Who knew?
* "We had $180 stashed away from a show we did a really long time ago. A few of us didn't make it to the end because we couldn't stand it so we cut it all off. But Brad and Phoenix actually made it to the end and Brad took the prize and the mullet contest." (Watch LPTV Episode #1. Rob's mullet is adorable.)
-MTV.com interview
ON LINKIN PARK'S FIRST SINGLE & VIDEO OFF METEORA, "SOMEWHERE I BELONG"
* "The [origin of the] sample you hear in beginning [is really interesting]. Chester played that on acoustic guitar, then Mike took what he did and cut it up into four different pieces and kind of reversed it. Then he cut it up even more and changed the order of the chords."
* "When we were filming it, there was a flame behind my back and I thought I was going to light on fire I was so hot. Before it was shot, they were telling me which way to go in case I caught on fire. They said I wasn't supposed to run, I was supposed to drop on the ground and they were gonna hose me off. Joe likes to put us in danger." (You were quite the *hottie* then, huh, Rob? Haha, I kill myself with puns!)
-Both quotes taken from MTV.com interview
ON THE BAND'S IMPRESSION OF METEORA:
* "We're definitely happy with it. After finishing this record and listening back to it, we all just feel like it's a success already because we met our personal goals. We pushed ourselves and we feel like we made a really great record. And it's really out of our hands at this point, so we'll see what happens [with the public]." (I don't think you need to worry about that...Meteora is kicking major ass right now)
-MTV.com Interview
ON THE BAND'S PROGRESSION FROM WAY BACK WHEN TO NOW:
* "That's one of the ways we really show our musical maturity. From the very beginning in our old demos, you would really hear the rap verse and then the big rock chorus. On Hybrid Theory we were able to blend that better and I think that Meteora is the next step in making both of those styles combine more seamlessly."
-MTV.com Interview
ON CHAZ & SHINIZZLE'S INFLUENCE: (Damn, I love that name...Shinizzle! My poor future son, hehe)
* "From being on the road so much, Mike and Chester performed a lot together and started to back each other up more and more on certain parts. Mike taught Chester a lot about hip-hop and Chester helped Mike with the singing stuff, so I think they learned a lot from each other."
-MTV.com Interview
ON THE 37 MINUTE ALBUM LENGTH:
* "We wanted to make a record that you could pop into your CD player and from beginning to end, it would just hit you [and] there would never be a spot where you start daydreaming. in every song we really focused on capturing the listeners' attention by keeping every part of the song interesting."
-MTV.com Interview
ON THE STRESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT:
* "It got kind of frustrating at times. But we're not the kind of band that gets crazy and breaks stuff in the studio. I think the most frustrated anyone got was when we were playing Xbox and I threw the controller on the ground. I mean, we're really motivated and we stay really focused and do whatever we need to do to get through." (I think *someone* needs anger management classes. Throwing down the controller....pfft!)
-MTV.com Interview
ON WHAT'S IN ROB'S CD PLAYER LATELY:
* "I listen to a lot mellower stuff, like Pete Yorn. I like Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, that kind of stuff. After being on the road with so many other heavy bands and listening to heavier music sometimes it's nice to listen to Coldplay and chill." (And so he's got a sensitive side...Hmm... *whips out list of Reasons Why Rob's So Cool* Reason #3,873,168,731: Rob's mushy @ heart.)
-Launch.com Interview
ON THE MAJOR DISTINCTION B/W HYBRID THEORY AND METEORA:
* "Our new record Meteora has a lot more dynamic and it's definitely more mature than our last record. There's definitely a lot of ties that kind of bring the two records together. There's a lot similar sounds, we still blend a lot of electronic, hip-hop, and rock elements together on the new record. But you can see growth of the band 'cause we've been on the road for a couple of years and we've met a lot of musicians. For instance, we've gotten to work with a ton of them on Reanimation, so we've learned a lot as musicians and we brought that to the table when we made Meteora."
-Launch.com Interview