Chester got interviewed by the german radio station ENERGY.
listen to the
interview here (translated into german).
source:
lpr.ya-music.de**Edit:
I wrote down the interview. Not everything what Chester said. I am a bit lazy today. But I think didnt miss anything important.
ENERGY: I bet you have done a millions of interviews. How should I start?
Chester: I cant tell you. I have no idea.
ENERGY: Or lets say whats a bad question?
Chester: I can give you examples of that questions. “How did you started”? That would be a terrible one. Or „how was the work with Rick Rubin“?
We had to answer those questions over hundret times over the last one and a half year.
Or” how did you get your band name”? “How is the german audience in comparison of the other audience?”
ENERGY: All right I dont have any of those question. If the word Linkin Park was in a dictionary what would be written undearneath it?
Chester: uuuh thats a good question. I would like to say something smart but ehhh.....maybe someone else can do that. Next question. Maybe someone smarter can answer that one.
ENERGY: “We made it” is your current single and its with Busta Rythmes. Can you tell us something about it?
Chester: Yeah we met him when we did Hybrid Theory. We were new in the business and we were excited to meet persons who were really importnant. And we met Busta and through the years we are friends. I met him at the Transformers Premier in Los Angeles and he came to me and said: “We have to do something together”.
And I was like Yeah and after 6 months we had a track and Mike and I listened to it and we both were excited. Everyone knew that its gonna be a great track and it had to be one.
We recorded our part in Taipei. And the song came out very well.
ENERGY: Can you tell me some moments when you thought “we made it”?
Chester: Well when we were at our first tour. You know being on the road with your band and have been signed.
ENERGY: Are there any other stars you want to work with?
Chester: I think I worked with the people I wanted to work with. Slash is doing a new record and he asked me wether I want to do something and maybe we will do something together. He is really cool and we are friends. It would be something special for me.
ENERGY: LIATR is you new single. What is it about?
Chester: Well everyone has his own interpretation. Mike didnt want to tell me what he thought when he wrote the song. So when I hear the song its about being at the end of the road, at the end of the life or at the end of a relationship. And you want to remember on the good and on the bad things which happened. Its a little bit more deep.
ENERGY: Are you working on a new album?
Chester: We are wroking on new music. I think we have to write about 300 songs until we finally can chose the right ones. But everything is going on well and I think that there will be a new record next year.
ENERGY: Is there any song which you wish you wrote it? Maybe a famous one?
Chester: There are a lot of songs. Classic Girl or all songs from Depech Mode. I would like to know how it would be to be in the band for example Depech Mode or The Cure. I just know how it is to be in Linkin Park. But there are a lot of great bands out there.
ENERGY: i always wanted to ask you that question. Doesnt it hurt to sing, scream like you always do. Singing that loud?
Chester: You know. Im getting older and Im asking myself: What are you doing to yourself?
My knees arent that what they used to be....also my kondition. But my voice is getting better. There is a wrong and a good way to use your voice. You feel it when you did it in the wrong way.
ENERGY: I just prepared a few quick questions for you.
Whats better? Concert or Festival?
Chester: Festival
ENERGY: The coolest number in your mobilephone
Chester: Slash
ENERGY: the worst song ever?
Chester: The Barney Children TV Show Theme Song
ENERGY: One star you want to interview?
Chester: Ronald Reagan
ENERGY: Most embarrest nickname your girlfriend gave you
CHESTER: Stinky
ENERGY: One sentence you dont want to read, hear about you?
Chester: That guys are fucking assholes.
ENERGY: Coolest woman every?
Chester: My wife
ENERGY: How do you eat your toast?
Chester: peanuttbutter and jelly
ENERGY: One thing your crazy abou?
Chester: I am in crazy...in love with Texas Holdem
Energy: If the whole world can listen to you just for a few seconds....what would you say?
Chester: War is stupid and primitive.
will be available on July 15, the CD single contains the LOATR single, In Pieces (live from Projekt Revolution, Washington DC, Aug. 19 '07) and LOATR (live from Projekt Revolution, Detroit MI, Aug. 22 '07). The import version of the CD single is now available for pre-order
and will be released on July 22.