Linkin Park/Fort Minor vocalist Mike Shinoda did a brief Q&A session on Twitter today, giving some insight behind his newly released EP, “Post Traumatic“. The more notable responses he gave can be found below.
Regarding the direct nature of the material:
(1/2) On this project, I’m trying to work “in the moment.” I record a vocal or shoot a video while I’m feeling something. For example, I wrote and recorded verse one of “over again” on the day of the Bowl show, and did verse two the day after. #PostTraumatic
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
(2/2) And I wanted to put this out as soon as possible because I’m living it, and a lot of other people are living it, too. I want people to see and hear it as soon as I complete each thing. #PostTraumatic
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
On which track was the hardest to write:
The hardest thing was just getting started in general. The only person I spent more time with than CB was my wife (honorable mention to Brad and Dave). Getting back into the studio was terrifying.#PostTraumatic https://t.co/L8NU1B5zvf
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
On future solo material:
I have a bunch of songs; some are more finished than others. I wanted to release these three today and see what the fans want me to do next. If you like these, I’ll keep going.#PostTraumatic https://t.co/pzARTLCCA3
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
On the absence of the track “Looking For An Answer“, which was previously performed live:
It still exists, I just want to figure out the right presentation! I made a version of it with lots of cool sounds, but that seemed to take away from the power of the song. Maybe I restart with piano only…? https://t.co/G8pSGL5gYh
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
On the future of Linkin Park without Chester Bennington, who committed suicide this past July:
I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and questions to answer, so it’ll take time. https://t.co/nXLxTSd40J
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 25, 2018
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