It actually wasn't kept a secret. A dude from another band that was recording in the same studio blurted out LP had a female singer earlier this year then he withdrew the comment. People were trying to guess who. Amy Lee of Evanescence was a popular choice.
It's even crazier that things like the League Worlds anthem have been in the making for MONTHS and hundreds if not thousands of people were aware of the new LP, and somehow it never leaked from any of them
This was like a therapy session. Mike asks such good questions and validates Emily and she gives such thoughtful answers. Can you imagine what it’s like being in a room with all of them? What a dream.
cuz shes singing linkin park songs. U have to put ur emotion into singing those lyrics man, its the only way. So ig i don’t see what ur tryna say. Alot of people when they hit a stage and if they’re a musician, that’s their place to let go
@@mxt217 i was referring more to heavy is the crown and emptiness machine, which were vocals made by/for her so are more authentic to her preferred style of singing. I mean its great she can sing the older stuff, but Id rather focus on their new stuff :)
They better only release this last single and not play any other stuff live till this album drops. I don't want it spoiled. But I just know I cant resist if they do
@@sleek462 Right? You'd have to be absolute scum to speak out against the concept of public court cases and being a court observer. Supporting the transparency of our court system is an extremely honorable thing to do and only scum would attack a person for doing it.
Emily's got me totally mesmerized. I mean, on the one hand we have her crazy energetic singing and then we have her soft speaking at interviews/podcasts. On the one hand we have a bad ass rocker on top of a drum set and then we have the sweet emotional girl dancing here and there and being emotional. Man, she's got it all!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👑
It's absolutely crucial for Emily that every band deeply trusts and wholeheartedly supports each other. This mutual trust and support are the key ingredients for a band's success.
@@chrismclean1980Mike was making money producing, streaming and his solo stuff. If it were a cash grab they'd have went with a Chester clone, not a female singer.
Chester left such a legacy in Linkin Park, there will always be part of Chester no matter where this band goes. New music going to be some emotional roller coaster ❤️
I'm so thankful that all of this happened organically and not planned. Everything about From Zero has felt genuine and sincere; Which in my nearly 25 years of listening to LP, that's what matters most to me. Thank you. 😌
Agreed. It feels like From Zero was tended to with such love, care, and sincerity. Definitely will be a top 3 for some LP fans. It has the prospects of superseding at minimum, One More Light and Living Things in my humble opinion.
Agreed. I felt that if they found a new singer that would be ok, but I wanted it to be someone that they found that was a natural fit that just felt right. I wanted them to feel they could go on regardless, and not feel obligated to find someone just to have someone in that position. I really think they did that, and I couldn't be happier for all of them.
@@tonyl5344I personally think Living Things and One more Light are really solid albums, I think you should look to albums like A Thousand Suns and The Hunting Party instead, since those feel like LP was still sort of figuring out their style Just my opinion though
@@Dragon_MC13A Thousand Suns is my favourite album of all time (so far). Damn, why do I love a concept album about nuclear war so much, kinda concerning
Mike picked a good one. I hated Emily at first. I saw her as a replacement for Chester. And nothing more. But, one night i decided to drop that, and just LISTEN. You picked, possibly, the best for a new chapter, that you could have. She's fantastic. I've barely left my place for years (i'm a hermit), but if you guys come to England, i'm there. Her voice and range is amazing, and she seems so chill and laid back. Good luck to the LP family for the future
So rare these days to just see good people who actually support, trust, and respect each other. It warms my heart to see this. I am beyond blessed to get to see the revival of Linkin Park. We all know how hard it is to move on after someone so special and impactful passes on. The fact that they haven’t allowed that to keep them from trying is extremely remarkable and amazing. Props to you guys!! Excited for what’s to come!!!
Both Linkin Park with Chester, and Linkin Park with Emily, can exist in the same space. I love listening to the OG music, but I am also in love with the whole new essence Emily brings, so much so not a day has gone by where ive not had the "comeback" gig playing on repeat. People judging Emilys life are doing so without knowing her stance on things, but nor do we have the right to. Chester will live on forever through every note he sung, and through the legacy he left, but this is a new and evolving era, and its reignited my love of both this band and this genre of music as a whole. Also Emily is a complete badass. To have a new female singer in such a huge band is so refreshing.
@@ScotsmanGamer she doing a great job, what are you talking about? Remember: the band chose her and after several years knowing her and working with her they know what they do. The fans response speaks for itself.
@@sushreepadhiI’m not sure what you must’ve said for people to be that harsh but from all I see it’s less about the music that people criticize, but her past, and disrespecting the band themselves, not the music. So if you did any of that, you deserved what you got said back to you and you have no right to play the victim. And if a few comments online hit you that hard you never truly recovered and you should seek help.
This won't get the views it deserves cause it's just audio, but my god you can hear their mutual love/respect and it is gorgeous. Mike sounds like her protective big brother and she sounds like his little sister who idolises him and wants to make him proud.
