey Mike, Im the only LPUer from Bosnia and I want u to know that I represent huge number of fans from here.You should visit southeastern Europe(Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia) you would be surprised by the number of fans. Please come near to us! Q: What is the first picture you imagine when you hear someone say "Live in Texas"?
[20:58:32] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for the info. we plan to do more shows in easter europe in the future as well (we haven't been there much)
[20:58:52] <sirkku> Hey Mike! I bought Live In Texas dvd by post but it's not here yet (I cant wait that i get it..) But I'm interested what is your favourite colour? Btw, I hope that Linkin Park come to Finland as soon as possible.. You guys are the best!! :)
[20:59:06] <Mike Shinoda> live in texas...joe breaking turntable
[20:59:35] <Mike Shinoda> favorite color of the moment...maybe bluish grey. or cool grey. with a little green.
[20:59:46] <sphinx> has it ever been your b'day and you had a show that day and someone came out on stage with a cake and everyone sung "happy b'day"? has that happend to anyone?also one more thing, can u get brad to give me some headphones
[21:00:24] <Mike Shinoda> nobody has brought a cake to me onstage. but we usually sing to anyone in the band who has a birthday.
[21:00:56] <StefaniB> Howdee Mike *waves* in the live in texas special, lars comes out with a pink fuzzy hat with ears and you act like it's weird that he's wearing it, when you have worn one before. How come you deny the spiffyness of the kitteh hat? Also.. the & symbol, does it remind you of milk, randomly? And, I'm going to take this opportunity to suggest that you guys include steak fangers, or meat sticks.. in the next lpu package. I think it would be genius, rando
[21:01:10] <Mike Shinoda> you don't want brad's headphones. they're sweaty
[21:01:41] <Mike Shinoda> the kitten hat: that man is lars ulrich from metallica. that was a historic moment for us
[21:01:55] <SwAmPyLP> first off you guys are AMAZING, i get chills listening to your music, an i had the best time at sanitarium at giants stadium, i cant stop talking about it to ppl!! last month i lost my voice doin chester's part of "in the end" in kareoke infront of 200 ppl haha it was awesome, i gotta give love to him and all of you guys! are they around now too? say what up to everyone from swampy & one day ill meet you hopefully :). My questi
[21:02:35] <Mike Shinoda> swampy's question got cut off.
[21:02:50] <Mike Shinoda> hi
[21:02:54] <Slice> my bad swampy :)
[21:02:54] <SwAmPyLP> say what up to everyone from swampy & one day ill meet you hopefully :-). My question is if there are any plans for a remix CD to meteora?
[21:03:06] <SwAmPyLP> first off you guys are AMAZING, i get chills listening to your music, an i had the best time at sanitarium at giants stadium, i cant stop talking about it to ppl!! last month i lost my voice doin chester's part of "in the end" in kareoke infront of 200 ppl haha it was awesome, i gotta give love to him and all of you guys! are they around now too? say what up to everyone from swampy & one day ill meet you hopefully :-). My quest
[21:03:12] <Mike Shinoda> we may remix some songs, but probably not the whole thing.
[21:03:36] <Mike Shinoda> we'll put the remixes out next year some time
[21:03:55] <thenextde> it's a crazy question but it's from my friend,Mary,she said that the live in texas sound system is not good.so to feel more like live, she needed more audience excitement. from me, i'll be sending a letter to u.something important(I have alot of problems, suffering alot).and good luck in everything u do.take care,yo.Are u coming back to Malaysia again?Didn't get the chance to attend the concert in Malaysia.I cried for a week(Day and Night wit
[21:04:21] <Mike Shinoda> i've only got about two more minutes. we're playinga show tonite
[21:04:39] <Slice> 1 more ?
[21:04:48] <Mike Shinoda> a couple
[21:04:52] <Slice> ok
[21:04:58] <Mike Shinoda> malaysia -- no plans yet
[21:05:05] <Mike Shinoda> hahaha
[21:05:18] <tilly> 4hey mike shinoda like yoda!! im natalie (the lpu tart :p)from liverpool (yes where "the beatles" are from) uk, cant wait 2 cya 2mora and sat :) - i wanna ask you - if you could be anyone or anything else for a day what or who would you be??? xxx and do you really read the msgboards?? ps im bummed that i couldnt meet u i this got my hair cut n everythin :( good luck with show
[21:05:18] <Mike Shinoda> changing names to get the question in
[21:05:26] <Slice> yes sneaky LPUers :)
[21:06:01] <Slice> hahaha
[21:06:35] <Mike Shinoda> i go the messageboards once in a while. people say wierd crap. some funny stuff too. anyway, if i could be anything else for a day, it might be a dog. their lives are so simple
[21:06:52] <Mike Shinoda> eat sleep eat sleep poop sleep
[21:06:57] <Tsao> u guys, thanx for releasing a live DVD, because some of us have never gotten a chance to see you live. you guys need to come down to NC, you haven't been here in over 2 years and I have been desperately waiting to make u guys the first concert I go to! PLZ consider coming down here sometime in 2004! No questions, just thought I'd say hi and get that out...been wanting to for a long time! Next. :0
[21:07:09] <Mike Shinoda> thanks!
