I know that's how it looks according to credits but I think it's impossible. Chester said that "Talking To Myself" is from the perspective of his wife telling about his behavior. I think that Mike couldn't write about it. It's strange because I know how credits for the "One More Light" songs looks like but maybe there are some mistakes?
Shinoda and co. might be just that good at writing in Chester's voice - in that conversation they recorded for Facebook, Chester talked about how good they were at writing things that fit him as a singer and as a person
I wonder if the band ever discussed what their plan would be for the group if one of them were to die? Say, if a freak accident had occurred on the road or elsewhere. Maybe they already know what each of them would have wanted. However, Im sure that the reality of it actually happening changes all of those theoretical discussions.
It may be too soon or too hard to watch at the moment, but I did and I think it actually helped me deal with this whole thing a bit. Most touching parts of Chester's last show:
You know, I think a large part of why I and others have (mostly) been able to push through this is due in large part to the LPA community, and the LP fan community at large. I have been nothing short of impressed over how much the fans have stuck together during this period, and done all they can to help other fans and in some cases probably save lives. I've been talking to complete strangers who needed my help, but I've heard many stories of other fans doing the same thing. Messaging hundreds of people to tell them they matter, and that they are loved. I have never been so proud to call myself a Linkin Park fan. We've legitimately been handled the worst card we could be dealt, and we've stuck together in a way that I feel would make Chester so proud of his LP family.
I still keep waiting for the tweet: @ChesterBe Hey guys! It looks like you missed me or something... Dude, I know what you mean. The majority of my weekend has been used to talk to people. Talk with fans. Group Skype calls(more than just the one on Thursday). Listening and talking with others is helping me cope...
This is so nice of you, thank you for all the support and like you said, I'm truly amazed how all LP community came together and suppor each other, show love and are jus there for each other. It's like Mike said: one day at a time. @Hybrid, for me, reality sank in today: he's really gone.
His legacy is still very much alive. So long as we remember him in the light that he cast upon himself as the loving caring and honest man he was, he will never go away or be forgotten. He now lives on within us all.
I know. That entire 10-20 minute period where fans were frantically trying to find confirmation it was 'fake news' I was waiting for Chester to tweet something like 'Well that's silly! I'm right here TMZ! [posts pic of him alive and well]' When AP sent the confirmation, I was still hoping for some rare chance the media got this WAY wrong. But once Mike sent the tweet, my heart sank. I couldn't believe this was our new reality: a world without Chester.
His legacy and work will always be here if we keep it alive, he will always be in our hearts and will live through us, no matter what. We're his soldiers. My friend sent me a message while I was driving, looked at it, hit the breaks and kept repeating no, no way, it can't be while trying to load LPA forums. When it wouldn't open I knew sth bad happened but kept repeating that he is here and nothing bad happened. What i meant earlier is that today, after seeing all those memorial videos, the reality struck me: he's really physically gone. Really, really gone. And it made me feel awful, I haven't cried this much since Friday, it's really bad but I'll be ok, we all have to be,
Anyone see that Talinda's Twitter was hacked at one point recently? Anyway, I don't make friends easily. I'm rather shy. Linkin Park served as a means for people to get to know me. I love our community. The amount of support across table has blown my mind. I've battled depression myself throughout my life, and it's always been the band that reminded me that it's okay to feel this way. I've never experienced death before. This is new to me.
You know the hardest part for me? I took Linkin Park for granted. I hate myself for that. I completely wrote off the OML tour and album (at first) thinking "aw well there'll be another don't need to worry about this one" WRONG! I didn't think this would ever happen and I'm stupid.
Talinda's Twitter hack reminded me that there are still people out there with very ugly souls. Hey. To be fair, The band took a calculated risk with OML knowing that it wouldn't be for everyone. That's not on you and it surely isn't a reason to call yourself stupid. You also didn't take Linkin Park for granted because I'm sure there are plenty of other songs in their catalog that speak to you. Don't beat yourself up over it. No one knew or wanted this to happen. Keep your chin up.
Don't torture yourself like that, we all thought there'd be another album (or ten) and more tours and of course that nobody thought we'd wake up to receive news like this one. There's no point in saying what ifs and hating yourself for sth you can't control. We'll always have music and intereviews as a legacy.
Just spent several hours watching the last few interviews of Chester... I could listen to him all day. What a wonderful human being he was. One thing that calms me is the fact that he's in the hearts and minds of miilions of people around the world. And that his voice, actions and words changed the world forever - Kind of like a butterfly effect.
Do yourself a favor and try not to feel that way. I know it is hard right now, but know that the way you felt regarding OML was not just you. The band made the album knowing that some people were not going to like it and that's okay. The band was at peace with that when they released the album. They do not and did not expect all of their fans to like 100% of the music and art that they put out. It is 1000% okay to have not liked the album. Music and art is so subjective and that's the beauty of it. To one person it might mean the world, but to someone else it might just be noise. It's literally what makes you an individual and you should never feel like you should be ashamed of that.