@@SylvereNazaire But he didn't, probably because he wasn't the lead singer of Linkin Park. And no... It wouldn't sound better than this.... This is just a demo.
Crazy to see how good of a song writer Mike is. I mean hes pretty much doing everything here... Writes the entire thing so the other folks in the band know what to do.
Let's just admit that not every musician can release demos like this, where he isn't even trying to sing in high notes, and just singing to give a rough idea. That's the proof of Mike's good-natured personality❤
First time ever a band has the modesty, humility and courage to open the demos. That’s how much they love us and show how great they still are!!!!! Gratitude !!!!
I forget that Mike sang a lot of the demo tracks for Chester's vocals so it makes complete sense why Emily on Emptiness Machine can still sound like Chester. Mike is LP.
@@kevinzhang6623He was singing it before Chester touched it up to basically act as a reference & rough cut. It’s how you can better map out the details of the vocals. Mike can sing sure but he’ll even tell you he was no Chester. This was the base version before the retouched it for release
It sounds like Mike is trying to sing the same way as Chester as a temp track to see how it sounds, before Chester did his own vocals. Which is why Mike sounds so bad, it's different to his natural singing voice.
@@Mavryk it doesnt sound bad imo it just isnt mike lol, or rather him earlier in his music journey. I think this shows the beauty of the band. Everyone fit so perfectly together.
@@Mavryk IIRC that was the consensus when this released; that it was a temp demo Mike recorded trying to sound like Chester to give an idea of what the song might sound like
Well it's clearly written with Chester's voice in mind. They are tonally completely different, so it makes sense from a songwriting perspective. I've written songs for other people to sing and of course the demo sounds vocally weird until the actual singer puts down the vocals. Simple as that.
There's something so haunting yet beautifully calming about Mike singing this song ... especially since Chester is gone but I love any version of linkin parks music this brings happy tears to my eyes and soul man !!! 😢
How can one not appreciate this demo. I'm a musician myself, but not nearly as talented as Mike Shinoda. This demo shows how good he already was back then. I'm so happy to have the Meteora 20th Anniversary Box with all the extra content❤
I absolutely love what this song represents. When we hear a final song, see a final movie, product, landscape or ad... what you never see is where the final and polished product came from. This is a demo song and it's certainly nothing we'd ever hear on radio but rest assured, Mike already put a lot of work into this at the time of recording. I recall the hours I spent back in the days when I created music myself.. So.. what I mean to say is to appreciate not only the work, but also realize that whatever you are working on right now and maybe uncertain about just remember: This is here is how one of Linkin Park's most successful songs sounded like after Mike already spent a lot of time creating it. What made the song great was two things: Dedication and team-work but the invisible factor is the process behind it. It takes time, effort and persistence! So keep going! Whatever you do! Nothing great has ever been built in just one day and even if you found an example I'm going to tell you it took a lot of training and effort to get to the point where you can build something great in just one day. There's no cheating.
Antes que critiquem sem saber, essas são apenas vozes testes, uma base pra como seria a melodia, pra por fim Chester colocar seu vocal poderoso e cativante!
@@lucasteixeira8704 Isso todo mundo sabe... É por isso que ele fez isso... Ele queria, provavelmente, mostrar para a banda a ideia de como a música deveria ser.
down on the floor back behind the door i try to catch my breath again I cant ignore whats back behind the door wondering whats next again I can't say youre the one tha batlles always choose but sometimes I ralize that I am the one confused I dont know what were fighting for or why we have to scream I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean I dont know how we got this way i know its not allright so im breakning the habbit x2 tonight memories consume pacing in the wound cleaning broken glass again suddenly soon were leaving from the room its happening so fast again i can't say that youre the one the battles always choose but sometimes I realize that I am the one confused
I dont know what were fighting for or why we have to scream I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean I dont know how we got this way I know its not allright so Im breakning the habbit x2 tonight crahsing into walls it never wacthed it fall so here we are again and this is how its ends I dont know what were fighting for or why we have to scream I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean I dont know how we got this way i know its not allright so im breakning the habbit x2 tonight
Breaking the habit is the most heartbreakingly beautiful song I've heard in my life. It's my favorite song of all time. And normally, I hate listening to covers of this song. Because no human being ever would be capable of capturing the pain and melancholy of this song as well as Chester did. For me, he'd always be the most inimitable and greatest vocalist of all time. That being said, this is the only non Chester version of the song I can ever get on board with. Simply because this was its origin. This was how it was conceived. And really it's Mike that we have to thank for giving the world this song although Chester immortalised it in his voice. This song always overwhelms me. Even though it's my favorite song in the world, I don't or rather can't listen to it often cuz it gets to me. R.I.P Chester and your angelic voice. Linkin Park forever❤.
