Mike Shinoda who is a member of the popular US band Linkin Park talked about his album Post Traumatic to France’s United Rock Nations.
Upon being asked if he is going to play the show under his own name, he said, “I don’t know. I’m just taking it one step at a time and keeping my mind open to the possibilities, whether it’s doing things under my name or working with other artists or producing tracks for somebody else,” he said. “Or if the guys are at a point where they wanna play Linkin Park shows… I’m sure that any of those things are possibilities and I’m just open to whatever happens.”
He said, “Right now, honestly, the thing I’m most excited about and I’m focused on most is getting the [solo] live show together and making it the best it can be.”
“It’s at a good place. I’ve been doing a one-man show, but I think there’s a lot of room to grow and develop it, and I’m excited about continuing to do that,” he added.
Shinoda continued, “Part of this is gauging the fan base and the shows, seeing how this goes, and if it goes well, or we learn anything about how to do the shows, then going forward, that’ll be good information to have.”
The 41 year old musician further said, “Right now, some of the shows are during the day, some are at night, some are indoor, some are outdoor, some are really big, some are small, so there’s a lot of variety.”
“And as we go, I’m figuring out the best presentation and everything. It’s nice, because, having played onstage for so long, I already know a lot about how I like to do things but the amount of variety and types of shows that I’m doing makes me really excited to get out there and do this,” he added.
He told Vulture that he is still in contact with other members of Linkin Park. “We check in all the time,” he had said. “We’ve gotten together and hung out a lot. Once in a while, we play a little bit of music, but there’s also a lot of uncertainty there about what to do.”
He started doing solo shows after Bennington’s death. He merged Linkin Park songs with his solo songs and performed in LA.
He also sang Bennington’s part and played piano at the end as well.