Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda
Michael Kenji "Mike" Shinodais an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, graphic designer, manager and film composer. He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's rhythm guitarist, songwriter, keyboardist, and co-vocalist. Shinoda later created a hip hop-driven side project, Fort Minor, in 2004. He served as a producer for tracks and albums by Lupe Fiasco, Styles of Beyond, and The X-Ecutioners...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth11 February 1977
CityAgora Hills, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I usually like to make really dramatic songs that are dynamic from part to part - a lot of jumping from really quiet to really loud.
This is ten percent luck, Twenty percent skill, Fifteen percent power of will, Five percent pleasure, Fifty percent pain, and a hundred percent reason to remember the name
As a creative person you just get an idea in your head, and sometimes you just can't shake it off.
Go find something that you haven't done before. Don't do the same thing over and over again.
Dream big, work hard and don't be an asshole!
The Fort Minor record is all about getting back to basics in Hip-Hop, both sonically and for me personally. And working with Jay-Z again has been phenomenal. We can't wait for people to hear the final product.
You definitely pick stuff up when you go back and listen to older material.
In high school I was making beats for my friends and for myself and rapping over them.
For me, I feel like, if the right movie comes along, I'd do it again. It's not about the budget. It's about whether it's something that I'm excited to work on.