Chester Bennington was furious. The singer paced back and forth in the lobby of NRG Recording, literally punching the studio walls in frustration. Producer Don Gilmore was convinced that the chorus on one of Linkin Park’s new songs wasn’t strong enough, and nothing Chester tried seemed to work, with the producer demanding take after take to the singer’s mounting irritation.
“I just wanted to punch that dude in the face,” recalls the singer. “I was so pissed – nothing I did was good enough for him. I thought, ‘Man, everything you say to me takes me one step closer to the edge… and I’m about to break.’ And then I thought, ‘Wait, that might actually work!’
