How Linkin Park Got Its Name
December 30, 2022 1:15PM EST
NEW YORK, NEW YORK–NOVEMBER 10: Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda and Linkin Park perform at Roseland Ballroom on their “Kings Of The Game” tour on November 10, 2000 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Behind every band name is a story – including legendary nu-metal outfit Linkin Park.
The band took its name from the real-life Lincoln Park in Santa Monica, where bandmates Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson grew up.
But what about the spelling? Shinoda says they changed it because they wanted their own website. ‘LincolnPark.com’ was already taken, so they changed it to ‘Linkin’ – and the rest is history.
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