DishDiva says: It's great to have you here! Brad, Joe and Rob are in the house!
DishDiva says: We have a few thousand questions so let's get started!

Linkin_Park_Live says: Hi.

rebelchick88 in Onstage3 asks: Was it fun hosting the Family Values Tour 2001?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Yeah, it was great!

LPark316 in Onstage9 asks: I hear the dvd will have live footage, where was the live footage filmed from?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: It was filmed from our entire touring span, over the last 14 months.
Linkin_Park_Live says: It starts when we started, and includes the Family Values Tour and also some in Europe.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We did the DVD ourselves, so you're really getting a direct look at the goofy stuf we do.

Hybrid_by_Blood in Onstage3 asks: If any of you get an adrenaline rush during the show, how long does it last?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I get an adrenaline rush in my broken foot, until I slip back into my wheelchair when it's over.

archangel42o in Onstage2 asks: Hey guys, I'm going to see you guys in concert soon and i wanted to know are you in the process of recording a new album?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: We're not in the process right now, we have a studio in one of our buses and putting ideas down down. We will make a new album when we finish our tour next year.

Blondebarbie_6 in Onstage9 asks: Brad, do you regret not going to law school?
Linkin_Park_Live says: No, I do not regret not going to law school because I would have had to wake up early and study a lot.

mipaso0 in Onstage9 asks: Did you name your band after the Lincoln Park in Santa Monica?? Thats wherre I ball at.. You guys come on down..
ScottWeiland_Fan in Onstage4 asks: Did Linkin Park get their name after Lincoln Park in Michigan?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: We got the name from the Lincoln Park in Santa Monica, and we spelled it differently to get the domain name. Now it's not called Lincoln Park any more so we will have to change our name to that. (laughs) It's now named after some woman.

platnumgirl88 in Onstage11 asks: Hey Linkin Park!! What's your favorite place to perform? like, what state?
Linkin_Park_Live says: We like to perform in L.A. because when we're done with the show we get to go home.
Linkin_Park_Live says: We've been home every once in a while but not for any extended time for about a year.

InTheEndLP1 in Onstage6 asks: You guys write such intense lyrics. Does it come from personel experience and feelings?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: We listen to a lot of Tupac.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: (Disclaimer!) Anything Joe says is sarcastic and should not be taken seriously.

Alisa_346 in Onstage10 asks: Did you have fun making the video for "In the End"
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: It was fun but Joe worked us like slaves.

Black_Beauty_Denmark in Onstage10 asks: Do you like having fans waiting for you at airports?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: No we don't. That's a very serious answer.

Gackt247 in Onstage9 asks: I've heard that some are your songs are in Japanese. Is that true?
Linkin_Park_Live says: That's not true.

I?NS?TA��� in Onstage10 asks: If the rumour is true that Sam is pregnant then CONGRATULATIONS CHESTER!
Linkin_Park_Live says: Yeah she is pregnant, thank you for that.

eric2782 in Onstage6 asks: Which bands did you follow when you were growing up?
Linkin_Park_Live says: We listen to everything from Hip Hop to Rock to Alternative, Retro, Punk.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Nine Inch Nails, Def Tones, Depeche Mode, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Dave Matthews Band.

Milky196 in Onstage10 asks: I think the lyrics are awesome. What inspired "papercut" and "with u"?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Mike and Chester wrote the lyrics so we can't give you a good answer for that.

BlueFlameMagik in Onstage4 asks: Who drew the cover art for the album?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Mike did the cover art and worked with Frank Maddocks. Joe did some of the artwork inside the CD booklet.

glifberg111 in Onstage11 asks: Do u got any nicknames for each other?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: My nick name for Joe is "I'm tired of talking to you."
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: My nickname for Brad is "Pigpen."

volrathxp in Onstage9 asks: Brad, what is your favorite guitar that you play?
Linkin_Park_Live says: The guy from Peanuts, imagine Pigpen in a wheelchair, that's Brad.
Linkin_Park_Live says: My Gold PRS.

SIC_ME in Onstage4 asks: Hey, I'm going to your show tonight in Portland, but are you going to have a signing booth like you did for Ozzfest, or anything similar?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Unfortunately we're unable to do that at the show tonight. We can do some meet and greets but nothing like we did at Ozzfest.
Linkin_Park_Live says: You can visit our fan website at http://www.LPUnderground.com starting on our next major tour. This is for fan club members only.

