Linkin Park on A Thousand Suns and 'Waiting For The End' Success

MTV.com has conducted an interview with Mike and Chester where they discuss how A Thousand Suns is finally starting to settle in among fans. They also speak on the success of the last single 'Waiting For The End' and more!

On 'Waiting For The End':

"It took two years for us to make that record, and it took that whole process for us to really digest the new music, so we knew that it was going to take people time to really let it settle," Chester Bennington told MTV News. "And 'Waiting for the End' is a perfect example of that ... it's taken it a while for it to elevate up the charts, and it went to #1 at the Alternative charts, and then kinda went back, and then went back to #1. ... People are getting it now. And I think, especially for our fans in the States, it was important for it to marinate for a little while before we came back and started playing these shows."

On 'A Thousand Suns':

And it's because of shows like "SNL" — and their ongoing U.S. arena tour — that Linkin Park are finally beginning to feel vindicated. A Thousand Suns may have confounded fans initially, but now, after months of repeated listenings, its long-playing charms are finally revealing themselves. In a lot of ways, you could say everything is unfolding exactly the way LP planned it.

"Another thing about this record is that, I feel like we wrote it as an album, and to us, we grew up listening to albums, and these days, people don't make albums anymore," Mike Shinoda said. "I know a lot of younger people don't understand the difference — they don't care, and that's fine — I think one day they will discover the album, though, and I think for us, right now is a great time to make a case for it, because it's so off people's radar. And I don't want to see the album go away, or become extinct, or become so unpopular that labels are afraid to do it. I felt like we had an opportunity as a band to step up and do something like this, that is clearly kind of against the grain and arguably detrimental to sales ... and we're OK with that.

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Source: MTV.com

 

I also don't want to see the album die.

 

Don't think it will for the next couple of years, this album is a grower.

 

Could not be happier.

 

I think Mike was talking about the general concept of album dying in today's music industry.

 

Mistaken then, SuperDude526 said 'the' album so I thought
And if that's the case, I don't wanna see 'albums' dying either.

 

Sweet.

Now maybe next time they can do the same thing but add guitars.

Just kidding.










They won't add guitars.

 

Read this ages ago.

 

Sure we've heard this before, but its Just terrific to see LP getting the recognition they deserve, and again seeing a band like LP fully supporting the "album" format of music. I too hope it never dies out. Albums are so important to music on the whole and many people fail to realize that.

 

The news is actually a week old.

 

In my opionion, LP did such a masterpiece of music with this album! I mean, you cannot compare it to the other albums because each album is an individual! The album is such a perfect combination! And i have to say that a thousand suns is by far the best album i've ever heard. I grew up with HT,Meteora which i love very much, MTM was awesome too, i really love to listen to it, but a thousand suns is a step higher for me! I don't care if you do not agree with me, but this is my point of view!
I don't want an album that is the same everytime, i want discover something new, like they did with ATS!
I love to see the change from like HT over from MTM to ATS, and i am really excited to hear the new album, when it comes out!
This is why LP is such a wonderful band,besides the awesome fan lovingness, they don't do the same over and over again, they put us on an experience everytime!!
I love you guys!

 

Well a week ago then. It seems like ages.

 

Whether it's a week old or not, it's still a nice read. So lets focus on that.

 

Yes, that's what I meant also, so thank you.

 

OK, its a good read.

 

Whats with all the winks?

 

lol