It's a demo, people are cringing over mike's singing but like dude, this is a DEMO it's not ever meant to be public, he just recorded the idea/structure of the song for reference lol, there is not even a need to properly sing for this
I am so glad I am still alive to hear this demo version of breaking the habit. You are awesome Mike! A real genius, you’re an amazing Artist! Truly a work of art! ❤❤❤
Nossa ...essas músicas estão me fazendo chorar... é um misto de felicidade por ouvir novamente, mas ao mesmo tempo de tristeza em saber que eles não voltam. Marcou minha adolescência....me faz lembrar tantas coisas... nostalgia. Obrigada LP🇧🇷 Obrigada Mike, obrigada banda... por dividir tudo isso conosco.
It's the whole thing of "I'm not sure if my voice is prepared for this" combined with "this isn't even the final product but I still need some framework for the vocals"... I feel that; more-so on the first part but I still feel that. I really found myself in Mike's shoes listening to this.
What is really precious in that record is that it allows to track down the full history of creating Breaking The Habit. Lots of years before LP released the instrumental demo of the song, the demo was called Drawing (released on one of LPU discs), and the initial version of Breaking The Habit was, suprisingly, a pure breakbeat, even breakcore track, that resembled more of Aphex Twin rather than Linkin Park. Original demo was overloaded with breaks, glitches, noises etc., and it worked great as an electronic instrumental track, but there was no room for the vocals in the arrangement. In this demo (that one - with Mike's demo vocals) we can already hear as the guys partially disassembled the "Drawing" demo, removing most of the complex synthy, breaky, glitchy parts, to give some space for the vocals, but in the breakdown we're still hearing the original breakbeat drums. And in the final version all of the breaks that were left from the Drawing and that are present in this demo were just pushed back in the mix, working along with the groove, without stealing all the attention of the listener. But what bothers me the most is that - in an interview to Kerrang magazine, dedicated to the release of Meteora, Chester told that Mike came with all the lyrics, and Chester referred to them as "something I always wanted to write, but I never could". So in that interview (and couple of more of that era) Chester referred to Breaking The Habit as to Mike's song, written about the dark stuff Chester told him about himself and about the way Chester felt. But in here - in Mike's demo - we hear completely different lyrics. Yes, there are some lines, that made it to the final version (like "...memories consume..." or "I don't know what's worth fighting for..."), but they are placed in completely different places and they work in here in a completely different context. As the result it turns out, that... As for me - it seems like Mike was writing a song about overcoming the darkness inside. But when Chester came in to the process - he obviously reworked the lyrics, that received a completely different context. Like... while original Mike's demo was about overcoming, the final version of Breaking The Habit became a song about writing a suicide note (literally). And seems like Chester did not wanted to tell the audience and even to the band, to his mates, his friends, about what Breaking The Habit in fact meant for him, that's why he always told that he didn't do anything to the lyrics, that all the lyrics were done by Mike. So, looking to the sequence "Drawing - Mike's vocal demo - Breaking The Habit", it turns out for me, that... that in late 90s early 2000s Chester was already to put an end to all of it, and to... you know what I mean - but managed to cope with it and to hide it from the others. But in some moment he couldn't coupe with it anymore. You know what I mean. I don't want to speak it out loud. So in that context, Breaking The Habit itself feels like Chester's desperate call for help, rather than just a great song. And that makes Breaking The Habit much more emotionally loaded than it was interpeted in 2003-2004. Conclusion: Talinda was right - depression doesn't have a face or a mood. And someone's suicidal thoughts can wave around a person for years, and even the closest ones may be unaware of it. So the conclusion is - take care of each others. Take care for real. Depression is a much more dangerous thing than we can expect. And if you feel something resembling to suicidal thoughts, when you feel that there's something wrong inside of you, inside of your mind, your soul - share it with people near to you, don't hide it. Do not hide it, even if you think you're strong enough to overcome depression - yes, you may be strong, but depression is a thing that always can outsmart you, and strike back right when you expect the least. Don't hide your feelings and take care of each other. Peace.
"Original demo was overloaded with breaks, glitches, noises etc." - It always sounded to me that Mike was just freestyling with a bunch of effects on the Drawing demo near the end. Probably with a Kaoss Pad or something.
