As a founding member of nu-metal heroes Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda – born in
Panorama City, California on February 11, 1977 - helped craft a scorching mix of
metal thunder, funk licks and hip-hop breaks and helped the band to five number
1 albums before the sudden death of front man Chester Bennington in 2017.
Growing up in a Japanese American family, Mike Shinoda threw himself into art
and music from a young age and, after taking up classical piano at the age of
six, he was inspired by his love of Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, and Rage Against
the Machine to form his high school ba...