Early career advice given to Linkin Park included a choreographer suggesting they incorporate a "gimmick" in which they would kick off a shoe onstage. Yes, seriously.

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park performs at Barclays Arena on September 22, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. .

Mike Shinoda recalls being given some outlandish advice when Linkin Park were on the verge of exploding onto the rock scene back in 2000.

With the band's record label doing everything they could to help get their careers off to a good start, Linkin Park were connected with a choreographer who had some ideas that can be kindly described as interesting.