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. – Mike Shinoda
My parents still treat Christmas like Im thirteen years old. – Mike Shinoda
Most of the musicians that I know almost to the man everybody uses Apple computers. Theyve thought of the steps that youre going to think of when youre trying to create your thing. And thats where the tools get invented to make better art. – Mike Shinoda
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 shouldnt be trusted. – Mike Shinoda