"As for me - it seems like Mike was writing a song about overcoming the darkness inside" - Also I'm pretty sure that Mike wrote the song about his one friends who had a drug addiction, way before he met Chester. Can't remember which interview it was.
@@theremnants6655 Mike talked about BTH lyrics in Zach Sang's interview (Amazon Music interview). I remember him talking about how he was abandon by one of his friends out of the blue.
@@Meteor684 Так все треки LP делались, Майк напевает чтобы показать как Честеру спеть, всё что ты слышишь от LP придумано Майком + это год 2002 когда Майк вообще не пел ещё
Some parts of this are so sick. The additional sound effect in the chorus is really intruiging, and the drums in the end (like in the Drawing demo) start to get complex to the point of collapse. Also, I think this song can be considered drum n bass, as crazy as that may sound.
I love this Demo because it shows you don't have to be a great singer to be a great songwriter. Obviously Mike is way improved now and really knows how to use his voice, but it's so cool to hear the instruments and the melody, and the way Mike structured it, and how putting those things into Chester's hands created absolute magic.
The fun thing about this video is that although the genius of this music is already here, we realize that the spark brought by an iconic voice transforms it in an explosion of emotions.
So many demo's by every band in existence where the singer is just recording an idea and not trying that would sound like this that we will never hear ❤❤
What I love is how we are all let in here and there to see how things come together. You get a really different feel for the song in this version. I would love to be a fly on the wall to see how everything is coming.
So, I heard that Mike was writing this song for years, but the lyrics differ so much from the final version. I guess it makes more sense now what Chester said about it reminding him of his alcoholism(cleaning broken glass).
Thank you, LP, thank you, Mike for sharing it. It`s so priceless to realise that you are allowing us to be a part of the process of creating songs that we all listen and love now. YOu are very brave and strong.
Aw this is not supposed to be released this is just an idea for the actual track hate that people won’t get that Mike is extremely talented and he wrote this to be sang by Chester this is a prototype.
I guess, Mike wrote this song for Chester. These highs need some skills in singing)) I want to thank guys who are doing this - sharing with us their music.
Here you can see the fake fans, of course this is just a demo, it isn't mixed, edited or anything and mike is great at singing, you have thousands of proofs like invisible from one more light or no roads left from minutes to midnight, he's not just the "rapper".
Yeah he's clearly trying to sing like Chester in it as a reference point. He doesn't sing like this normally in the proper released stuff. 'Sorry For Now' is a good example.
If you're looking for a list, some of my favourite songs Mike sings on are: Burning In The Skies [LP] So Far Away - 1998 [LP] Roads Untraveled [LP] P5hng Me A*wy - Live In Texas (the reverse psychology's failing miserably part) [LP] fine [Mike Solo] Waiting for the End [LP] Sorry for Now [LP] No Roads Left [LP] Post Traumatic [Mike Solo Album] Iridescent [LP]
Honestly got a good laugh out of this 😂. I love the song overall, Mike did a great job just getting the rough outline seeing as this demo was made before chester even joined and the fact Mike had everything pretty well planned is astonishing. R.i.p chester, we will never forget you! ❤
Doooown on theee floooor, I'm back behind the door I try to catch my breath agaaaaiiiin... IIII can't iiiignoooore, what's back behind the dooooor I'm wonderin' what's next agaaaaiiiin... I can say that you're the one the battles always choose, But sometimes I realize that I'm the one confused I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream, I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean! I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright, So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit* tonight Meeeeemories coooonsuuume, pacing in the room, I clean the broken glass agaaaaiiiin... Suuuddeeeenlyyyy soon, I'm leaving from the room, It's happening so fast agaaaaiiiin! I can say that you're the one the battles always choose, But sometimes I realize that I'm the one confused I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream, I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean! I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright, So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit* toooniiiight! Crashing iiiinto waaaaaaalls! It never was your faaaauuuuult! So here we are agaaaaaiiiiiiin! So this is how it eeeeee-eeeeends I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream, I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean! I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright, So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* toniiiight!
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He sing this way to give Chester a rough idea (reference) for vocal notes throughout the whole song so Chester can put his own magic to it.
If Mike wrote for himself to sing, it would definitely sound much better
@@SylvereNazaire But he didn't, probably because he wasn't the lead singer of Linkin Park. And no... It wouldn't sound better than this.... This is just a demo.
