Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

Written By Kieran Bugg

Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

Mike Shinoda, writer of the hit song In The End has debunked claims that signer Chester Bennington hated the song. For those of you who don’t know, Linkin Park’s acclaimed song In The End was written in just one night.

In addition, it was written by songwriter Mike Shinoda. Recently, Shinoda appeared on the Howard Stern Show to talk about his beloved song.

He discussed how he initially wrote something completely different. Moreover, he also revealed drummer Rob Bourdon’s reaction to his lyrics.

Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

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Shinoda explained:

“My lyrics on the first version were different, but by the end of that night I had written the words to the chorus. The next day I played it for our drummer [Rob Bourdon]… and he was like, ‘Dude, this is the song that we’ve been waiting for, this is the best song we’ve got’.”

Bourbon would be proven right as it would become the band’s most recognisable hit. Nonetheless, Shinoda felt that wasn’t anything special when wrote it.

He confessed:

“It didn’t feel big to me, it didn’t feel like a hit song. I wouldn’t know what a hit song felt like, I was too young. I was feeling despondent, like, we’re doing all this stuff, we’re trying to realise some kind of identity, or some kind of meaning, and it’s not working.”

Furthermore, he was also asked about rumours that Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington hates the song. Thankfully Shinoda went on to debunk these absurd claims during his chat.

His response was:

“He didn’t hate it, no, no, no, no. That’s actually a misconception. Some people think that he hated the song. He liked the song, he just loved really heavy stuff, and so when people were like, ‘This should be a single’, he was like, [shrugs], ‘Ah, whatever!’ It’s not the one that he would have chosen.”

Where these claims came from originally is still unclear. After all, literally anyone can make something up online and get certain people to believe it nowadays.

Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

Mike Shinoda Debunks Claims That Chester Bennington Hated In The End

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However it’s good to hear from the writer of In The End himself that this rumour is bogus.