Listened to this last night. I love the chemistry between these two and the band as a whole for that matter. This whole new era is just making me so happy, and in my opinion is the best thing to happen in music for a very long time. This will bring in a whole new generation of fans, as well as giving the original fans a fantastic new perspective and the chance to see the band live again.
He can pretty much play all instruments, heads the production, is the face of the band, amazing Emcee on the stage, can rap, can sketch, can give good interviews, handles controversies like a king. What more talents he holds?
I am loving everything Linkin park right now, loved them before during my 20s and now i am in my 40s I am loving them more, linkin park doing linkin park things
I agree 100%! I, too started listening from the beginning when I was mid 20’s and now I’m in my late 40’s. They are hands down my favorite band! Love everything they are, who they are, what they stand for, their message and of course, their sound in which ever direction they choose to go. I’m more than happy to support still after all of these years!
@@theradiantdehd3997 what do you mean? thanks to her im going to spread the good word of scientology and show support to fellow scientologist members that are getting charged for r4p3!
@@theradiantdehd3997 she addressed the Masterson situation. Whether you take what she says is on you. And, the Scientology part is speculation until she says anything if she ever does. Do you ever watch Tom Cruise movies? Or John Travolta? Do you boycott their movies. I don’t like the religion either, but I can separate the entertainment from the person. Besides, it’s been said she was born into it. That’s not her fault.
How, in 2024, you all managed to keep this quiet is insane. Love hearing from Emily, any conversations with her and/or Colin (and StepBrad) will be great to hear!
59:42 Mike is crying 😭 at least brought to tears. Woooow talk about being vulnerable! This was amazing to hear him so happy and so grateful to have LP back PS that's how we feel too big bro. Thank you for bringing it back to us as well
Emily has a crazy strong voice. And she wears her heart on her sleeve. This is kinda a conversation made public, but also very much emily being a fangirl of a band she loved. She is living the dream. Being able to join a band that hit you so hard
It's a fact that 1. The band will be successful despite any haters. 2. Anything new the band does will get hated by plenty of people anyways. Keep doing you guys! Love it!!!
It's so nice to see Mike's passion for the project. He waited so long to return that now he deserves to enjoy this moment. Chester was so talented and will always be part of the band's essence, but we need to understand that Chester decided to end his life. It's sad, but even people around him couldn't help with his struggles, so we need to pray for his soul. And while we are here, living, let's celebrate this comeback and enjoy the new Linkin Park! All the success!
Yeah, let's all diminish the legacy of the man who gave this band everything by gaslighting the fans and saying you're trying to "honor" his legacy instead of respecting the fact that the face of the band and the one who put them on the map is gone.
Emily and Chester seem to be kindred spirits, 9:06 these parts remind me of the dynamic Chester and Mike had. Mike has a mastermind talent, and Chester and Emily are such wildfire talents that they just need to be unleashed!
Anyone else feel like there couldn't have been a more perfect fit for version 2.0 of LP? Emily's voice is the perfect "next step" where it's not an exact replica of Chester's, but shares the same qualities that made his so great. Also, the image in the video also helps my case, but I feel like they have a very similar look to each other. Something with the eyes/mouth. As an OG fan from before they were big, I'm so excited for this next evolution of the band. Well done LP; wishing you nothing but more success in your future!
I agree but what you’re talking about it’s actually a phenomenon. Think of the matrix movies, will smith almost got the role, but then Keanu got it and now we can’t imagine anyone else as neo or fisher as Morpheus
The hardest part for me was the passage: Your favorite thing to do in the world was taken away from you. And then after a while, they said that you can have it back.💔😭😭😭😭❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
La felicidad de Mike a expresarle que "un día le quitaron lo bueno que podía darle al mundo, se fue... y que vivió un tiempo en ese lugar, hasta que un día le brindan la oportunidad para recuperarlo"... fue un gran halago hacia Emily y lo grande que significa ella para ellos y la banda...
I love how we were all blindsided (in a good way) by Emily's addition to LP. Listening to her sing and then listening to her talk. I wasn't expecting her to be so soft spoken. Fantastic talk/interview.
What a lovely conversation to listen to. As someone not that familiar with with the Chester period of Linkin Park, I knew of coarse who the band were and in fact saw them live in Dublin many years ago. But it wasn't until one day when I clicked on The Emptiness Machine that I became totally hooked. I could not stop playing that song and immediately pre-ordered "From Zero. Emily I had not known up until this point and her vocal performance just blew me away. She also has great stage presence and command of the stage. This line up of Linkin Park I believe was always destined to happen, and I wish them all the very best with everything they do in the future. Lovely people, Brilliant band and amazing music. Thank you.
The Emptiness Machine man, when she starts that chorus it gets every time I listen to it, that's like over 1000 times now, lol 😂. Heavy is the Crown gives me goosebumps and an adrenaline.
The fact that this has been a long process, and not something forced, makes me like it even better. Mike, the band, all of them seems so happy and excited about this, and that makes me happy and excited! Thank you for doing this!
