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…
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Mike Shinoda
Michael Kenji Shinoda (, born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and co-vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip-hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond and The X-Ecutioners. Shinoda is also the co-founder of Machine Shop Records, a California-based record label. Outside of music, Shinoda is an artist and graphic designer. He has painted several pieces of artwork, some of which have been featured in the Japanese American National Museum. 2Life and career 3Early life Shinoda was born on February 11, 1977 in Agoura Hills, California, where he was raised. His father is Japanese. He has a younger brother named Jaso
In the beginning, a little less than a year ago, I was making music and painting as a form of almost like meditation. There was something therapeutic in doing it. It was more about just kind of coping with things and reflecting on things as I was doing it. The act of just sitting down and making…
A lot of indie music that I grew up with was very depressing but metal had lots of different expressions. But there are new metal bands where it almost became a fad to be damaged, depressed and sad. Your point about a wave of R&B and trap artists that are out right now singing about depressing stuff…
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.
Well, it must be really overwhelming to read the news and be connected like everybody is when your awareness is just beginning to develop. I remember when I was a young teenager and I was realizing how big the world was, how I thought politics worked and the ramification of decisions that small…