“We were broken.” 🥺

Joe Hahn got candid with the BBC about the long road leading up to Unshatter, Linkin Park’s upcoming documentary hitting theaters on September 30.

Before kicking off the From Zero era with Emily Armstrong and Colin Brittain, the band actually tried regrouping in the studio multiple times—and it just didn’t work.

“There were several attempts to get back together and make music, but it didn’t feel right. We were broken,” Joe shared. To move forward, they leaned into the philosophy of kintsugi—the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold: not hiding the fractures, but letting the scars become part of something beautiful.

Opening up about Emily, he noted that beyond her raw vocal talent, it was the instant chemistry and trust that sealed it: “In a way, she’s very similar to Chester… when we saw that spark, we were drawn to it.”

He didn’t shy away from the noise or the doubts, either. Joe admitted the harshest criticism came from within, while acknowledging how deeply personal the band is to the fans: “People feel like the band belongs to them too… but at the end of the day, you have to let things be what they are, and then something great will come out of it.”

Unshatter hits theaters on September 30.

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