Yam! article

Yam: Tell me , who is Fort Minor?
Mike: That´s me! I just don´t want to bring out an album under my name, because then everybody would say ," Oh its that guy from Linkin Park."Besides I attach great importance to my privacy.If there were my name everywhere I would be scared.I´ not keen on to be a star and I´m not fancy that paparazzis will follow me.

Yam: But at concerts you play with many people?
Mike: These are the guys from Styles Of Beyond ,a Hip-Hop-band from L.A.,They ´have supported me with the songs and they are also on stage with me.

Yam: Is it weird for you to be on the way without your LP-colleagues?
Mike: Yes, particularly on stage! And I have to give interviews alone. But on the other hand it is really cool to be responsible for yourself. I´ve wrote every single song on my own and actually I play every instrument.with bass,cguitar,cdrums,ckeyboard and organ it worked, but with the string parts I had to give up.

Yam: You are a little workaholic, or?
Mike:Yes, that´s me.Our LP-guitarist Brad is worried about that I´m working too much. Exactly like my wife! But I´m working at home so I can sleep in my bed and eat with my family.

Yam: Is it true that you wrote a song for your wife on the album?
Mike: True! "Where´d you go" is about how it is when you sit at home, when your partner is on tour. A really crazy love song.

Yam: And how she likes the song?
Mike:Every time when Anna hears the song she cries. I hope that "Where´d You Go" won´t be a hit, because then she would cry everytime she hears the song on the radio.

Yam:Did the guys from Linkin Park hear the album?
Mike:Sure! I wouldn't bring it out if they didnt´t like it. Brad really helped me to pick out the right songs and to decide all the musical decisions.

Yam: Do you meet them also privately?
Mike: We see each other often. Do sport together or go to the cinema. I hang out with Joe alot, our DJ.

Yam: What's next?
Mike: I will tour a little bit with Fort Minor and bring out a mixtape from "The Rising Tied". After that Linkin Park will be the first priority. I promise.

Thanks to Manda.