Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda rules out performing with Chester Bennington hologram
"There's absolutely no way."
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has categorically ruled out the idea of performing with a Chester Bennington hologram.
The co-vocalist took part in an Instagram Live question-and-answer session over the weekend to promote the ‘One More Light Live’ album when he was asked about his thoughts of playing with a hologram incarnation of Chester.
"I can't even wrap my head around the idea of a holographic Chester. I've actually heard other people outside the band suggest that, and there's absolutely no way. I cannot fuck with that,” Mike emphatically said.
He continued: "I can't do a hologram Chester; that would be the worst. For any of you guys who have lost a loved one, best friend, family member, can you imagine having a hologram of them? Ugh. (It would be) awful. I can't do it. I don't know what we're gonna do, but, you know, we'll figure it out eventually."
Deceased music icons including Ronnie James Dio, Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson have all been ‘resurrected’ as holograms in recent years.
In an interview with Billboard last week, Mike Shinoda said ‘One More Light Live’ is part of his “non-linear process” of grief.
“It’s a really nice way to showcase what a special experience each night was,” Mike said. “And while I don’t know what comes next for us together or individually, this album is certainly a beautiful way of looking back at the body of work we created with Chester.”
“Grief is a non-linear process. It doesn’t have ‘stages’ that go in order, it has phases that come and go at random. Some people are having sad days, others are having good days, others are having angry days…add the constant stress and fear of things like the news cycle, and you’ve got some exceptional chaos on your hands!
“So, I’ve tried to make it a point to share how I’m doing, mostly on Instagram and sometimes Twitter, especially when I feel like I’m making progress. Coping with the end of this chapter is obviously devastating, but at the same time, it’s also the beginning of the next story."