Brad Delson

Birth Date: 01/12/1977 (D/M/Y) Born: Agoura, CA Lives: Los Angles First Instrument: Trumpet First Band: Pricks 1994 Music Role Models: Chester Greatest Obsession: Sleeping SCHOOL: Agoura high school Graduated from: UCLA, Bachelor's Degree in Communications. career highlight: hearing one step closer on KROQ RADIO STATIOn EQUIPMENT: Guitars: Paul Reed Smith Standard, Ibanez RB 7-string Amps: Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Marshall cabinets Strings: D'Addario 10-gauge BRAD didn't go to law school so he could pursue his career in the band brAD IS A Fan of Britney Spears Brad didn't want to go to Hooters to celebrate the success of the album because he was a good innocent guy who never really did things like that, he suggested bowling, but eventually went with the guys to hooters ALMOST Every Christmas Brad and his family hold a dinner in an auditorium for the homeless & Mike likes to help out Brad had a mullet in high school, because he was into thrash metal like Guns n roses and METALLICA and the other long hair bands. He tried to grow his hair long but his hair grew out rather then down, so he tried straightening it with a hair dryer which didn't work so he then tried to straighten it with chemicals and "it died". his hair didn't look like it was supposed to, it was a mullet instead

Brad and Phoenix were room-mates in college Brad calls himself "BIG BAD BRAD" or BBB, that's how he signs his name, (BBB) 1st album that made an impression on Brad was (Duran Duran "People are People)." Brad was also in a band with Rob. It was rock meets rap and funk, they were called 'Relative Degree'. They practiced a lot, played a show then it fell apart. Brad's defining moment, early in his career, was losing his pants at an industry showcase. Brad's favourite album is Sunny Day Real Estate "Diary." Brad can't imagine being on the road without all 16 personalities in the band. Brad used to colour his hair different colours in high school. Brad was voted Most Unique in his high school yearbook The first time Brad heard 'One Step Closer' on the radio, it wasn't the full song, it was a clip of the song on a radio spot, and linkin park were all in the van together. Although Brad will NEVER reveal the real reason WHY he wears his headphones on stage he did say this in A interview: "I will say that it has something to do with the matrix. Not the movie, the actual matrix and being connected with it. Mr. Hahn has been rubbing off on me. I'm starting to integrate sci-fi humour into my schtick. It probably isn't too popular with a mass audience." LOL (LAUGH OUT LOUD), "But I won't give him credit for the headphones. That's all mine". Brad played the Family Values Tour 2001 wITH a broken foot. He broke it while filming the video for "In The End" in L.A. The stage set for the video had these Stairways with a ledge. Nathan Cox, who co-directed the video with Joe, wanted him to jump off this 3-5 foot thing and he couldn't land it right so the third time he did land it but he hurt his foot. Then he had to play on it the whole night for 16 hours. His foot healed but then LP played a Camden, New Jersey show and he KICKED HIS FOOT INTO A DOOR CAUSING A FRACTURE. BRAD DID MOST OF THE BASS ON THE ALBUM HYBRID THEORY, SINCE LINKIN PARK HAD NO BASS AT THAT TIME. GEAR: Ibanez guitars PRS guitars Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads Mesa Boogie cabinets D'Addario strings (10XL) Boss Pedal effects D'Addario cables Dunlop picks (.83) Shure wireless Quote / What do you like about being in the band? "I love playing music with my friends. I'm really proud of the record we've made and the opportunity we have to play these songs all around the world. Much respect to all the people who have supported us and help us to make dis ting happen -- Booyakasha!" -BBB

Ask Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson for a wish-list of bands he'd like to tour with, and he's ready with a response. "We told our manager, 'Pick a band and we can tour with them.' Our music reaches out in so many directions that there's pretty much an unlimited amount of cool bands with which we could play..." Delson is understandably proud of the diversity and uniqueness apparent on the band's debut album, Hybrid Theory (the band's original name). Built on an aggressive hard rock foundation, flavored with hip-hop vocal stylings and electronic flourishes, Linkin Park's sound is utterly their own, an accomplishment strengthened by the band's remarkably powerful and unforced songwriting. But almost everything about Linkin Park has been unforced, including their Southern California origins. Delson and emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda attended the same high school together, where Delson also met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Shinoda then hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying painting at the Pasadena Art Center. The final piece in the puzzle was singer Chester Bennington, a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was sixteen. "Since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer," laughs Bennington. "When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that." The combination of Bennington's rich, mammoth vocal style clicked immediately with Shinoda's streetwise emceeing. "I think one of Chester and Mike's goals is to be as integrated as possible," offers Delson. "We want our sound to come across so that people go, 'oh, that's Linkin Park,' not 'I heard this hip-hop part, and now they're hitting me over the head with this rock chorus.' We want everything to have dynamics, but also a continuous cohesive flavor, so that you know what band you're listening to." It was that cohesive style and instantly memorable songs that attracted immediate attention, starting with a publishing offer after the band's very first show at L.A.'s famed Whisky. After showcasing around town and eventually inking with Warner Bros., the band began work on their first album with producer Don Gilmore (Eve 6, Lit, Pearl Jam). "We met with a lot of people and had a very difficult time deciding," says Shinoda. "But Don, aside from making things sound good, stood out as someone who could really push us further as songwriters. The end result is an album that's as well-crafted and melodic as it is confrontational, with a strong lyrical message. "We try to push real things through in our lyrics; whether it's feeling insignificant or questioning your own thoughts or discovering the dark side of yourself." Weaving influences as diverse as Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin, and The Roots into a single unified whole, Linkin Park and Hybrid Theory are living proof that a fresh combination of talent, an unwavering dedication to craft, and a pure artistic vision can result in a powerful musical statement. "I've wanted to do this my whole life, and I feel really blessed to be here," says Bennington. "A lot of hard work and dedication and faith can get you through anything and make it happen."