Chester Interview with Australian Herald Sun

I smiled when I saw this.

Though I read some comments about the album, most recently today on Blabbermouth (I just read it to laugh about the comments that are made about LP) that people really disagree just because ATS isn't a heavy metallic album. Just because A Thousand Suns isn't a heavy album, doesn't mean that members of Linkin Park lost their balls. In fact, if anything, their balls just got bigger for making an album that was probably tons more risky than Minutes to Midnight. Just my thoughts though.

 

I'm reading it right now ^^
LPTimes was quicker

 

"And with the success of that album, when we went back in the studio it was like everyone wanted us to have another record that was like that record, that was successful like that record. So we felt like we had to make another record like it, so we did.

"Then when it came time to make the third album it was like, 'Look, we know we can do this all the time, but is this the band that we wanna be for the rest of our lives, or do we wanna really push ourselves and challenge ourselves?'

"That's when we made the decision, and we grew a pair."

That third album, 2007's Minutes to Midnight, was rightly regarded as a step in a different direction. But A Thousand Suns now makes that look like baby steps.

"It definitely does," laughs Bennington. "This record makes Minutes to Midnight look like a tame journey. This record, we went out there. And hopefully the next album will make this album look like child's play too."

Chester is probably the most honest interviewee in Linkin Park.

And this just confirms it: Meteora was created to follow up on the success of Hybrid Theory. It is the least "honest" piece of work in the LP catalogue.

I also agree that when ATS came out, I almost can't listen to MTM anymore. It seems so dull in comparison.

 

It was in my sig before I even read your post .

 

Agreed, as noted in another example: His "(bleep) isn't down here with us so I don't give a f--- what (bleep) says - let's put this album out there" monologue on Meeting of A Thousand Suns.

About the picture, it's cool/funny/weird that only Mike and Joe aren't wearing some kind of jacket lol.

 

Thats what i wanted to read, cool interview.
And why there's always something wrong with brad's head

 

I can't listen to Meteora anymore (as much). It's a good album but compared to other 3, it's just not that strong.

 

Very cool interview, as always thanks for the news article about it. Interesting to here Chester talk of an being in an orgy...

 

Haha yea i read this earlier, good read.

 

"A lot of people will love it, and a lot of people will need to digest it and get over what perhaps their expectations were, and a lot of people are gonna be like, 'What the f--- is this? Are you kidding me?' And all of those reactions are totally awesome. I prefer any one of those over, 'Yup, it's exactly what I thought they were gonna do'. Like, 'It's another Linkin Park record, woo!' " - Chester Bennington

One of the many quotes that I love from this guy.

 

"This record makes Minutes to Midnight look like a tame journey. This record, we went out there. And hopefully the next album will make this album look like child's play too."

I'm very happy that's the attitude he has going forward. Keep pushing the boat out.

 

I actually bought the paper in the first time in ages and saw this! I was like "yay! well worth my money!"

 

Haha Brad looks like he has a neck problem in that picture. Good read though.

 

Looks like the weight of all that hair is finally taking its toll on Brad's neck.