Mike Shinoda Reveals Chester Bennington’s TRUE Feelings on ‘In the End;’ Did He Hate the Song?

Linkin Park's "In The End," from their debut album "Hybrid Theory" is one of the most popular songs of the band as it was streamed countless times by fans, but there were stories about the late Chester Bennington not liking the song. More recently, Mike Shinoda finally revealed his former bandmate's true feelings over the track.

It all began in a 2013 interview with V Music where the musician opened up about the song, saying he was never a fan of it and "I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly."

He doubled down his remarks, adding, "How wrong could I have possibly been?"

Today, as the band is gearing up for the 20th anniversary of "Meteora," Shinoda spoke to SiriusXM's "The Howard Stern Show" where he revealed that his old pal's previous statement was just a misconception.

Further giving fans an insight to Bennington's comments, the musician said his bandmate "didn't hate it," but later clarified it wasn't a track that he would have chosen as a single.

"He liked the song, he just loved really heavy stuff and so when ... people were like 'This should be a single' ... it's not the one he would have chosen," he told the host. (via Revolver Mag)

Elsewhere in the conversation, Shinoda also noted that he didn't see the song as a project that would hit the commercial market as the track didn't feel like a "hit song" to him.

Recalling how the song came to be, the guitarist revealed the project only took them one night to complete. He began by writing the piano line, chords, chorus, and a few rap verses.

He later did the programming of all the beats while sitting in a rehearsal space in Hollywood.

Even though Shinoda and Bennington didn't think the song would be a hit, drummer Rob Bourdon was excited to hear it the following day as he labeled it as the "best song" they've got at the time.

The recent interview comes after Mike Shinoda's conversation with KROQ to discuss the possibility of the band getting back together for a series of concerts. However, he noted that there are "certain things that are going to be on the table" and touring is not a part of it.

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