AngelPrincessCher in Onstage10 asks: How many hours does it take you guys to record on song because I am thinking about becoming a singer?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Sometimes songs come around really fast and others it takes a long time. We have songs over a year old that aren't finished. The key is to keep writing, with each song you get better and better.
PyrotechnicalFault in Onstage3 asks: My sister is convinced that you have pop music on the album. It is death metal, isn't it?
Linkin_Park_Live says: It's not Death Metal and it's not Pop.

LJoustra in Onstage4 asks: Mike, what kinda coin is it that youre wearing allmost all the time?
Linkin_Park_Live says: That got ripped off his neck in Indianapolis and after the show everyone helped him look for it, and he ended up finding it himself on the ground. It's a Japanese family crest.

gatewood82 in Onstage9 asks: Which song means the most to you guys and why?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I like the song "My December." It's about going home.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: I enjoy performing "A Place for My Head."

king_of_all_ssj in Onstage6 asks: Do you guys spend all your time together like a big family or do you seperate at the first chance? (probably got some good family values)
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We never have a chance to seperate unfortunately.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: We're a big happy family.

jessicaloveschester in Onstage1 asks: Do u listen to music before a show to get pumped? if so,what?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Except for Joe, he's a reckloose. (laughs)
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: I listen to Enya before I play because it gets me riled up.

linkinpark4ever_chick in Onstage4 asks: I cant wait for the new dvd - but how did u come up with the name?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: That name is probably the worst name I've ever heard of for anything and unfotunately we got stuck with it.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Coming up with names is not easy.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: The name does work because it's not all serious. The name doesn't mean anything though, it's just something that sounds stupid.

omikron_angel in Onstage1 asks: How do you guys feel when you get this overwhelming response to scheduled chats like this? BTW it was fun
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We just do what they tell us to do.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: It's mixed emotion, a little sadness mixed with joy.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: A little fear too.

L1nkinPark in Onstage10 asks: How old were you when you started scratching?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I don't really scratch.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: I was high school, I don't know how old, about 10th or 11th grade.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: Now he's 43 so that's 25 years.

omikron_angel in Onstage1 asks: Brad, why do you wear big headphones?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: Can't say.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Can't say.

HOLYS8T in Onstage9 asks: Where there any hard sacrifices to be made to become what you are? I hope to be great music artists like you guys one day and I know some of the sacrafices I'M gonna have to make if I decide to do it.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Yes. We've all had to be away from our family and loved ones and it's a huge sacrifice we've made to be on tour and be a real performing band.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I hate cigarettes.

thibi_yen in Onstage7 asks: Was it your childhood dream, being a rockstar, or did you want to become something else?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We don't try to be rock stars and if we act like them, we appologize.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: I always dreamed of performing professionally and this is a great one.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: I like to scratch for cash.

blinkin04 in Onstage3 asks: Hi what's the secret to success?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: That's actually a movie Michael J. Fox made in the 80's and plays quite often.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Persistence and being passionate about what you do.

Yagami_Hikari in Onstage3 asks: What's your next single going to be? I really love Runaway. (hugs, kisses and cookies)
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We might put out "Points of Authority" for the DVD but we're not really releasing any more singles from this record. We're focusing on a remix record that is coming out and then our next record.

HiGhVoLtAgE335 in Onstage10 asks: Are you going to remix your very first cd when you were hybrid theory?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: We're remixing "High Voltage" and rereleasing "Hybrid Theory EP" only to our fan club members at http://www.LPUnderground.com

mr_blah0 in Onstage11 asks: What do you guys enjoy doing in your spare time?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: We like to go home.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We enjoy reading, going to movies.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: Taking long walks on the beach together, enjoying nature.

timb0LinkiN in Onstage3 asks: Hey Brad, when you're practicing on your guitar do you play your own songs or other songs?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Mostly I noodle or write new stuff.

BrAcKiSh_KiTtiE015 in Onstage3 asks: Who is the one band you would like to do a Tour with?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: One band is Cypress Hill and we're currently trying to make something happen.

