Mike Shinoda has a new pair of sneakers.
We dont mean that the Linkin Park rapper has acquired fresh footwear (though he probably has).
Entertainment Weekly: Could you walk us through your new sneakers?
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Ha!Mike Shinoda: Ive designed a couple with DC.
I guess I could call myself a collector.
I have nearly 100 [pairs].
But you really design these things, right?
You dont just sit there and say, Lets do them in blue!Oh, no, no.
I have a BFA in illustration.
Ive never discussed origami with a rock star before.Dude, I grew up folding origami.
We had a childrens day celebrationevery year and wed fold cranes and samurai helmets and fish, amongstother things.
Are there any other musicians who know how to do that?
Is Fred Durst a secret origamist?I dont even know him.
I bet Dan Nakamura [AKA producerDan theAutomator] knows how to fold origami.
He always gives me tips on thebest sushi restaurants.
But thats as far down the path of Japaneseheritage as weve gotten.
The current Linkin Park single New Divide is from theTransformerssequel,Revenge of the Fallen.
Have you seen it yet?Weve probably seen half of it, unfinished.
Michael Bay showed us a number of scenes.
Is that hip-hop robot in the second one?
I didnt care for him in the first.
He seemed a bit Scrappy Doo-ish.Thats funny.
I would say itsnot as bad as Jar Jar Binks.
As long as it doesnt hit that level, Ithink Michaels okay.
Hey, Im not trying to get you into trouble with Michael Bay.
I dont think his feelingswould be hurt if we were to say that those scenes werent for us.
Themajority of the new film is really enjoyable.
But its more complicated than that.