I love seeing how happy Mike is. Also the rest of the band look like they are having so much fun on stage too. If they hadnt met Emily and she hadnt said yes we wouldnt have LP back.
It's interesting, Emily seems to start out the interview a little shy. But then, after the incredible praise that Mike gives her, the incredible support, she not only begins to open up, she begins to share things that are intensely personal and so incredibly interesting. There's something to be said about such a dynamic. It's what great relationships are about. When you have someone who really sees you, who really supports you and is unafraid to tell you how good you are and how much you are appreciated, you can, and usually will, flourish.
"This is what makes me happy". I love that she feels that way about Linkin Park, i feel grateful to have her in the band. I love that all of them are so happy
Anyone else filled with joy over Emily's sincere laughter at the end of this discussion? It really melted my heart. She seems really sincere, honest, and genuine.
"if it's gossip, it's ok... It's inevitable" Honestly i think that was the trick to really keep it secret. So much of the rumors were dismissed as hoaxes. I'm loving these retrospective BTS videos and conversations coming out, telling us how things got here. Like Joe and Dave said, there's so much to find out about, can't wait to hear all the stories.
What mike said about chester is so sweet I can feed him lines and he can bring them to life like nobody else I wonder if there is an unfinished demo they can both sing on
Been listening to HitC and TEM on repeat for more than a month now. That should express how I feel about LP’s comeback 💪 Thank you for the continuation of amazing music 🤘🔥
My god it is so good to hear Mike so enthusiastic and driven about LP’s future again! I honestly didn’t see this happening but it’s made me and so many fans SO happy! I miss Chester like a family member but keeping the band alive feels like a perfect tribute! Love you Mike, Rob (I know your done), Brad, Joe, Dave, Emily and Colin! Rock on!!!!
@@tetsuwanatomuu so LP should continue as instrumental band? and Mike and Brad lyrical talent just thrown away? I cant describe how crazy it is to reject others talent, just because you love someone. That is over idolizing.
@@tetsuwanatomuu He came to the band, he didn’t start it, he chose to leave it. So the rest are supposed to suffer because he was selfish? Thinking they should hang it up because what he selfishly did is wrong. She is a perfect fit. Life goes on, deal with it!
As soon as I saw Colin was a producer as well as Mike I knew they were gonna make some cool music together. Emily as a vocalist is obviously a great addition, but Colin and Mike as a production duo is craaazy
for me it is amazing that you managed to keep your return in 2024 a secret, it is something extraordinary. I am happy about your return because deep down I have accepted that I will never be at an LP concert again and here you are, I hope that next year you will visit Europe, I have been with you from day one and I will continue to be LP 4life 🤘
Seeing Mike Shinoda, a complete stranger who's in a band that, up until less than two months ago, was mostly ephemera to my adolescence, grinear to ear with pure, unbridled joy, has healed a part of my soul that, I mean I knew it needed healing, but I never would have guessed it could be healed by that.
I just had to stop making art for a while and I miss it so much, cound't hold the tears listening to Emily talking about her relation with the Music, its so relatable, and Mika talking about coming back making Music and realizing that it is something you can always come back gave me hope
Love this convo, lovin' the new songs and the live shows. Emily is doing such a great job with this band that I have loved since the beginning and I am so happy for the OG's that they are out doing what they love again. Plus major bonus, I have discovered how great dead sara is as well :)
I’m gonna admit it. I like Emily. I don’t care what people say. We just need to understand that 7 years has passed, Linkin Park is Mike’s band and we can always keep Chester in our memories. Let’s enjoy this new era
No thanks. This podcast made me respect him even less given the contradicting information they discuss. They think waving a picture at thier first concert is honoring chester I think not. Amazes me how easily you all forget about him.
@@chrismclean1980 Mike wrote a record full of songs about Chester, did countless interviews, livestreams, Post-Traumatic tour trying to heal fans, press for anniversary of HT and Meteora full of Chester commentary - it’s been 7 years of looking back. Maybe it’s ok they look forward? They shouldn’t be damned to keep talking about their friend and his suicide indefinitely
@@juliahtd69 what’s your point? Mike worked with many, many singers since Chester died. They still waited seven years to continue, they didn’t feel good about it before now - very respectful.
Emily Armstrong. Thank you so much for keeping the fire burning and accepting this role despite some criticisms. Ignore them because they have no idea how to be you and the process. Emily is something else. Mike Shinoda believed and genius as always. 🤘❤️🇵🇭
58:21 can you hear Mike? That nearly cracking Voice, nearly in Tears? That explains all. These 4 Guys decided to go on with Colin and Emily. He says, there is no charity about that. He is 100% confidend. Thats all you need to know. And if i can understand this as a non native english speaker, you all will too.
He's a good actor isn't he? He's happy he got who he always wanted in linkin park. The one who ditched her own band to join him because loyalty isn't a thing nowadays.
@@chrismclean1980 Pero "Dead Sara" lanzó un álbum en el 2023... me imagino que está en paralelo con "Linkin Park"... tranqui bro, Ches también tenia a "Dead by sunrise" y nadie lloraba..
