Hahninator Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 http://www.empathypromotion.com/fortminorint.html Interesting read, good info Mike gives. Check it out. He talks about what songs were finished when and the artwork on the album. Definetely one of my favorite interviews. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2005/new/nov/12/today-show15.htm It's in Japenese, but a translation: We had this interview with Mike, from Fort Minor, on the day after the concert in Yokohama. Married Mike didn’t give too much details about his private life, but he said that he wants sexy M.I.A. to be the leading lady in his music video. This is his first time doing a concert outside the States alone, and Mike thought he did very great performance. “That is all because of the fans, what they did was so passionate that it inspires me to do better.” said Mike. “It is kind of pity that I dropped my Japanese class to take up painting at school. Otherwise, I could have chatted with my Japanese fans by myself.” Speaking of drawing, Mike said before he became a singer, he had a job as graphic designer. He can sit there and draw for several hours, and this is also the best way for him to release the pressure of producing songs. The cover arts for both Linkin Park and Fort Minor’s albums were all created by his magical hands. When our reporter asked him if he could draw a picture for our readers, a drawing was done in no more than 5 minutes. What is the biggest problem, and cost most time during producing Fort Minor’s first album, The Rising Tied? “Selecting songs, I think.” Mike said. Some guys think that Mike is quite picky, he admitted that he is indeed extremely fastidious. But he also thinks that it is a expression of being professional. In the latest music video, 'Remember The Name', you can see members of Linkin Park in their cameo appearance, but there’s no female in it. We asked him if he intends to find some female singer to be the leading lady. He thought about it quite a while, and gave us the answer. "M.I.A., who has Sri Lanka’s blood, and Bjork are both perfect choices". Thanks to LPTimes for the translation! More Media... The Yokohama show had some clips from it and LPTimes got them thankfully http://rapidshare.de/files/7749522/LPT_Mike_FMinterview_TVBS.wmv.html http://www.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=33634 Includes clips from Believe Me and Enth E Nd Quote
brokenangel Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 The whole Mike being an artist first and musician after seems to pop up in every damn interview...do people not like READ the other interviews or something?! lol Quote
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