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Hey Mike, long time LP and FM fan here who can't wait for the FM and LP shows in Berlin in a few weeks !

First of all I have a question about FM:
The new FM song Welcome was leaked a few hours/days before the intended release.
What was your reaction when the song got leaked? I guess there wasn't much of a financial problem associated with it since the song got released for free anyway. How closely do you follow your fans actions when it comes to a release of a new song (either FM or LP) and do you look what people are up to in the fan forums like LPA or LPL or do you just look what's happening on social media and the LPU?

Another big question I always think about is about the liveset of Linkin Park.
Can you elaborate on the thought process behind the song selection of your live sets? In recent years you always emphasized that you don't want to be a band that is just doing fan servicing and you always want to push the boundaries. If we take a look at your setlists in the recent years it seems like (for the most part) they ARE fan servicing. In the recent months/tours a huge portion of your live set consisted of Hybrid Theory songs while your newest album The Hunting Party gets barely any playtime. You already started dropping THP songs in your recent shows.
For people in Germany for example this seems to be a huge let down since 95% of the setlist was played before in the recent years so they only thing that is exciting are newer songs from THP. After one year the only new thing to the setlist is A Line In The Sand, while you already dropped Guilty All The Same, Until It's Gone and Rebellion. Why don't you keep playing these songs or why don't you add more THP songs like Keys To The Kingdom, All For Nothing or War? That seems even more weird if you consider how much of a live album THP could be.

The last question is about your personal musical carrier. We have seen you working in a band (LP), doing your solo project (FM), scoring movies and a video game (The Raid, Medal Of Honor,...), and producing music for other artists (Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco,...). Is there something outside of Linkin Park you wish you could do more? Could you see yourself producing a whole album for another band? I also always loved your remixes (your Gold Guns Girls remix is absolutely awesome). Can we expect some more of that in the upcoming months?

One more question: Pictureboard? :-D

Again, I can't wait for your upcoming shows in Germany! Keep on rocking!

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What stuff have you done for linkin park? I always thought they handle their stuff pretty much with their own people like adam who was a big person in the lpu and who did a lot of social media stuff for them.

thank you for your answer. sadly adam left the lpu and is now working for warner (social media stuff). but his replacement seems to be as awesome and passionate as adam so it's all good :)