The fact that they kept the entire thing a complete secret is absolutely mind boggling.
It actually wasn't kept a secret. A dude from another band that was recording in the same studio blurted out LP had a female singer earlier this year then he withdrew the comment. People were trying to guess who. Amy Lee of Evanescence was a popular choice.
They weren't on radar
It's even crazier that things like the League Worlds anthem have been in the making for MONTHS and hundreds if not thousands of people were aware of the new LP, and somehow it never leaked from any of them
Agreed
@@DarthNafariousthat was Jay Gordon of Orgy, yeah. He outted it before it dropped many months later
This was like a therapy session. Mike asks such good questions and validates Emily and she gives such thoughtful answers. Can you imagine what it’s like being in a room with all of them? What a dream.
I don't care what people say, I like this new era, now I have the Linkin Park era with Chester 🤍 and The Linkin Park era with Emily ❤️
Exactly❤ it’s all love
what a heartwarming comment ❤
I love Linkin Park! Emily is the best❤️🔥 I uploaded some videos to share that amazing day in Korea🙌 I can’t wait From Zero release🤘
Bye 😊@@elbarhoumianas6408
same herr.. ❤
Emily is so chill and she is so soft spoken, its crazy in comparison to how full of energy her singing is.
cuz shes singing linkin park songs. U have to put ur emotion into singing those lyrics man, its the only way. So ig i don’t see what ur tryna say. Alot of people when they hit a stage and if they’re a musician, that’s their place to let go
@@mxt217 they're just making an observation, it's not that serious lol
@@mxt217 i was referring more to heavy is the crown and emptiness machine, which were vocals made by/for her so are more authentic to her preferred style of singing. I mean its great she can sing the older stuff, but Id rather focus on their new stuff :)
@@mxt217
Ok fruitcake
I get what you’re saying, and Chester was super chill as well
I’m impatiently waiting for November 15th.
Yup same here.
Right? I can't wait anymore!
Lets gooooooo
yep i'm right there with you on that in fact i already pre ordered it
They better only release this last single and not play any other stuff live till this album drops. I don't want it spoiled. But I just know I cant resist if they do
They have so much respect for each other
@@sleek462Yeah like if all the other religions arent pedophile cults 🤣
@@sleek462 Right? You'd have to be absolute scum to speak out against the concept of public court cases and being a court observer. Supporting the transparency of our court system is an extremely honorable thing to do and only scum would attack a person for doing it.
Emily's got me totally mesmerized. I mean, on the one hand we have her crazy energetic singing and then we have her soft speaking at interviews/podcasts. On the one hand we have a bad ass rocker on top of a drum set and then we have the sweet emotional girl dancing here and there and being emotional. Man, she's got it all!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👑
on top of the drums..... for now *dun dun dunnnn*
Linkin park is massive. I never knew "dead sara" before the announcement. It just seems so obvious she belongs there
just hope she can differentiate her singing from new songs designed for her and old ones needing less "shouting". The new stuff is great tho
PITY she's a(cult)"scientologist"😭tho .
@@ManuelDumont-l1w You must be fun at party.
It's absolutely crucial for Emily that every band deeply trusts and wholeheartedly supports each other. This mutual trust and support are the key ingredients for a band's success.
Good thing Brad doesn’t wanna play with her
Brad was one of the first guys wo told Mike that she's perfect for the band. You delusional haters are like five year old kids.
@@vincentviera5233 You clearly didn't pay attention to any of the interviews they have all done together
@@vincentviera5233 weird cause Brad does all the stuff in the studio with the band. Cry harder
@@LyonHall1 which means he’ll be working with them once every other year? Cool 😂
Thank you Mike for not giving up I don’t think no one can understand the courage it took to get back on stage I hope you don’t stop making music
Courage lmfao it's called a cashgrab.
@@chrismclean1980 🤡
@@chrismclean1980Hey! Found one Hater up here, kick his ass. 😜
@@chrismclean1980Yes, let the butt hurt salty tears flow. Linkin Park is back and it's a flavor that's always paired perfectly with hater tears.
@@chrismclean1980Mike was making money producing, streaming and his solo stuff. If it were a cash grab they'd have went with a Chester clone, not a female singer.
Chester left such a legacy in Linkin Park, there will always be part of Chester no matter where this band goes. New music going to be some emotional roller coaster ❤️
I'm so thankful that all of this happened organically and not planned. Everything about From Zero has felt genuine and sincere; Which in my nearly 25 years of listening to LP, that's what matters most to me. Thank you. 😌
Agreed. It feels like From Zero was tended to with such love, care, and sincerity. Definitely will be a top 3 for some LP fans.
It has the prospects of superseding at minimum, One More Light and Living Things in my humble opinion.
Agreed. I felt that if they found a new singer that would be ok, but I wanted it to be someone that they found that was a natural fit that just felt right. I wanted them to feel they could go on regardless, and not feel obligated to find someone just to have someone in that position. I really think they did that, and I couldn't be happier for all of them.
