Cool indie band Linkin Park take on the man

Poor little rich boys

It must be such a harsh life they lead signed to a major label and never having to worry about the things in life that give the rest of us sleepless nights.

at least they make no pretensions about not being a corporate money making machine

I'm sure I remember reading he has a solo album ready to go.

"No one will buy your next album"

Everyone said that about the last one. And it went to number one in the charts. Prepare to be very unfortunately surprised.

Mind you, all this shite like Finch and Funeral For A Friend is the same thing with no DJ and a less-baggy dress sense.

That's a bit harsh on FFAF, monsieur.

Linkin Park really do suck on almost every conceivable level.
There's just no getting around that.

i have no sympathy for them at all.

the day they re-wrote an album to make all the songs radio-friendly and then removed all the solos was the day their collective souls died. sounds like the dollar signs are flashing just out of reach for those boys. their main beef comes across not as being that the company shares are being sold, but that the band receive none of the proceeds. idiots.

35 Million in record sales? Fuck me! what a waste

really? that must be a joke. are you joking?

Yeah, I used to make fun of Linkin Park, but I'm BREEEEEAAAKING THE HABIT TONIIIIIIIIIIIGHT

i believe they are entitled to their own opinion, as much as asymmetrical haircut wearing uni students in "nu-britpop" bands are.
but hey, thats jus my belief

I like Linkin Park, always have. Saw them at Brixton in 2001 and they put on a superb show. Then again, Interpol are my favourite band at the moment and i think Coldplay are dull, so what would i know? Hmmm...yeah they may have made a fair bit of money out of warner and whatever, but they did work for it, and if they are responsible for what is a sizeable proportion of warner's profits, how is it wrong that they don't see the benefit of that? Not everyone can be on a poverty-stricken but insanely credible indie label...

Is it wrong to hope a band are killed in a terrible bus accident?

Looks like she may have got Steve Albini to "help" her with some letter writing, just like Kurt Cobain and Billy Corgan "helped" her with some album writing. Allegedly.

Actually, I think it works on a bunch of levels - firstly, the story highlights the goings on at the top of the music industry, secondly, it shows how much nous bands and the general public have these days and thirdly, it's kind of a funny read.

The fact that so many of you have posted and commented on it is surely an indication of that.

xg

Excuse me if i'm being stupid, but it seems very unlikely that the band themselves had that much to do with this statement.

But, yes, they are cock.

i still don't like her, but find it hard to find fault with that.
point being, the "poor little rich kid" "argument" doesnt stand up for shit.

ROFLMAOMG!!!?!

I have a question for you guys. Do you even care about Linkin Park? I mean come on, you get on this site and bash an awesome band and go on and on about how they're "poor little rich boys". If you dont like them, fine. But what is the point of whining to people about all of this: oh my gosh linkin park sucks and they're self centered....mommy, they made fun of me....booo hooo hooo. I dont give a f***! I happen to love Linkin Park. And I have personally met Mike and Chaz and they are pretty awesome. And this article, who writes this shit? I hate the media for one reason, it is one-sided. And please do me a favor, learn how to write. Linkin Park and Band isnt plural, you put 'is' after and singular noun. Not 'are'.
Come on guys, how lame are you??

What, any review on this site?? Because apparently all the reviews here are full of shit. But excuse me for being an English major, Im telling you guys anyways.

Long Live LP...

I am a LP lover...And I honestly don't understand why people feel they need to continually insult them. I mean, you guys have such a passion for hating them with no logical reason other than, supposedly, "they suck". Have you ever REALLY listened to their music to back up this opinion? A whole album? Or just a few songs you've decided to hate because you're so closeminded?

If WB was making 10% off me, when there are millions of other bands on the label, then that's pretty amazing. It is only fair for them to want their share. Put yourself in their position. Would you let your company screw you over or seek a way out of it?

You can make fun of them if you want...even though I'm sure you've only heard about four of their songs...but the fact remains that they have one of the most intimate, large, and strongest fanbases. Fans they keep in touch with,fans they'll do anything to make happy.

So while you're here insulting them, there are tons of people in the Linkin Park Underground that would give an arm and a leg for their next album.

With fans like theirs, Linkin Park is gonna be here for a while, so deal with it.

And by the way, I have seen three Linkin Park shows. I have also been to a billion other shows, ranging from U2 to Green Day to Korn. No insult to the latter bands I mentioned, but I have honestly never seen a band put so much energy and love into performing than Linkin Park. My 50 year old father, who is into JAZZ music, was impressed to no end after I brought him to a show, and can't stop listening to their live CD.

And the guys are wonderful, funny people, too. They were the first to donate a VERY large sum of money to tsunami relief and organized the "rock for relief" concerts. They were also involved in many other charity projects. They don't keep ALL their money for themselves. They help, too. Did you donate any money to the Katrina funds? Did you send money to Asia for tsunami relief?

So before you call them spoiled rich white boys (which, fyi, isn't technically correct, considering half the band is Asian), think about how much more they've done for the world than you.

I live(d) in New Orleans. When Katrina hit, and I lost my house and my car, I know I was very grateful to everyone who donated...including LP.

If you haters took the time to really listen to their music and look at the good they're doing, you'd understand why they have such devoted fans and why we "sign up to make one post" defending a quality band that is being wronged by a bunch of pubescent teenagers.

And if you want to get material about it, while you guys are laughing at them, they are laughing all the way to the bank.

Sorry for the long post, but I can't stand when uninformed people talk down about LP.