Honestly for not being a singer this is pretty fair and definitely better then what I can do
@@FF7fan384 Also this was 22 years ago. He's obviously a much better singer now than then too.
be fr this is how we all sing chester's high notes😭
Yes😂😂😂
@@immortalxd6190 JAJAJAJA
Me at their concerts 😂
Facts
@@BrendanRaymondKoroKoro me whenever listen and sing my music outload
Crazy to see how good of a song writer Mike is. I mean hes pretty much doing everything here... Writes the entire thing so the other folks in the band know what to do.
He's really good! A good producer too!
After listening to the demos, im really appericiating his song writing skills, to say the least.
@@chazhemost of the writing was through collaboration with mainly mike shinoda as you can see the demo lyrics are diffrent
Mike is kinda underappreciated. he's literally the glue of the band. and LP is a once in a lifetime combination of people that created a legacy
He's literally HALF the brain of LP the other 5 including Chester, the face and emotion of the band are the other half. lol
Let's just admit that not every musician can release demos like this, where he isn't even trying to sing in high notes, and just singing to give a rough idea. That's the proof of Mike's good-natured personality❤
Mike you're a genius. The mastermind.
Mike Shinoda is Cool!!!
these are not compressed, not mixed, demo vocals. So don't hate on mikes singing , he's just trying to get the melody for the song
Exactly, he is just drawing the vocal melody for chester to have an idea. This just for him to recreate it.
I don't really think anybody is hating around here lol. We are just praising his efforts to build the foundation for the song haha
It's kinda funny though
this song wouldn't exist (as we know it today) if it weren't for Mike's vocals
@@vicesvirtues9740 its hilarious
First time ever a band has the modesty, humility and courage to open the demos. That’s how much they love us and show how great they still are!!!!! Gratitude !!!!
i mean it's convenient content actually
ackchually the beatles were the first in the 90s
@@isaacness2647 ackchually
First time? Wow you live behind the rock, every band do that, and this band has been releasing demos since 2004
For real though, especially when compared to Chester freaking Bennington.
I forget that Mike sang a lot of the demo tracks for Chester's vocals so it makes complete sense why Emily on Emptiness Machine can still sound like Chester. Mike is LP.
He killed it! He basically had the whole song ready.. Mike a legend man
He did not kill it, let's not kid ourselves and disrespect him by giving respect where it's not earned, but he's still a legend in every other way.
@@kevinzhang6623 nah I pretty sure he meant that he already had most of the instrumentals done and lyrics written by 2002, which is impressive!!!
@@kevinzhang6623He was singing it before Chester touched it up to basically act as a reference & rough cut. It’s how you can better map out the details of the vocals. Mike can sing sure but he’ll even tell you he was no Chester. This was the base version before the retouched it for release
He’s better as a background singer
@ivanrenard3153settle down ivan
One of my favorite Linkin Park songs. It's fun to hear how Mike originally intended it.
mike's voice sounds extremely different in this. if i wasn't told he sung in this i would have no idea it was him.
This sounds like an early Mike tho Idk
It sounds like Mike is trying to sing the same way as Chester as a temp track to see how it sounds, before Chester did his own vocals. Which is why Mike sounds so bad, it's different to his natural singing voice.
@@Mavryk it doesnt sound bad imo it just isnt mike lol, or rather him earlier in his music journey. I think this shows the beauty of the band. Everyone fit so perfectly together.
@@Mavryk IIRC that was the consensus when this released; that it was a temp demo Mike recorded trying to sound like Chester to give an idea of what the song might sound like
Well it's clearly written with Chester's voice in mind. They are tonally completely different, so it makes sense from a songwriting perspective. I've written songs for other people to sing and of course the demo sounds vocally weird until the actual singer puts down the vocals. Simple as that.
There's something so haunting yet beautifully calming about Mike singing this song ... especially since Chester is gone but I love any version of linkin parks music this brings happy tears to my eyes and soul man !!! 😢
Lets be real, this is exactly how we all sing Chester's high notes😂😂
So true 😂
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How can one not appreciate this demo. I'm a musician myself, but not nearly as talented as Mike Shinoda. This demo shows how good he already was back then. I'm so happy to have the Meteora 20th Anniversary Box with all the extra content❤
Can’t say how much I love this , I’m so proud of you Mike ❤️
I absolutely love what this song represents. When we hear a final song, see a final movie, product, landscape or ad... what you never see is where the final and polished product came from. This is a demo song and it's certainly nothing we'd ever hear on radio but rest assured, Mike already put a lot of work into this at the time of recording. I recall the hours I spent back in the days when I created music myself.. So.. what I mean to say is to appreciate not only the work, but also realize that whatever you are working on right now and maybe uncertain about just remember: This is here is how one of Linkin Park's most successful songs sounded like after Mike already spent a lot of time creating it. What made the song great was two things: Dedication and team-work but the invisible factor is the process behind it. It takes time, effort and persistence! So keep going! Whatever you do! Nothing great has ever been built in just one day and even if you found an example I'm going to tell you it took a lot of training and effort to get to the point where you can build something great in just one day. There's no cheating.