As a LINKIN PARK fan since 2007(yeah I know I was seven years late to the party) I’m excited
@@tonyl5344I personally think Living Things and One more Light are really solid albums, I think you should look to albums like A Thousand Suns and The Hunting Party instead, since those feel like LP was still sort of figuring out their style
Just my opinion though
@@Dragon_MC13A Thousand Suns is my favourite album of all time (so far). Damn, why do I love a concept album about nuclear war so much, kinda concerning
Mike picked a good one. I hated Emily at first. I saw her as a replacement for Chester. And nothing more. But, one night i decided to drop that, and just LISTEN. You picked, possibly, the best for a new chapter, that you could have. She's fantastic. I've barely left my place for years (i'm a hermit), but if you guys come to England, i'm there. Her voice and range is amazing, and she seems so chill and laid back. Good luck to the LP family for the future
Emily and colin brought the spark back. Time to rule the world again.
YES!
Totally and we're back with them, let's fuckin go
Colin is not getting the love he deserves. He’s on point.
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So rare these days to just see good people who actually support, trust, and respect each other. It warms my heart to see this. I am beyond blessed to get to see the revival of Linkin Park. We all know how hard it is to move on after someone so special and impactful passes on. The fact that they haven’t allowed that to keep them from trying is extremely remarkable and amazing. Props to you guys!! Excited for what’s to come!!!
Just when I thought it was over… I’m in love again with Linkin Park. My mourn is over.
The dark times have ended.
It will never end.
ОНА ФАЛЬШИВАЯ ! она не поЁт - она орёт!! это ужасно!!!
@@darius163_have u ever actually listened to linkin park🥲
Both Linkin Park with Chester, and Linkin Park with Emily, can exist in the same space. I love listening to the OG music, but I am also in love with the whole new essence Emily brings, so much so not a day has gone by where ive not had the "comeback" gig playing on repeat. People judging Emilys life are doing so without knowing her stance on things, but nor do we have the right to. Chester will live on forever through every note he sung, and through the legacy he left, but this is a new and evolving era, and its reignited my love of both this band and this genre of music as a whole. Also Emily is a complete badass. To have a new female singer in such a huge band is so refreshing.
Not with her screeching out his songs poorly
@@ScotsmanGamer she doing a great job, what are you talking about? Remember: the band chose her and after several years knowing her and working with her they know what they do. The fans response speaks for itself.
Beautifully written. Captures how I feel too!
@@sushreepadhiI’m not sure what you must’ve said for people to be that harsh but from all I see it’s less about the music that people criticize, but her past, and disrespecting the band themselves, not the music. So if you did any of that, you deserved what you got said back to you and you have no right to play the victim. And if a few comments online hit you that hard you never truly recovered and you should seek help.
You said it all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This won't get the views it deserves cause it's just audio, but my god you can hear their mutual love/respect and it is gorgeous. Mike sounds like her protective big brother and she sounds like his little sister who idolises him and wants to make him proud.
I love seeing/hearing how Mike is happy. Emily is amazing.
Emily is awesome. She fits perfectly into Linkin Park.
Listened to this last night. I love the chemistry between these two and the band as a whole for that matter. This whole new era is just making me so happy, and in my opinion is the best thing to happen in music for a very long time. This will bring in a whole new generation of fans, as well as giving the original fans a fantastic new perspective and the chance to see the band live again.
Couldn't agree more.
This was an incredible conversation. So happy for Emily, and we’re so lucky as LP fans to have her 👑
Mike Shinoda is the best artist in the world, who can play on human voices like an instrument, bringing out the maximum potential from vocalists
Truly and he is an amazing artist and lyricist his voice is super super special! Like when he drops a bar you know it’s him!
He can pretty much play all instruments, heads the production, is the face of the band, amazing Emcee on the stage, can rap, can sketch, can give good interviews, handles controversies like a king. What more talents he holds?
Please put out more dialogues and podcasts like this ❤❤❤
I am loving everything Linkin park right now, loved them before during my 20s and now i am in my 40s I am loving them more, linkin park doing linkin park things
I agree 100%! I, too started listening from the beginning when I was mid 20’s and now I’m in my late 40’s. They are hands down my favorite band! Love everything they are, who they are, what they stand for, their message and of course, their sound in which ever direction they choose to go. I’m more than happy to support still after all of these years!
same! i'm going to join scientology now! she is such an inspiration!
@@sleek462Just make sure to avoid addressing anything once you do
@@theradiantdehd3997 what do you mean? thanks to her im going to spread the good word of scientology and show support to fellow scientologist members that are getting charged for r4p3!
@@theradiantdehd3997 she addressed the Masterson situation. Whether you take what she says is on you. And, the Scientology part is speculation until she says anything if she ever does. Do you ever watch Tom Cruise movies? Or John Travolta? Do you boycott their movies. I don’t like the religion either, but I can separate the entertainment from the person. Besides, it’s been said she was born into it. That’s not her fault.
The secret times must have been so tough on Emily. She can now finally live in the moment and enjoy it.
