It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park

From the executive director of music at Billboard, an extensive look inside the 20+ year career of megaselling rock band Linkin Park, featuring new interviews, exclusive quotes, and insights from the bands associates and collaboratorsLinkin Park is one of the 21st Centurys biggest, and most important, rock bands. All it takes is one quick glance at the numbers 11 Top 40 hits on the Hot 100 and six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, over a dozen massive tours, 27 major award wins, 100+ million records sold worldwide, over 30 million monthly Spotify listeners to realize that when it comes to the metrics of music consumption and fandom, theres no bigger group in recent memory. And yet, despite their enduring legacy within rock, theres never been a full, comprehensive biography of Linkin Parkuntil now.In IT STARTS WITH ONE: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park, Billboards executive director of music, Jason Lipshutz, chronicles the innovation and influence of this legendary band, from their early childhoods to the moment their paths crossed to the genesis of their iconic first album, Hybrid Theory, and all that followed. Not only were they able to synthesize trends in pop and hiphop amidst the postgrunge era and nu metal boom, then constantly reinvent their sound over multiple albums, Linkin Parks radically vulnerable lyrics also helped usher in a new era of artists (and fans) more open to discussing mental health and prioritizing inclusivity. Led by their front men, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, who balanced each other out artistically, Linkin Park never shied away from songs that put their issues front and center, for the world to see and feel. Tragically, Chester succumbed to his demons and passed away in 2017, but the music enduresand in order to truly appreciate the bands singular power to bring people together, we need to take a closer look at how exactly Linkin Park changed popular music.Through indepth reporting and interviews, as well as new reflections from their collaborators and contemporaries, IT STARTS WITH ONE explores how one band made such a big impact on modern music, effectively cementing Linkin Parks long overdue place in music history.