# Mike Shinoda on Reddit (u/m_shinoda)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/mike-shinoda

Mike Shinoda: Musician and co-founder of Linkin Park.

- Reddit account: [u/m_shinoda](https://www.reddit.com/user/m_shinoda/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2015 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3gqpvp/iama_mike_shinoda_ama/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (51)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2015 to 2015
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Shinoda

## Moments

### u/m_shinoda in r/IAmA, Aug 12, 2015 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Hey Mike! Great to have you doing this AMA. I have a couple of questions: If I recall correctly, you mentioned in an earlier interview that you guys (Linkin Park) don’t really jam when coming up with new music. How, then, do you start conceptualizing a new album, especially…

> 1 - I'm constantly writing--on my phone, laptop, in my studio.  From hundreds of demos, a handful of songs stand out, and we flesh those out.  They can start from anything--Lost In The Echo began with an iphone recording of a children's cat keyboard toy, which I put in iMaschine (an iPhone sampler app), then took to the studio.  I might even sing something today, into my phone in the car, that becomes something.

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3gqpvp/iama_mike_shinoda_ama/cu0mr7t/ · 130 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/m_shinoda in r/IAmA, Aug 12, 2015 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> I've never been this early to an AMA before! Long time fan of both LP and Fort Minor so thank you first! What's your go-to sandwich?

> Tuna or beef dip.  Unless I'm making it, then I usually do a ham on bagel.  This is weird; I just realized how nonsensical that sandwich decision making is.  Like, I should just make tuna or beef dip.  But I don't.  Someone fix me.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3gqpvp/iama_mike_shinoda_ama/cu0k6gy/ · 253 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/m_shinoda in r/IAmA, Aug 12, 2015 · Personal story

**IamA Mike Shinoda AMA!**

> A little bit about me:
>
> - I can’t touch my shoulders with my hands unless I cross them (right hand can’t touch right shoulder, left can’t touch left).
>
> - The only bone I’ve broken is my pinky toe, which I happened when I slammed it into a wall while turning a corner too closely because I was running to the bathroom.
>
> - I started an NES gamer club in junior high called “NINTENDOL, where the only rule was that you be able to finish any NES game you played in 7 days or less from the time you opened the package.  We all drew the letter “L” on our consoles in red.
>
> - I drew and painted obsessively growing up, and invented my own casts of characters for Mega Man, Metroid, Super Mario, and a handful of Dungeons and Dragons characters (shout out to Jeff Easley).
>
> - I can’t do a safety float on my back in the water; my legs sink and I go under far enough that my nose is submerged.

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3gqpvp/iama_mike_shinoda_ama/ · 9,167 points as of Nov 6, 2026