Day 10: A Song That Makes You Sad

Day 10: A song that makes you sad

Linkin Park - One More Light

y'all should have seen this coming. this song always makes me cry. like rn i can't even listen to it bc i know i'll be bawling my eyes out.

doing this music challenge has made me realize i don't listen to a whole lot of english music, lmao

so everything was pretty much in the works from right after Chester's passing...

also is it me or does Mike contradict himself a lot??

THE TIMELINE:

the band issued a statement on October 3, 2017, saying, "We have been looking forward to being with all of you, but unfortunately cannot play our previously scheduled performances in Tokyo. Until now, we have not communicated about our November shows because we sincerely wished to play, even in the wake of Chester's passing. We are working each day to grieve, heal, and work towards stepping on stage together without our dear friend. We are so grateful for your love and support. Our sincere appreciation for your kind understanding." //

JAN 5TH, 2018: Mike replied to a fan asking him about Linkin Park on Twitter saying, "I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and questions to answer, so it’ll take time." //

In interviews for From Zero, Mike stated that the band first started collaborating with Emily Armstrong in 2019. Originally he, Dave Farrell, and Joe Hahn were writing music just to write music and were collaborating with a lot of artists. There was no point in the early process where they said "this is Linkin Park music" or "we should call this Linkin Park." //

One year later in April 2020, Dave Farrell said that Linkin Park was not done as a band - they were still continually writing and working on new music. //

Mike stated in May 2020 that Linkin Park was not over but it is a deep question to ask about that. In October 2020, Brad Delson said that a lot with the band is undefined but the possibility for new music is wide open. //

[2021] Due to the previous sessions with Emily and Colin, it felt natural working with them again. //

[unclear: 2019/2020/2021?]: Once things started moving quicker and the band entered EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, Mike told Emily to come join them as much as she wanted and that the band would be there for a certain amount of weeks. Emily immediately asked if she could come every day.

Mike described Rob Bourdon coming to the band sometime in the middle-to-end of 2022 and saying that he wanted to leave Linkin Park. Mike added (to Zane Lowe, 2024), describing the situation, "We had a conversation a little while ago, a couple years ago at this point, where he said he wanted to step away. We didn't talk about that in public because we didn't know how that would work out. The fans noticed it, we released a bunch of things and he wasn't a part of any of the interviews or marketing. And that's why. We’ll always love the guy. We'll always respect the wonderful things we’ve built together. With his absence being a real thing, I was already working with Colin." //

Around September 2023, Mike and the band wanted to get a feel from Emily on how she felt about things with Linkin Park. She had a vacation for a week coming up and the band decided to ask her about her feelings on things before she went on the trip. [remember: the band first started collaborating with Emily Armstrong in 2019]

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Went to my local witchcraft shop today. Spent $223 😂 but my birthday is Friday so it’s all good.

i'll catch up with the rest of the 30 day song challenge thing tomorrow

i'm gonna chill for the rest of the night lol

Day 13: A song that is a cover by another artist

Rockapella - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

I like Rockapella's version better than the original, which was by The Hollies. :) This is also heard in the bonus game on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego as the background music for that round.