Hahninator Posted April 18, 2006 Posted April 18, 2006 Taken from the LP Newsletter sent out recently by Chester: Linkin Park Update from Chester Bennington What is the writing process like? It’s fun. We all get a chance to release and contribute creatively. Rick Rubin, the producer on our new record, has us working in a style that we’ve never done before, so it’s different for us. We’ll come up with ideas individually then come together and work on it as a band. We decide together what direction the songs will go... but this album will be more vocally driven than any of our other ones. So usually, Mike and I write lyrics, and the rest of the guys write their parts to them. Brad is really great at structuring the songs. It’s obviously a lot of work, but I love my job, so it makes working fun for us. Do you and Mike write together? We both write songs and melodies, and we both have our own personal things we write about, so some of the songs start out separately then we put them together and work on them together. But we both have songs that we’ve written on our own. Usually we tweak each other’s stuff and go from there. Is there one main person who determines the lyricism? Nope, there are two. Me and Mike. But Mike is really good at making lyrics flow, so he perfects a lot of what we do together. Chester Singing Does the whole band sit down together? Every week. We’re still in the early stages where we’re working out our individual parts first. Each of the guys write their own part for their own instrument. But we have a band meeting every week, and we partner up on a lot of what we’re doing. We get together at the studio every week and listen to each other’s stuff. Then we all get to decide what to keep, what to change and help each other with what we’ve been working on. And the rest work on the production? Everyone does the production. But if you’re asking me if everyone works on their own parts, yes they do. But we all help each other out when we need it. We’re a band, so nothing is solo. Is your writing a reflection of where you are in life? A lot has changed for me since Meteora. I married Talinda, and have 3 sons, so I guess as I’m growing up and getting older, so is the music. You can’t repeat the same things in life and not learn. The same goes for music with me. Will the lyrical content be similar to any of your previous work or can we expect something TOTALLY new? Both. We’re still Linkin Park, and you’ll hear that. But we have a lot of material that is totally new and nothing you’ve heard from us before. Rick Rubin is producing the record, and he’s done so many different types of albums. We wanted something new but still with our vibe. Are you also a writer in the traditional sense of the word i.e. short stories, fiction, etc.? Yes. I love to write stories and poems. I did an interview for a book recently, and it ended up to be a story of my childhood and how I was influenced to play music. It ended up to be about 6 pages. Do you find your writing as a form of release or pseudo-therapy? Yeah. It gives me a chance to express myself creatively and to get my feelings out. Some people work out, some people paint, I write and sing. It lets me release my aggression and share my thoughts with fans and friends. We can’t wait for you to hear the new music. Thanks for all your support, our fans mean the world to us and we’re so excited to see you on tour later this year. Thanks, Chester Bennington Quote
vociferous_being04 Posted April 18, 2006 Posted April 18, 2006 yay! that's so cool... now that made me more excited for their next album...on tour? where are they gonna play? Quote
Hahninator Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 dunno, theyre touring later this year but I dunno where yet. Quote
Jeezy Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Sounds nice...it still seems that the record is gonna take some more time...I can't wait for it... Quote
BAM Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 yeah, great interview..I got it on my email..(i forgot i signed up for news updates hehe) !! He seems to be doing OK and ready to kick some ass... A fine read Quote AllIWantInLifeIsToBeHappy [broken External Image]:http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a375/Anca1979/ssignature3pb.png
SpikeMinoda14 Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Yay Rick Rubin!!! lol It sounds spiffy i can't wait...but i'll have to ... Quote "Hate You For Putting Hate In Me,For Putting Faith In Me,Everyone Is Sleeping..."-SoaD<3 I would never sell your guts on the black market just because you want to fuck the sexiest man on earth
aloneme Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 It was great.I so enjoy for new album.Thank you for informations. Quote http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8be62014eb41769114bd3ee747ee5b02.jpg There is nothing better than Nirvana Thank you diana!You are the best :thumbsup:
LP In The End Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Cool, can't wait for the album. Quote [broken External Image]:http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5948/compcbsig2of5.png i'm my own worst enemy
Hahninator Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 Yeah it seems like the album will take a little longer. Quote
FTboy18 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 this wasnt really an update more like him explaining what the band does to make an album. But anyway, can't wait for the album. Quote [broken External Image]:http://www.linkinparkforums.com/media/tdk_joker-full_12-8-07.262/full Let's put a smile on that face!
shahfire Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 got this in my mail. i cant wai for the music to come out and tours to start! Quote [broken External Image]:http://img14.imgspot.com/u/05/190/02/shahsig.psd Proud member of the CoB Thank you IK for the sig!!
o0SugaxNxSpice0o Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Awesome interview =] I enjoyed it and it's great to hear from chester again =] Quote [broken External Image]:http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9765/newsig2qs.gif It's Jen!!!
azemkamikaze03 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Lame. Imagine. You'd think we'd get something new! Same thing is being repeated. Quote ¿whysoserious?
Lyson Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Thats from the LP mailing list, I got it, it sounds really good. Quote Myspace- www.myspace.com/linkinpark_numb Lyson Payne
chez_19 Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 That's cool stuff they got there working w/ Rick..Now I'll have to start to save some money to buy a new record,,, Quote [broken External Image]:http://www.linkinparkforums.com/http://www.linkinparkforums.com/images/LPF/statusicon//forum_new.gif
Jeezy Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 That's cool stuff they got there working w/ Rick..Now I'll have to start to save some money to buy a new record' date=',,[/quote'] I think you'll have some more month to save up some money... Quote
why Posted April 26, 2006 Posted April 26, 2006 *gets all excited* Quote Click on the image below to check out the brand new Holly Brook Media Player! [broken External Image]:http://media.godashboard.com/hollybrook/hb_728x90_comp2.gif LPU: whythedarkness
Cristina Posted May 4, 2006 Posted May 4, 2006 Is the Talinda the porn star he was going out with ?? Quote
Shinodafr3ak04 Posted May 12, 2006 Posted May 12, 2006 Is the Talinda the porn star he was going out with ?? Ut oh not that again. -zip- Great interview thinga mabob -laughs- It's always nice to hear from one of the boys. I'm glad Rick Rubin is involved. Great guy. New material on THE way. \m/ Quote
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