Trivia

Note: This trivia has been found from magazine articles/interviews or from Mike’s blog. If anything is incorrect, let us know and we will remove it.

  • Mike is half Japanese and embraces Japanese culture.
  • Mike has asthma.
  • Mike wears contact lenses.
  • Mike has over 100 pairs of shoes.
  • Mike was the youngest student in his class to graduate from college.
  • Mike has appeared on Punk’d where he was made to park next to a fire hydrant.
  • Mike has both his ears pierced.
  • Mike is a fan of the X games.
  • Mike used to do origami as a child.
  • Mike loves Halloween.
  • Mike thinks the worst thing he’s eaten is camel.
  • Mikes favourite food is sushi.
  • Mike loves to play video games, he has an Xbox.
  • Mike has 2 dogs.
  • Mike has a studio at his house, in which a lot of work for the Linkin Park albums is done.
  • Mike’s favourite sport is basketball and supports the LA Lakers.
  • Mike used to be on the student council .
  • Mike tended to avoid sports.
  • Mike has also produced a track for Lupe Fiasco.
  • Mike’s favourite place to perform is Tokyo.
  • Mike collects records and vinyl toys as well as art.
  • Mike’s favourite chewing gum is bubblelicious.
  • Mike’s favourite candy bar is Whatchamacallit or Twix.
  • Mike’s first job was packing up fruit and vegetables.
  • Mike’s favourite Led Zeppelin songs are “The Ocean,” “Dyer Maker,” “When The Levee Breaks,” “Dazed And Confused,” and “Immigrant Song”.
  • Mike likes his coffee with Liquid vanilla Coffee Mate, or Baileys.
  • Mike’s favourite tetris block is the s-shaped one.
  • Mike prefers Batman over Superman.
  • Mike’s favourite song to perform live is Bleed It Out.
  • Mike uses PRS, Ibanez, Fender, and Gibson guitars.