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“I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly. How wrong could I have possibly been?”: How Linkin Park created their biggest song that has now racked up billions of streams
Thursday October 2, 2025. 04:12 PM , from
Keyboard Magazine
Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park’s most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut
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