How, in 2024, you all managed to keep this quiet is insane. Love hearing from Emily, any conversations with her and/or Colin (and StepBrad) will be great to hear!
Hahaha stepbrad 😂
@@kenshinhimura1765 I really should call him Alex but the nickname is just too good 😂
@@chug-chug-pickles it’s genius and so funny stepbrad 😂
I love Emily's voice. She's amazing. Can't wait for the album ❤
Emily is absolutely nailing it. Keep rocking!!
Thank you for finally letting us get to know her after all the stories about who she supposedly is and standa for. She’s great. More please🙏
59:42 Mike is crying 😭 at least brought to tears. Woooow talk about being vulnerable! This was amazing to hear him so happy and so grateful to have LP back
PS that's how we feel too big bro. Thank you for bringing it back to us as well
Maybe yawning
He did not
It's so nice to get to know them better and what the process was like. Welcome back LP we love you!
I'm so thankful that you decided to share these emotions with your fans. Listening to you was a truly healing experience, thank you so much!
Emily has a crazy strong voice. And she wears her heart on her sleeve. This is kinda a conversation made public, but also very much emily being a fangirl of a band she loved. She is living the dream. Being able to join a band that hit you so hard
It's a fact that 1. The band will be successful despite any haters. 2. Anything new the band does will get hated by plenty of people anyways. Keep doing you guys! Love it!!!
People hated on them when Chester was still alive. Just people being people.
Thank you for sharing this amazing conversation
It's so nice to see Mike's passion for the project. He waited so long to return that now he deserves to enjoy this moment. Chester was so talented and will always be part of the band's essence, but we need to understand that Chester decided to end his life. It's sad, but even people around him couldn't help with his struggles, so we need to pray for his soul. And while we are here, living, let's celebrate this comeback and enjoy the new Linkin Park! All the success!
Well said. Linkin park has the right to move on
💯YESSSsir 💯
Well said my friend !!
Yeah, let's all diminish the legacy of the man who gave this band everything by gaslighting the fans and saying you're trying to "honor" his legacy instead of respecting the fact that the face of the band and the one who put them on the map is gone.
@@tetsuwanatomuunobody is tarnishing his legacy except people like you
Cant wait for the album, almost there!
The thing I didn’t know I needed, so many years later. I love it!
Emily and Chester seem to be kindred spirits, 9:06 these parts remind me of the dynamic Chester and Mike had. Mike has a mastermind talent, and Chester and Emily are such wildfire talents that they just need to be unleashed!
50:19 This tells that Emily is a really emotional and sensible person, just love it.
Anyone else feel like there couldn't have been a more perfect fit for version 2.0 of LP? Emily's voice is the perfect "next step" where it's not an exact replica of Chester's, but shares the same qualities that made his so great. Also, the image in the video also helps my case, but I feel like they have a very similar look to each other. Something with the eyes/mouth. As an OG fan from before they were big, I'm so excited for this next evolution of the band. Well done LP; wishing you nothing but more success in your future!
Definitely agree that there's something similar in their faces. I almost feel like Emily looks like she could be Chester's sister.
I agree but what you’re talking about it’s actually a phenomenon.
Think of the matrix movies, will smith almost got the role, but then Keanu got it and now we can’t imagine anyone else as neo or fisher as Morpheus
I agree on the looks
From the very beginning
49:00 glad I'm not the only person crying randomly. I cried on public transport multiple times.
are you real?
@@sleek462 yes, why?
Never had that moment, but I assume it's a gender thing.
Amazing podcast. No one doing interview just two friends talking❤❤❤
Your comeback is one of the best things that happened within the last years
Podcast?
@@Dragon_MC13 English is not my first language, I changed it
I love it when Mike smiles! It's great to see him happy!
The hardest part for me was the passage: Your favorite thing to do in the world was taken away from you. And then after a while, they said that you can have it back.💔😭😭😭😭❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Yeah makes me really want to be in a band again.
La felicidad de Mike a expresarle que "un día le quitaron lo bueno que podía darle al mundo, se fue... y que vivió un tiempo en ese lugar, hasta que un día le brindan la oportunidad para recuperarlo"... fue un gran halago hacia Emily y lo grande que significa ella para ellos y la banda...
Bro I need that album to drop ASAP 😭😭 hearing them talking about their new music gives me goosebumps
I adore them with all my heart, Emily is a tremendous singer for this new era. Always in my heart the band of my life ❤
I love how we were all blindsided (in a good way) by Emily's addition to LP. Listening to her sing and then listening to her talk. I wasn't expecting her to be so soft spoken. Fantastic talk/interview.
