Linkin Park - From Zero - Joe calling Mike and saying “hey, let’s go get breakfast”

for me I've been doing lots of stuff like I did the postraumatic record I did some singles I was working with a bunch of different artists like writing producing and I had there was one moment um few years ago specific specific moment where was the end of summer and I remember getting on the phone with Joe and Joe was like I really want to get back together as friends like I I feel like we haven't been hanging out and we haven't seen each other as much as I'd like and like what are you doing you know let's go get breakfast or something when we sat down at this like a little brunch spot we had this conversation about like the wh ifs the wh ifs of the band and it wasn't like let's do it it was like can you imagine there was a million questions right they just everything was unanswered so it was kind of like we went through this weird little like idea or list of it and and at one point I was like what if you know what if we do it and we're really happy with it but nobody else really likes it great question by the way powerful question I my feeling was well I won't say my feeling because Joe's answer was oh I'd totally still do it it was and he was so decisive like it was so real and I felt the same way and that was to me for me personally that was B did you feel the same way before Joe unlocked that in you because I can also understand why you ask the question because those expectations you got to acknowledge that they're there even if even even just to get past him otherwise you're in denial right it's almost like an unspoken goal or hope or whatever and you're right like I feel like I'm not 100% sure if I felt it the way he felt it yeah but when he said it it was like a real