Linkin_Devil01 in Onstage3 asks: What do you enjoy most about being in the band?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Time away from Joe. (laughs)

Germany512 in Onstage6 asks: What was your first time onstage together like? Scary, exciting?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Mixed emotions, both scared and excited.

corpsegrinder0 in Onstage2 asks: Why do you guys change your hair style so often?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Boredom.

ArtsyAlexis82 in Onstage4 asks: Phoenix does this weird foot thing when he's on stage whats up with that? I love you guys!
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: He's got a spastic foot.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: He has 6 toes.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: He's got webbed feet.
Linkin_Park_Live says: (laughs)

lauderdale20guy in Onstage3 asks: What possessed you to change the lyrics for Point of Authority?
Linkin_Park_Live says: We didn't change them, but an early copy that was a work in progress got out onto the internet with slightly different lyrics.

SpandexGnome7 in Onstage9 asks: Do you feel that the emotional vacuum created in the post-grunge, alterna-pop music morass has, in a sense, created a deeper, more reflective songwriting trend in the metal genre?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: You need to write for "Rolling Stone."
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: You're too smart for this chat.

tjalian in Onstage6 asks: My mum listens to your music in bath, isnt that great?
Linkin_Park_Live says: That's awesome, that's the best thing I've ever heard!

drag102 in Onstage4 asks: All mexico is waiting for an answer, if they are considering coming to this great country?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: We are considering it. We are hoping to come at the beginning of March.

LP_freako in Onstage11 asks: Will u guys be there for the MAA in Singapore??
inlovebyLP in Onstage1 asks: Do you want someday to come hear in Brazil ?
Linkin_Park_Live says: The only international shows we're planning to do soon is Mexico City. But we will be going to all those other places hopefully on the next record.

LpAshley in Onstage11 asks: How many guys in the band are married?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Just Chester.

pcmon2 in Onstage11 asks: Do you ever get hoarse for shouting so much in your songs?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: No.

RoCkStArDiVaGrL2 in Onstage2 asks: one step closer is on the radio right now but do u like performed that song.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Yes, it's fun.
Linkin_Park_Live says: That's a great song to perform.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: That's a great song to listen to in the shower also.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Aaron comes out and does that with us sometimes.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: The singing, not the shower.

Guanobabeke in Onstage1 asks: Is there any band you would like to meet someday?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: I'd like to meet U2.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: I'd like to meet Dave Matthews Band.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: U2

ScratchedBeat83 in Onstage7 asks: How does your family react to your succes?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Linkin_Park_Live says: They stopped giving us allowance.
mysaj in Onstage3 asks: Which do you prefer bigger shows at arenas or smaller more intimate venues?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Both are fun. The best part of small crowds is to be able to be more personal with the fans and hang out with them after the show which we can't do in large shows.

stm_sk8rchic03 in Onstage4 asks: What city so far has been the most fun to perform at?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I liked playing in London.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Sydney, Australia and New York City.

PrincessHazel1 in Onstage6 asks: Do you get upset when people approach you in public and ask to take a picture with you? Just for future reference...
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I have a hard time interacting socially with people.
Linkin_Park_Live says: That was Joe, not Brad.

Eeemma in Onstage3 asks: Have you ever done something stupid on stage? If so what?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Rob: Other than Joe having trouble, we LOVE it!
Linkin_Park_Live says: Joe: I spit on the floor once.

rhyme_missile in Onstage9 asks: Where do you get the cool stage props from, and do you design them?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: Mike and Joe design them with Michael Wetstone who has also designed for Ice Cube, KoRn, and Eminem.
Linkin_Park_Live says: Also Chester contributes to those designs.

VivikaOrange in Onstage7 asks: How does it feel to tell your deepest feelings to the whole world through music?
Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I think making music, making art or doing anything is a good way to express your emotions.

DishDiva says: Brad, Joe, Rob, thanks for joining us tonight before the show. Best of luck with the new CD, Linkin Park - Frat Party at the Pancake Festival

Linkin_Park_Live says: Brad: I want to thank everyone for joining this chat and sticking around. Even though our answers are funny, we deeply appreciate interacting with our fans. We love to do that and the best way for us to do that is for you all to join the LPUnderground.com
Linkin_Park_Live says: fan club so we can interact more directly.

DishDiva says: Thanks to Linkin Park for joining us tonight on MSN Live.

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