In a recent interview with Complex, Mike Shinoda, co-lead singer of Linkin Park, discussed the band’s development from its inception to the present.

Regarding the passing of their late leader Chester Bennington, Shinoda said, “We’re at a very interesting time in our band as individuals because we experienced a great loss, and the opportunity to continue doing what we loved to do got taken away.” In our minds, it was nearly finished. And none of us could conceal that in any way.

Shinoda continued by saying that he chose to get Linkin Park back together in part to show his children and the world that it is possible to rise above tragedy and pull oneself up from “rock bottom.”In order to cope with the loss of Bennington, Shinoda released his solo album “Post-Traumatic” in 2018. However, he acknowledges that even with the love of his followers for his solo endeavors, something was lacking.

He eventually got back in touch with bandmates Dave Farrell and Joe Hahn, and the three of them began to fantasize about the prospect of collaborating on new songs once more. Following their encounter with drummer Colin Brittain and singer Emily Armstrong, they discovered that their shared connection brought back the nostalgic vibe of Linkin Park. However, Shinoda was aware that reuniting the band would present many difficulties. “From Zero,” I thought,

All of these various factors are involved. Some people didn’t like anything following our first two records, but they still loved them. Some folks liked the more daring things and were there for the whole journey. Shinoda clarified, “There are prospective fans who have never like the band but will with the new lineup.

“There’s also the aspect of Chester and Rob [Bourdon] — who are not in the new lineup — how do we treat that? How do we do it respectfully to them and for them? How do we do that while maintaining our new members, Emily and Colin, and lift them up and give them the best platform to succeed from? It was freaking insane. And that’s just the creative side.”Shinoda continued, admitting that he had a bit of anxiety about the reunion and began to question if bringing the band back was “the right thing” to do. Ultimately, though, Shinoda was reassured by the music they created together as it had the “DNA of Linkin Park” in i