[21:07:24] <Mike Shinoda> ...next...
[21:07:26] <Undone> hey Mike would u like to chat with us instead of us jus askin questions?it'll be cool. And q: why did u guy accepted Chaz apart from the obvious vocal prowess he has?And is it possible that we fans can send in ideas for future LP music videos?i have some ideas?And how can we send stuff to u guys?Btw, ure as cute as Mickey Mouse
[21:08:01] <Mike Shinoda> you can tell why we wanted chazzy to be in the band
[21:08:11] <Mike Shinoda> haha
[21:08:13] <Mike Shinoda> ...next...
[21:08:22] <Unwanted1> Mike, your voice is just amazing in P5HNG ME A*WY. Anyway, I'm not sure if this was asked since I was in the reject room with the others but Is there going to be another LPU tour any time in the future? Say hello to the other guys for me.
[21:08:42] <Slice> no changing nick names guys
[21:08:48] <Slice> =)
[21:08:56] <Mike Shinoda> we would love to do another LPU tour, but i don't know when. we can'tplan it yet, but when we do, you guys will know.
[21:09:20] <Antimony> Hey Mike hows it goin?First thanx for making music that allows a us an escape from lifes bs.Your bands music has helped me more than you can imagine:)thanxAnd you guys only visited San Antonio,Texas for OZZfest,but never again.Many people here who cant afford luxury of driving out of city are awaiting you guys.Any plans to come to San Antonio again?One more thing,can you give a shout out to my friend Tobi Pullyblank,&
[21:09:34] <Mike Shinoda> okay, let wz ask the question, and we'll finish there
[21:09:39] <Slice> haha ok
[21:09:51] <wz> does making projects like LIT have that same amount as exitment of working on a new album? [hope 2 see you in israel..realy] and hen (from israel) say that ahe love you :)
[21:09:55] <wz> 10x
[21:09:55] <wz> :)
[21:10:20] <Mike Shinoda> antimony: what up tobi. there isn't an answer to your ? about san antonio yet. but hopefully we'll get out there
[21:10:46] <linkinjes> thanks Mike for coming to chat with LPU!
[21:11:22] <Mike Shinoda> LIT was different because it's about capturing the connection between us and the crowd, and the intensity of the live show. albums are a different story.
[21:11:37] <Mike Shinoda> thanks for everything guys.
[21:11:41] <Slice> thank you Mike!
[21:11:46] <linkinjes> thanks!
[21:11:50] <mmy> Thanks Mike
[21:11:52] <linkinjes> Chester will be chatting in LP.com tomorrow
[21:11:57] <Totchi> Later.
[21:11:57] <Mike Shinoda> the questions were great, and i appreciate talking to ya.
[21:12:07] <Slice> LPU rox the party
[21:12:09] <Slice> !
[21:12:11] <linkinjes> yeah!
[21:12:11] <Mike Shinoda> chazzy chaz will be in here tomorrow
[21:12:23] <Trent> Hey Mike
[21:12:25] <linkinjes> and look out for more news about LPU3!
[21:12:30] <Trent> Check admin before you go
[21:12:30] <Mike Shinoda> have a good one. i'm going to go play a show (we're in glasgow)
[21:12:33] <Mike Shinoda> bye bye
[21:12:36] <Toria> Have a good show Mike! Really can;t wait to see you saturdayyy!!!!! *screams* =x
[21:12:37] <Trent> [ Trent ] Mike, just saying hi and good job on the LP Live in TX DVD in behalf of all the LP.com staff
[21:12:44] <raTed> BYE
[21:12:53] <Toria> YEAH LP.COM loves you TOO mike !
[21:12:54] <Joanne> cya tomorrow mike
[21:12:57] <Toria> =)
[21:13:02] <raTed> yeah c ya tomrorow mike
[21:13:04] <Trent> Definitely
[21:13:08] <Joanne> remember Joanne tom,orrow
[21:13:13] <Toria> lmao
[21:13:18] <Trent> raTed's giving you a special lap dance
[21:13:19] <Joanne> lmao jason
[21:13:32] <Toria> and sphinx says he wants brads headphones regardless of sweat
[21:13:53] <Joanne> lmao
[21:15:36] * Quits: mshinoda