@Linkineli Well, I still listen to them here and there and really enjoy it. It’s just weird though… but the one thing I cannot do is watch footage with Chester. It breaks my heart.
Guitar is my main instrument but I’m not playing anymore. I also suck at piano so everything sounds horrible usually.
@drounzer I’ve four. Planning on my 3rd LP one but money says no too 
my first one is dedicated to Chester 2017, bc my first one was the LP-Logo from 2007 and in it as a part of the “L” is Chester’s name. Outside the logo is ‘Breaking the habit’ as my alltime favorite song of all the songs in the world 
- After that many others on my right arm followed, like many other songs (at least one song per every Linkin Park studio album, for example: 8 from Hybrid Theory and 8 from Meteora).Crawling, Somehwere I Belong, Faint and In the End are included in my Black and red Hybrid Theory soldier at and in the dragonfly wings. But I got many others ideas to add something new in it 
I wanted a tattoo long time ago and couldn’t decide, but after Chester died I had the decision.
first song I heard by them, first #1 song for, but 2003 with ‘breaking the habit’ Crawling is ranked as number 2 of my alltime favorite songs (not as only for LP, for every song, that I hear)
and like you said:
we’re on the same page 
this! And music, esspecially Linkin Park (sure, I got more bands, which do the same to me), is the right ‘catalysator’ for that! 
good to know! 
besides that, you’re not alone with that problem. I got many friends, who can’t still listen to ‘One More Light’ or ‘Crawling’, esspecially the piano version, or like you watch some late shows with him. I couldn’t made the last one in 2017 to, but I love the music videos and also the shows of them (watching them again and again). Maybe try it step by step and you don’t have to be ashamed, if you cry - Sometimes I cry to, when I’m in the mood and then ‘Crawling (piano)’ or 'Pushing me away (RTR 2008 version) pops up in my Youtube Playlist. Sometimes crying is good to feel ‘reborn’ after that 
Your tats sound amazing!! Mine are small and quite plain… keeping space for that dream sleeve of mine… maybe one day
Really appreciate the comments above, loving reading them all
For me, the entire Hybrid Theory album was moving but I particularly found Pushing Me Away overwhelming when I first heard it. It was like a silent letter to someone you can never escape nor please. There is something so emotional in the way Chester sings this live that it just breaks me into a thousand pieces. If you can bear to watch this live version you’ll see the emotions in both Mike and Chester during the performance. It’s so difficult to watch yet so beautifully epic :’)
Even though it is difficult to listen to Linkin Park now Chester is gone…, I just believe it’s not what Chester would want. He made this music for us to enjoy and to make a difference in people’s lives. I don’t think his illness should define our memory of him and make his music into something painful. His music should and will always define who he truly was. Some songs are tinged with sadness, but mostly there is only hope and comfort in his voice. When you had no one, you had Linkin Park. That legacy should continue. Not for us, but for Chester.
I can’t hear those songs to. And the song Iridescent.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of my who likes listen to LP to, put the LP and Friends Celebrate Chester YouTube video on out of nowhere. Immediately i walked outside… and that moment i felt a hugh pain in my chest. My heart was racing as hell. I couldn’t breath and i started crying. The moment she saw me, she put away the video and walked to me and ask me ‘What happend?’ . I told here that i hate that video… i breaks my heart to see 5 LP bandmembers and not 6. 
she immediately apologized, but i told here that she couldn’t know. And i was also shocked how i reacted. I didn’t know it to.
We all have songs after Chester’s passing that we can’t listen to… and that’s okay… 
Me to
Amen! 
Wauw. This ladies and gentlemen, this 
@zanybelle you are awesome
i know this is not a song from LP, but from Yellowcard, but i want to share the lyrics
Want to make a change right here, right now
Want to live a life like you somehow
To make your sacrifice worth while
Everything is going to be alright
Everything is going to be alright
Everything is going to be alright
Be strong, believe
Hey you all,
I just wanted to state, I really enjoy this thread.
I love the diversity of us all, and this is the one thing that forge us all together.
And I wanted to write down, what my first encounter with Linkin Park was and means to me.
But it was way more me then Linkin Park, again 
and I wasn’t sure if fitting for this topic.
So I posted it in my owen topic, here just the link.
Thank you for noticing! 
All Linkin Park fans are awesome By the way you didn’t miss much on here, just jump in any on topic being discussed or start a new one! Evooba mentioned which LP song was emotionally moving and we all joined in with our experiences. Mine was Pushing Me Away (Reanimation version and live versions). I can’t join the tattoo topic, don’t have any and don’t want any!
Lovely words here Anna share anything with us here, we all enjoy it
These pictures made me smile recently so I thought I’d share these with everyone.
I love that Mike got Hybrid Theory because sometimes I feel like he’s saying they’ve outgrown it and to move on from HT. Did anyone tell Beethoven to move on from classical music?! Uh, no. Stick with the genius please
This made me smile. I try not to objectify them but even I took a double look at Tinder 
There’s two more photos tagged in his post.
that’s absolutely okay! I can say for my own: I can listen and watch every Linkin Park song, but when it makes me sad or even when it makes me crying, it’s okay, bc like I said - Sometimes it’s just good to emotional and to clear up some feelins. So many songs are a catalysator for that. But otherwise, when I’m in my ‘absolutely Nu Metal’ mood for example in my car I skip really sad sounded songs like OML, TLGYA, Iridescent, LOATR and others like that, bc I want to stay in my ‘getting up mood’
Ps: Check out the WEP (weekend post) in the other thread, hopefully you’re gonna love it and maybe we’ve got our next lyric discussion? 