Lets be real, this is exactly how we all sing Chester's high notes
hahahaha you nailed it XD
20 years of not breaking the habit of singing it like that. xD
nice copy pasta
But the acoustic is better if we're singing in the shower...
😂😂😂
Antes que critiquem sem saber, essas são apenas vozes testes, uma base pra como seria a melodia, pra por fim Chester colocar seu vocal poderoso e cativante!
Mas essa música foi feita pelo Mike
Até que essa versão e legal
E ainda assim ficou bem legal
@@lucasteixeira8704 Isso todo mundo sabe... É por isso que ele fez isso... Ele queria, provavelmente, mostrar para a banda a ideia de como a música deveria ser.
Mike Improved since. I really want him to sing the released song on his own. I think he can do it justice ❤
This sounds like me in the shower when I sing Breaking the Habit
LMFAOO!!!
I would kill just to hear an actual recent Mike's version of Breaking the Habit
I love how you can hear the song it'll eventually become. It's so awesome to see this piece of history! Love you LP!
Exactly the way we all sing Chester's high notes..
R.I.P Chester.....🙁🙁
down on the floor
back behind the door
i try to catch my breath again
I cant ignore whats back behind the door
wondering whats next again
I can't say youre the one
tha batlles always choose
but sometimes I ralize that I am the one confused
I dont know what were fighting for
or why we have to scream
I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean
I dont know how we got this way
i know its not allright
so im breakning the habbit x2 tonight
memories consume
pacing in the wound cleaning broken glass again
suddenly soon were leaving from the room
its happening so fast again
i can't say that youre the one
the battles always choose
but sometimes I realize that I am the one confused
I dont know what were fighting for
or why we have to scream
I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean
I dont know how we got this way
I know its not allright
so Im breakning the habbit x2 tonight
crahsing into walls
it never wacthed it fall
so here we are again
and this is how its ends
I dont know what were fighting for
or why we have to scream
I dont know why I instigate to say what I dont mean
I dont know how we got this way
i know its not allright
so im breakning the habbit x2 tonight
MIKE é gênio, a cabeça por trás da banda.
Breaking the habit is the most heartbreakingly beautiful song I've heard in my life. It's my favorite song of all time. And normally, I hate listening to covers of this song. Because no human being ever would be capable of capturing the pain and melancholy of this song as well as Chester did. For me, he'd always be the most inimitable and greatest vocalist of all time.
That being said, this is the only non Chester version of the song I can ever get on board with. Simply because this was its origin. This was how it was conceived. And really it's Mike that we have to thank for giving the world this song although Chester immortalised it in his voice.
This song always overwhelms me. Even though it's my favorite song in the world, I don't or rather can't listen to it often cuz it gets to me.
R.I.P Chester and your angelic voice. Linkin Park forever❤.
Mike sang that in that way to show Chester witch tones he should do
I think it's amazing ❤
Mike is the mastermind. as long as Mike is alright, LP will always be LP.
That boy Chester said to Mike:
"Alright I'm gonna need you to clock out for me, I'll take it from here."
It's a demo, people are cringing over mike's singing but like dude, this is a DEMO it's not ever meant to be public, he just recorded the idea/structure of the song for reference lol, there is not even a need to properly sing for this
Thank you for sharing this. So nice to hear your raw demos with getting your ideas out and how your music progressed into published songs.
Claro ejemplo de lo que significa un demo. Mi versión karaoke tiene competencia. Gracias Mike por esto!
thanks, awesome to see an earlier stage of the song
Mike is awesome for uploading this
It’s wonderful to hear the origins of the songs we’ve loved over the last 20 years. Thanks LP ♥️🖤
I am so glad I am still alive to hear this demo version of breaking the habit. You are awesome Mike! A real genius, you’re an amazing Artist! Truly a work of art! ❤❤❤
this is so fun, its like a different perspective lyrically
If this Mike can hear himself twenty years later he be so proud
Eu sempre acho fantastico como o mike e o chester se completam sendo um o balanceamento do outro
Extraño tanto a Chester, pero hay que agradecer por todo lo que Mike a echo y sigue haciendo por la banda ❤!!
