“If I know all the words to a song—or even if I know just two of them—I will sing those as loud as possible. And my wife is like, 'Could you please stop that?' Because I sing really loud. It’s not like I’m in the corner going [affects self-consciously quiet singing voice] 'la la la la la.' I’m fuckin…”— Chester Bennington, billboard.com
“I think that if you focus on something like that, it becomes a problem. But we don’t really think about that. What helps us stay relevant is that we haven’t really set out on this musical experience to reach a destination. We consider the whole thing a journey. So it’s not like we stopped off at Roc…”— Chester Bennington, billboard.com
“For me, the act of creating and making substantive music for people has always been the driving force. The feeling I get when I come up with a new idea that feels unique or worth talking about, there’s nothing better than that.”— Mike Shinoda, forbes.com
“So one thing we should more talk about is mental health. I hope that the young people know is that it helps to talk about it and be honest about how you are feeling about things. And if you feel negative and depressed then dragging your demons into light make them feel smaller.”— Mike Shinoda, interview.de
“I had a feeling relatively early on that things would get better—or they just wouldn't stay the same. We'll obviously never forget our friend. We'll always remind everybody how special and talented he was. At the time it'd be unhealthy and irresponsible for any of us to not move on with our lives at…”— Mike Shinoda, billboard.com
“I’m always creating stuff. So if it’s a long car ride, if it’s a night off in the hotel, if I’m flying somewhere, I’m always on my computer. I’m always writing words, making beats, creating beds of music. And it kind of never stops. Like, I could just be walking around somewhere, have an idea, and I…”— Mike Shinoda, gq.com