I had read it and… wow. I had some goosebumps Also I love your writing style 
thank your for sharing this
but there’s always at least one member missing except for Linkedin 
saw these in the morning - damn, it’s 22 years ago
Still loving the clothes style
I hear some unofficial news that Linkin Park are meeting to discuss the future of the band and maybe working with some artists. This is exciting even if unconfirmed right now.
I think it would be wrong to allow Linkin Park to end. It does not serve the true purpose of the band which is to connect people and send a message of understanding and hope to those who don’t feel they have any. They are a band which many of us relate to and find comfort in. There is something more than the music, there is belonging and honesty. However painful. We all need to remember we are only human and we all feel. LP can reclaim their purpose because they have experienced something incredibly tragic and understand loss better than most singer/songwriters. Collectively, Linkin Park could create something that helps others in their darkest times. And instead fill it with light.
terribly downplaying the loss other songwriters feel
In general, everyone has felt loss in a way or another
Puth/wiz come to mind as they’ll sing today, that song hits home 
gang bangers know violent loss and probably have a different understanding loss/grief is a huuuuge theme within music for writers across every spectrum in music
I’m bored and want to play devils advocate and argue 
what if all 5 remaining members each take on their own projects and light the darkness separately would that be less positive? Mike has his solo, joe has the art, you get what I mean
Yes others do too. Actually Amy Lee recently wrote that losing her brother made her want to write/sing again. It is very much therapy and an expression you can’t otherwise always reveal.
My meaning around Linkin Park is they often sing about hardship and emotional turmoil/mental health. Particularly around depression/darker themes which they all could relate to, not only Chester although he was more honest about his fight. I’d personally love to hear a collective creation from the band who have been together for over 20 years and to feel how they have healed from these dark times. I’d also appreciate hope from their music - something I feel Shinedown and Blink have really moved towards. Mike has made a great start but this type of music doesn’t appeal to rock fans as much as LP. I also think all members together could write something very touching and beautiful, and continue Chester’s legacy by continuing to make a difference to people’s lives and sharing their story and hearts with us all. Having listened to Linkin Park for half my life, I just feel they are more than musicians to me, they are more like old friends who offer embers of hope and understanding. Not only enjoying the music but feeling connected to its message and using it as a force for good. I think Chester would want that too.
I always wanted Chester to cover this song and then one day he did…
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
Making myself happy with this kind of video’s
“I just walk around and look good!”
I just had this video in my recommendation and wanted to share it here!
I finally take now the time to respond to everything i haven’t before 
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Same. It’s such a good song, even the title alone is great,to know that someone else also sees the people who are too sick to be ashamed .
Just do what you’re enjoying:blush:. When watching videos with chester makes you sad,don’t do it,when listening to a song isn’t good for you but takes you down,listen to something else!and i understand you,there are some thibgs that make me instantly cry,sometimes i know that and will avoid it,sometimes there comes something unexpected,like last week we were talking in class about suicide and how it is seen now(how it changed from ancient times,where it was seen as something a hero would (have to)do ,to now). And i really wanted to say something about it,thousands of important thoughts were spinning around in my head,i wanted to scream them out loud,but i just couldn’t, i was almost crying. Luckily one of my friends has very similar thoughts about mental health things like me and he talked about it and it was good to hear,but yeah that was hard… also,whenever the 'looking for an answer’video pops out on yt,i’ll start crying. For me,listening to that is even harder than listening to one more light,it just breaks my heart.
Ok cool!
And also your tatoos sound soo awesome!
Agree with that💪
Yeah,Pushing me away is also really overwhelming…and thanks for the live video you sent,i watched it(did a few times ago too,it’s one of the most emotional Performances 
but haven’t done it for a while now )
Wow,i agree with you,really well put into words… but i would like to add for me,it’s also not only for chester,but for a big part for myself too because i need it. But just as you said,his music will always define who he truly was,how he made it to make a difference,and through the music he still does.
Yeah,that show is so hard to watch… especially not only the fact that there are only 5 not 6 members,but also bc the show wasn’t long after he passed away and there is so much pain surrounding them,and being unable to help them with that amd take it away,makes me sad every time.
Yeah,he was sometimes in interviews like"we don’t hate those old albums,we still love playing some songs", so it’s good it gets attention again😄
I’ll continue tomorrow in this thread,i need to get some sleep now:grin:goodnight:sleeping:
Which Linkin Park lyrics do you feel are underrated and deserve some more recognition?
One of the most underrated lyrics which still hits home today:
Hands Held High
On the back he hand-wrote a quote inside,
“When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die.”
Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
Both scared and angry like “What did he say?”
So true. I love these words
I’m late to the game, but scrolling through, I just realized I never responded. Anyway…
I’ve never actually thought about which album cover is my favorite. Looking through them now, I think my favorite is…
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As far as album art itself, Meteora holds a special place to me. The way that they all came together to create three huge canvases with Delta, not to mention the short film that was featured on the enhanced disc, and how that artwork now lives within LP headquarters.
And since we’re talking tattoos, the Meteora art also served as inspiration for mine.