In my opinion, Emily is great fit and she has so much good energy. And also, she is beautiful. Happy for Linkin Park coming back
Mike getting emotional at 58:15, almost to the point of tears, broke me. 😭
What a lovely conversation to listen to. As someone not that familiar with with the Chester period of Linkin Park, I knew of coarse who the band were and in fact saw them live in Dublin many years ago. But it wasn't until one day when I clicked on The Emptiness Machine that I became totally hooked. I could not stop playing that song and immediately pre-ordered "From Zero. Emily I had not known up until this point and her vocal performance just blew me away. She also has great stage presence and command of the stage. This line up of Linkin Park I believe was always destined to happen, and I wish them all the very best with everything they do in the future. Lovely people, Brilliant band and amazing music. Thank you.
The Emptiness Machine man, when she starts that chorus it gets every time I listen to it, that's like over 1000 times now, lol 😂. Heavy is the Crown gives me goosebumps and an adrenaline.
The fact that this has been a long process, and not something forced, makes me like it even better. Mike, the band, all of them seems so happy and excited about this, and that makes me happy and excited! Thank you for doing this!
17:30 "who is she?" Omg this makes me even more like Emily!
Just heard the new album, love it!!! So much creativity, while bringing back a lot of what we love! Love you guys!!!
I just love this woman!
thank you LP for throwing her out in the spotlight.
What a voice, what an artist!
What a singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could listen to these two talking all night
Emily Armstrong the best thing ever to happen with Linkin park r.i.p. Chester your memories will live on !!!!
Thank you for being open and so vulnerable! Emily you’re an amazing human being 🌸
*I love the style of Emily she always looks so good*
I love seeing how happy Mike is. Also the rest of the band look like they are having so much fun on stage too. If they hadnt met Emily and she hadnt said yes we wouldnt have LP back.
Infinitely proud of all the members including Emily, this is beautiful and such a grand experience to be excited for
It's interesting, Emily seems to start out the interview a little shy. But then, after the incredible praise that Mike gives her, the incredible support, she not only begins to open up, she begins to share things that are intensely personal and so incredibly interesting. There's something to be said about such a dynamic. It's what great relationships are about. When you have someone who really sees you, who really supports you and is unafraid to tell you how good you are and how much you are appreciated, you can, and usually will, flourish.
I'm grateful to be a fan during the renaissance of Linkin Park. I can't wait for the album. I want more Emily.
"This is what makes me happy". I love that she feels that way about Linkin Park, i feel grateful to have her in the band. I love that all of them are so happy
Anyone else filled with joy over Emily's sincere laughter at the end of this discussion? It really melted my heart. She seems really sincere, honest, and genuine.
This conversation just makes me happy
A discussion like this between different members from time to time would be very welcome 💙
Heavy is the crown is a bomb evolution of LP. I was iffy on a new vocalist but now I'm stoked. Can't wait to see where the band goes. ❤LP
"if it's gossip, it's ok... It's inevitable"
Honestly i think that was the trick to really keep it secret. So much of the rumors were dismissed as hoaxes.
I'm loving these retrospective BTS videos and conversations coming out, telling us how things got here. Like Joe and Dave said, there's so much to find out about, can't wait to hear all the stories.
Emily Armstrong vocals sounds so badass on the new singles!!! I'm so happy!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love this, so glad the band is back together. Emily sounds great. I cant wait for the new album.
Thanks 4 comeback Mike. Emily is a SUPERSTAR!!
What mike said about chester is so sweet
I can feed him lines and he can bring them to life like nobody else
I wonder if there is an unfinished demo they can both sing on
listened to the podcast last night. she was made for big things she belongs in LP. no doubt about it.
You are so right about that! This woman melts my brain everytime she open her mouth
@@KristenBouwer Why so triggered? lol
Doesnt seem like I am the one with a problem
@@KristenBouwer I love Emily, if you didnt understand that with your triggered brain
@@broman6662 Sorry think another comment peeved me off. I did do some grass touching and took my own advice. Sorry for taking that out on you.
@@KristenBouwer no problem 👍😄
Been listening to HitC and TEM on repeat for more than a month now. That should express how I feel about LP’s comeback 💪 Thank you for the continuation of amazing music 🤘🔥
I loved listening to this conversation. I could have listened to them tall for much longer. I am so excited for the new album.
Early! Can't wait for the new album! I'm so glad that Linkin Park is back! I love Emily Armstrong's voice! 💜 She's so good! 🎉 💜 Love you, Linkin Park!
She sounds so happy and passionate about this project and experience she is having being a part of it. Good for her ❤
My god it is so good to hear Mike so enthusiastic and driven about LP’s future again! I honestly didn’t see this happening but it’s made me and so many fans SO happy! I miss Chester like a family member but keeping the band alive feels like a perfect tribute! Love you Mike, Rob (I know your done), Brad, Joe, Dave, Emily and Colin! Rock on!!!!
Having a new singer in Chester's place is wrong.
@@tetsuwanatomuu so LP should continue as instrumental band? and Mike and Brad lyrical talent just thrown away? I cant describe how crazy it is to reject others talent, just because you love someone. That is over idolizing.
@@tetsuwanatomuu killing yourself is pretty wrong
@@tetsuwanatomuu Nope, it's just your feelings and they don't matter to the rest of us
@@tetsuwanatomuu
He came to the band, he didn’t start it, he chose to leave it. So the rest are supposed to suffer because he was selfish? Thinking they should hang it up because what he selfishly did is wrong.
