Staggering Across the Finish Line.
The performance at the Griffith Park Observatory seems like forever ago. The show, and performance of The Catalyst for the MTV VMAs was the kickoff of our tour for A THOUSAND SUNS. Now, at the end of the tour and cycle, a moment of reflection is in order.
To be honest, we were really hurting at the end of it all. Earlier this week, I stumbled into the venue in Bangkok with my band mates, dumbfounded at our state: one man down from food poisoning, two arms in slings, a bruised hand, cuts all over, sleep deprivation, and motion sickness, on top of what would be another 7+ hour travel day.
A year before, at Griffith Park, this tour started with the release of an album that was challenging to make, and a challenge for fans to understand. We knew the road ahead was going to be difficult. There were exhausting tours, confused and angry fans, and bloodthirsty critics on the horizon. But that night in Thailand, before the show, those obstacles were in front of me in the realest way.
A year before, we knew what we were getting into. And we believed in our album, we were encouraged by the fans. As time went on, as some fans went away and others came along for the ride, I’m proud of the thing we all built together. The tour took us to amazing new places. The performances at Puerta De Alcala, Griffith Park, Red Square, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore (among others) were landmarks for the band.
And the fans in Bangkok helped us power through one of our most difficult shows, showing the love that Linkin Park fans all over the world are known for.
So at the end of it all, I just wanted to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank-you to my bandmates, our staff, road crew, and fans for making this tour and album cycle amazing. Thank you.
Now, time to go home and get back to work…
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:21am -
I Love LP ( PAD)
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:19am
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Guitar glow. ^O^
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:16am
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Thai people ready to support you.
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:13am
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" Test Test is one of the two ..... one of the two three.... Bangkok raining, I want Announced staff making Ten in the middle of the audience immediately / as a voice for the ......" ^^
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:11am
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Raining,Mike and Emotion
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:09am
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MR. Hahn silhouette,Well come back to Asia THAILAND is second home for you ;)
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:03am
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Hard work but You can do it through went well.
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 10:01am
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Thanks TED :)
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 9:59am
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End of time :(
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Comment by Nattawut Meeparan on September 28, 2011 at 9:57am
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T_T let's go to M&G
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