Were any members of Linkin Park influenced by the Beatles?

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    Jayhov

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    Mike made mention at the Chicago Summit to how recording at Abbey Road would be cool because of all of the history that was made there.
     
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    I'd be shocked if they weren't Beatles fans, quite frankly. I know Chester's said he specifically had the Beatles in mind when he was doing his vocals on Waiting For the End.
     
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    Yeah I certain they all (if not most) are. At least from a songwritting stand point, I think i remember Mike mentioning John & Paul being a huge influence/inspirtation. Plus they all where pretty starstruck when they performed with Macca during the Performance of Numb/Encore/Yesterday at the grammies or whatever it was.
     
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    everybody, even indirectly, is influenced by the Beatles
     
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    Dave has said that Paul McCartney is one of his favorite bass players, Mike has said that A Day In The Life is his favorite Beatles song, and Chester has said that he got into the Beatles during the MTM recording sessions.
     
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    I believe reading Chester was a fan of them and directly influenced him when he was young.
     
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    There's an interview from 2010 where Chester says something along the lines of ''If you asked me when I was 20 years old if I liked The Beatles, I would have told you I fucking hated them. But if you asked me now if I liked The Beatles, I would tell you I love and appreciate them''. I think the band all likes them to some point. They performed a small part 'Yesterday' at the Grammy's in 2006 with Paul McCartney and Jay-Z and I remember Brad, Mike and Chester all saying it was a highlight of their career.
     
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    Mike has also stated before how he found it incredible that the beatles changed their sound, four times over four records (within...hilariously a 4 year period) and he said he'd love if LP could follow a similar path. So yes, most if not *all* of the band is influenced by The Beatles. You can even hear it clearly on WFTE.
     
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    Yeah, I definitely hear their influence on "A Thousand Suns" - particularly in the vocal harmonies on "Roboy Boy" and "Waiting For The End". :)
     

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