Как музыкант представляю что значит выложить такое демо для Майка. Это дорогого стоит.
100% сколько надо иметь силы и любви к ушедшему другу, что бы спустя годы выпустить такие треки. 🙏
Nossa ...essas músicas estão me fazendo chorar... é um misto de felicidade por ouvir novamente, mas ao mesmo tempo de tristeza em saber que eles não voltam. Marcou minha adolescência....me faz lembrar tantas coisas... nostalgia. Obrigada LP🇧🇷 Obrigada Mike, obrigada banda... por dividir tudo isso conosco.
божечки, как это мило)
and at the time Mike show this to Chester, he went home to figure it out and he gave us one of the best vocal parts in LP history of their music.
Oh goodness... Constant falsetto. I feel that, Mike; I did that all the time, too.
It's the whole thing of "I'm not sure if my voice is prepared for this" combined with "this isn't even the final product but I still need some framework for the vocals"... I feel that; more-so on the first part but I still feel that. I really found myself in Mike's shoes listening to this.
It would be cool to hear a version that Mike has written for himself to sing
He wanted to show the vocal draft for Chester. Of course Mike can't hit those notes cause he is baritone and Chester was tenor
What is really precious in that record is that it allows to track down the full history of creating Breaking The Habit. Lots of years before LP released the instrumental demo of the song, the demo was called Drawing (released on one of LPU discs), and the initial version of Breaking The Habit was, suprisingly, a pure breakbeat, even breakcore track, that resembled more of Aphex Twin rather than Linkin Park. Original demo was overloaded with breaks, glitches, noises etc., and it worked great as an electronic instrumental track, but there was no room for the vocals in the arrangement.
In this demo (that one - with Mike's demo vocals) we can already hear as the guys partially disassembled the "Drawing" demo, removing most of the complex synthy, breaky, glitchy parts, to give some space for the vocals, but in the breakdown we're still hearing the original breakbeat drums. And in the final version all of the breaks that were left from the Drawing and that are present in this demo were just pushed back in the mix, working along with the groove, without stealing all the attention of the listener.
But what bothers me the most is that - in an interview to Kerrang magazine, dedicated to the release of Meteora, Chester told that Mike came with all the lyrics, and Chester referred to them as "something I always wanted to write, but I never could". So in that interview (and couple of more of that era) Chester referred to Breaking The Habit as to Mike's song, written about the dark stuff Chester told him about himself and about the way Chester felt. But in here - in Mike's demo - we hear completely different lyrics. Yes, there are some lines, that made it to the final version (like "...memories consume..." or "I don't know what's worth fighting for..."), but they are placed in completely different places and they work in here in a completely different context.
As the result it turns out, that... As for me - it seems like Mike was writing a song about overcoming the darkness inside. But when Chester came in to the process - he obviously reworked the lyrics, that received a completely different context. Like... while original Mike's demo was about overcoming, the final version of Breaking The Habit became a song about writing a suicide note (literally). And seems like Chester did not wanted to tell the audience and even to the band, to his mates, his friends, about what Breaking The Habit in fact meant for him, that's why he always told that he didn't do anything to the lyrics, that all the lyrics were done by Mike.
So, looking to the sequence "Drawing - Mike's vocal demo - Breaking The Habit", it turns out for me, that... that in late 90s early 2000s Chester was already to put an end to all of it, and to... you know what I mean - but managed to cope with it and to hide it from the others. But in some moment he couldn't coupe with it anymore. You know what I mean. I don't want to speak it out loud. So in that context, Breaking The Habit itself feels like Chester's desperate call for help, rather than just a great song. And that makes Breaking The Habit much more emotionally loaded than it was interpeted in 2003-2004.
Conclusion: Talinda was right - depression doesn't have a face or a mood. And someone's suicidal thoughts can wave around a person for years, and even the closest ones may be unaware of it. So the conclusion is - take care of each others. Take care for real. Depression is a much more dangerous thing than we can expect. And if you feel something resembling to suicidal thoughts, when you feel that there's something wrong inside of you, inside of your mind, your soul - share it with people near to you, don't hide it. Do not hide it, even if you think you're strong enough to overcome depression - yes, you may be strong, but depression is a thing that always can outsmart you, and strike back right when you expect the least. Don't hide your feelings and take care of each other.
