“A decade is a long time to be doing anything, much less to be with the same guys…” — Mike Shinoda

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.

I grew up painting and playing piano so when I was a little kid I thought I was going to be an artist or a painter but my mom had me taking piano lessons for about 10-12 years as a young kid.

My dad remembers being in school with my uncle, and the teacher would say outright to the class that the Japanese were second-class citizens and shouldn't be trusted.

When I was in high school, if my favorite band got too popular, I'd watch carefully.