She is a perfect fit. Life goes on, deal with it!
Knowing now that they were working together for so long it all makes sense. I couldn't be happier for them and for us who miss LP so much.
Emily's voice is so calming, and Mike sounds like the friend anyone would want to have, I'm unbelievably excited for November 15th!
As soon as I saw Colin was a producer as well as Mike I knew they were gonna make some cool music together. Emily as a vocalist is obviously a great addition, but Colin and Mike as a production duo is craaazy
This is so underrated. Most people have no idea just how good this is.
I love how this ends with a big Emily laugh. They are so happy together finally after many years
for me it is amazing that you managed to keep your return in 2024 a secret, it is something extraordinary. I am happy about your return because deep down I have accepted that I will never be at an LP concert again and here you are, I hope that next year you will visit Europe, I have been with you from day one and I will continue to be LP 4life 🤘
Them being happy about this phase makes me extremely joyful! God, life is good!
Seeing Mike Shinoda, a complete stranger who's in a band that, up until less than two months ago, was mostly ephemera to my adolescence, grinear to ear with pure, unbridled joy, has healed a part of my soul that, I mean I knew it needed healing, but I never would have guessed it could be healed by that.
I CANT WAIT FOR FROM ZERO
I just had to stop making art for a while and I miss it so much, cound't hold the tears listening to Emily talking about her relation with the Music, its so relatable, and Mika talking about coming back making Music and realizing that it is something you can always come back gave me hope
Emily's great and fits with the LP vibe
Love this convo, lovin' the new songs and the live shows. Emily is doing such a great job with this band that I have loved since the beginning and I am so happy for the OG's that they are out doing what they love again. Plus major bonus, I have discovered how great dead sara is as well :)
Also, Mike is an inspiration to all of us when it comes to being a nice and humble person
Emily is AMAZING! I'm so pumped! And besides singing her guts out, she has the most adorable laugh too!! Love it. Linkin Park is gonna live forever!!
I’m gonna admit it. I like Emily. I don’t care what people say. We just need to understand that 7 years has passed, Linkin Park is Mike’s band and we can always keep Chester in our memories. Let’s enjoy this new era
No thanks. This podcast made me respect him even less given the contradicting information they discuss. They think waving a picture at thier first concert is honoring chester I think not. Amazes me how easily you all forget about him.
@@chrismclean1980 Mike wrote a record full of songs about Chester, did countless interviews, livestreams, Post-Traumatic tour trying to heal fans, press for anniversary of HT and Meteora full of Chester commentary - it’s been 7 years of looking back. Maybe it’s ok they look forward? They shouldn’t be damned to keep talking about their friend and his suicide indefinitely
Listen .52-.54 Secs In Emily Came On.Board in 2019! Ok..
@@juliahtd69 They met in 2019 that's very different from "coming on board"
@@juliahtd69 what’s your point? Mike worked with many, many singers since Chester died. They still waited seven years to continue, they didn’t feel good about it before now - very respectful.
Nr. 1 in Germany with TEM since more than 4 Weeks 👍 Thanks for the Chat!
6 Weeks 🔥
Oh. My bad. 🤘
Emily Armstrong. Thank you so much for keeping the fire burning and accepting this role despite some criticisms. Ignore them because they have no idea how to be you and the process. Emily is something else. Mike Shinoda believed and genius as always. 🤘❤️🇵🇭
This photo is bomb btw. Can't stop looking at it. Both Mike and Emily look very wholesome. This better be a proper photoshoot
Need this album to drop already
Heavy is the Crown & Emptiness Machine been on repeat everyday😤😆
so hype for the 24th for Over each Other to release 🤯
@@KristenBouwer I didn’t even know they’re releasing another song😭🤩
58:21 can you hear Mike? That nearly cracking Voice, nearly in Tears? That explains all. These 4 Guys decided to go on with Colin and Emily. He says, there is no charity about that. He is 100% confidend. Thats all you need to know. And if i can understand this as a non native english speaker, you all will too.
Se entendió clarito bro!!!
He's a good actor isn't he? He's happy he got who he always wanted in linkin park. The one who ditched her own band to join him because loyalty isn't a thing nowadays.
@@chrismclean1980 Pero "Dead Sara" lanzó un álbum en el 2023... me imagino que está en paralelo con "Linkin Park"... tranqui bro, Ches también tenia a "Dead by sunrise" y nadie lloraba..
Aww she felt that dead sara wasnt going anywhere. Maybe if you didnt ditch them and actually believed in them they would be around right? @Andrus6262
@@chrismclean1980but she haven't left Dead Sara? She put it first in her bio and there's nothing wrong with being in 2 bands at once.
When you guys release From Zero on November 15th I WILL buy the album on all forms of physical media. Cassette, CD, Vinyl.
Thank you for discovering a piece of yourself and your experiences and new happy moments. Very valuable to me. Thank you.