Peace.
Since your comment is a long one not a lot of people might read it but I agree with a lot of the things you said. Kudos on your observation!
"Original demo was overloaded with breaks, glitches, noises etc." - It always sounded to me that Mike was just freestyling with a bunch of effects on the Drawing demo near the end. Probably with a Kaoss Pad or something.
"As for me - it seems like Mike was writing a song about overcoming the darkness inside" - Also I'm pretty sure that Mike wrote the song about his one friends who had a drug addiction, way before he met Chester. Can't remember which interview it was.
@@theremnants6655 Mike talked about BTH lyrics in Zach Sang's interview (Amazon Music interview). I remember him talking about how he was abandon by one of his friends out of the blue.
Очень душевно 🥲
ты вот серьезно? ) как эту дичь РАСслышать теперь?
Напето под голос Честера. Очень мило!😊
@@Meteor684 Майк просто подбирает ноты и показывает как надо петь. Это демо запись. Петь-то он умеет, но песня вообще не для него.
@@Meteor684 Так все треки LP делались, Майк напевает чтобы показать как Честеру спеть, всё что ты слышишь от LP придумано Майком
+ это год 2002 когда Майк вообще не пел ещё
Он экспериментировал с песней😂
So cool to hear the demo versus the final product! So glad they pushed through and trusted the process to put out one of my favorite LP songs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
more demo pls, this is so interesting to listen 🥺
There are more demos of songs like somewhere i belong and others on their channel
Mike said this song was about leaving a toxic relationship. Chester added and altered the lyrics to be more personal about addiction
Some parts of this are so sick. The additional sound effect in the chorus is really intruiging, and the drums in the end (like in the Drawing demo) start to get complex to the point of collapse. Also, I think this song can be considered drum n bass, as crazy as that may sound.
I love this Demo because it shows you don't have to be a great singer to be a great songwriter.
Obviously Mike is way improved now and really knows how to use his voice, but it's so cool to hear the instruments and the melody, and the way Mike structured it, and how putting those things into Chester's hands created absolute magic.
takes a lot of guts to release this :D respect and much lovego berserk
The fun thing about this video is that although the genius of this music is already here, we realize that the spark brought by an iconic voice transforms it in an explosion of emotions.
Where it all started for what blossomed into one of the best songs of all time!
I cried listen to this!!! Mike is a GENIUS!!
Now I can't stop thinking that Chester heard lot of LP songs this way 🤣🤣
So many demo's by every band in existence where the singer is just recording an idea and not trying that would sound like this that we will never hear ❤❤
The mastermind of my favorite song. Thank you so much mike for sharing how music is created ❤
What I love is how we are all let in here and there to see how things come together. You get a really different feel for the song in this version. I would love to be a fly on the wall to see how everything is coming.
So, I heard that Mike was writing this song for years, but the lyrics differ so much from the final version. I guess it makes more sense now what Chester said about it reminding him of his alcoholism(cleaning broken glass).
A voz do mike e tao tranquila para essa musica pqp
Si la verdad si
Vdd
Just so everyone knows, this was Mike basically figuring out the melody of the song, the melody of the verses and chorus
The fact Mike wrote the song for Chester and finally listening to him singing it just tears my heart 💔💔
Thank you, LP, thank you, Mike for sharing it. It`s so priceless to realise that you are allowing us to be a part of the process of creating songs that we all listen and love now. YOu are very brave and strong.
Mike you're a legend 🙌 👏 ❤️ xx
Sometimes you just have to sing. Love you Mike
I love how RAW this is
Mike is Awesome!!! R.I.P Chester..
Aw this is not supposed to be released this is just an idea for the actual track hate that people won’t get that Mike is extremely talented and he wrote this to be sang by Chester this is a prototype.
Amazing Mike
Ouço a voz do Phoenix também, essa musica foi um presente pro Chester...
OMG!!!!! Me encanto!!!! ( Ya me imagino la nostalgia que los invadio al escucharla luego de 20 años)
Gonna tell my kids Mike's version of breaking the habit was the only version that lp dropped
Don't do that😂
You monster! 🤣
i got you nephews
slipped into the wrong timeline
Just stare him dead in the face and tell him this is what helped cope with my mental illness
Really interesting to hear what this could have been and how the lyrics have changed
Mike voice is cute in this song 😊
Just a demo and i love mike in it
I now understand why the song ends the way it does. This version makes the intent more overt. It's supposed to 'break' apart.
