“We don't sit down and go, 'People are uneasy about the economy. Let's ...” — Chester Bennington Quote

“We don't sit down and go, 'People are uneasy about the economy. Let's write about that.'”

“To pigeonhole a genre as being successful or unsuccessful is weird.”

“We like playing smaller venues, but we know how many people want to come and see us so we don't ever want to stop anyone who wants to come to a show from coming.”

“I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what I'm hoping to write. Out of that, I keep trying to find exactly what I want.”

“When I get on a roll with something, it's really hard for me to put it down unfinished.”

“I no longer believe that I'm going to be struck down by a punishing God.”