I guess, Mike wrote this song for Chester. These highs need some skills in singing))
I want to thank guys who are doing this - sharing with us their music.
I Love your work Shinoda
It's interesting to see how the lyrics were changed from the demos
Won't go into my listening rotation, but cool to get that insight into the process. Also puts into perspective how good Chester is
Mike ❤ why is this so amazing ! This is so crazy good ? This hits me different in the feels !
You guys are leyends
Here you can see the fake fans, of course this is just a demo, it isn't mixed, edited or anything and mike is great at singing, you have thousands of proofs like invisible from one more light or no roads left from minutes to midnight, he's not just the "rapper".
"No Roads left", really strong Mike vocals
No Roads Left is entirely auto tuned lol
@@MrDwightSchrute yeah that is applied most likely, but it still displays strong vocals
Yeah he's clearly trying to sing like Chester in it as a reference point. He doesn't sing like this normally in the proper released stuff. 'Sorry For Now' is a good example.
@@MrDwightSchrute not even close
So raw, love it!
Mike é um gênio e Chezy conseguia transmitir toda essa genialidade com seu vocal!!! ❤🩹
I want to hear more of Mike singing to be honest
If you're looking for a list, some of my favourite songs Mike sings on are:
Burning In The Skies [LP]
So Far Away - 1998 [LP]
Roads Untraveled [LP]
P5hng Me A*wy - Live In Texas (the reverse psychology's failing miserably part) [LP]
fine [Mike Solo]
Waiting for the End [LP]
Sorry for Now [LP]
No Roads Left [LP]
Post Traumatic [Mike Solo Album]
Iridescent [LP]
@@SylvereNazaire Yeah I would agree with that list. 'Sorry for Now', 'Iridescent', 'So Far Away' and 'No Roads Left' are the best
@@SylvereNazaire I would also add 'Invisible' 'Looking for an answer' 'Blackout' 'Place to start' 'In my head'
No Roads Left is his best one!
The outro of Blackout also have a great vibes.
In between, Hands held high, Debris (The chorus), Robot Boy, Jornada del muerto
So this is the song mike made for Chester, i am not criying is the ninja cuting onions 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Honestly got a good laugh out of this 😂. I love the song overall, Mike did a great job just getting the rough outline seeing as this demo was made before chester even joined and the fact Mike had everything pretty well planned is astonishing. R.i.p chester, we will never forget you! ❤
Ahh yes, the REAL Breaking The Habit!
this sounds so beautiful
Doooown on theee floooor, I'm back behind the door
I try to catch my breath agaaaaiiiin...
IIII can't iiiignoooore, what's back behind the dooooor
I'm wonderin' what's next agaaaaiiiin...
I can say that you're the one the battles always choose,
But sometimes I realize that I'm the one confused
I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream,
I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean!
I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright,
So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,*
I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit* tonight
Meeeeemories coooonsuuume, pacing in the room,
I clean the broken glass agaaaaiiiin...
Suuuddeeeenlyyyy soon, I'm leaving from the room,
It's happening so fast agaaaaiiiin!
I can say that you're the one the battles always choose,
But sometimes I realize that I'm the one confused
I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream,
I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean!
I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright,
So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,*
I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit* toooniiiight!
Crashing iiiinto waaaaaaalls!
It never was your faaaauuuuult!
So here we are agaaaaaiiiiiiin!
So this is how it eeeeee-eeeeends
I don't know what we're fighting for, or why we have to scream,
I don't know why I instigate and say what I don't mean!
I don't know how we got this way, I know it's not alright,
So I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,*
I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,*
I'm *breaaaaaakiiiing the haaaaaaabit,* toniiiight!
Im looking for this comment😂, thank you❤
awesome ❤ great peace of history
The voice It so soft and sweet Mike good job ❤
Tbh, Mike sounds like Chester from 0:42
it's where baritone (mike) and high tenor (chester) vocal ranges overlap
Вы такие классные, спасибо команде LP , Майку за возможность слушать ❤
OMFG FIRST VIEW ON A LINKIN PARK VIDEO! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE
SO ITS MINE :D
This is how I felt when I caught Mike Shinoda's water bottle at the end of a Linkin Park show lol
Finally they added this masterpiece to TH-cam
This proves how important the producer and audio engineer are.
Still, you can tell.