Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Speaks To Kevin & Bean – Helping Japan Through Music For Relief
Following a terrible disaster like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, people look for ways to pitch in and help. Musicians have such a wide platform from which to reach people and round up support efforts. Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park is the latest to step up to the plate.
When similar devastation hit Haiti just over a year ago, Linkin Park teamed up with the United Nations and Facebook to bring light to the situation over there. In continuing efforts to help those affected by the current disaster in Japan, Mike Shinoda has designed a shirt through Music For Relief.
Japan Music For Relief shirt designed by Mike Shinoda
Music for Relief is a charity founded in 2005 by Linkin Park to help victims of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and has continued to help those around the world facing hardship through disaster.
Shinoda said that they “immediately put some T-shirts designs up at mikeshinoda.com and asked fans to give ideas for the shirt… It was split between two designs. I was originally just going to do one.”
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The butterfly is traditionally symbolic of a rebirth.
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Shinoda
He continued by saying that the significance of the white butterfly design started with a fan’s suggestion to do an origami design. He said that “as a kid I did origami, and the crane didn’t really send the right message[...] for something like this, but the butterfly is traditionally symbolic of a rebirth based on the caterpillar going into the cocoon and coming out as a butterfly.”
Both designs are available for $25 each in Linkin Park’s online store. 100% of the proceeds will support Save the Children, which is helping children and families in Japan who’ve survived the worst natural disaster in their country’s modern history.
In addition to the T-shirts, you can also donate to Music For Relief through paypal, or via text message, by texting “MFR” to 85944 to make a $10 donation. Even the littlest bit helps.
DrumJ8
March 18, 2011 12:56 pm
Stay classy, Mike Shinoda. This is great.
Lini
March 18, 2011 1:02 pm
Unfortunately I cant order the shirts from germany
Somethings not working like it should. 
I tried it for about 3-4 times now.
Diana
March 18, 2011 6:33 pm
i luv u mike shinoda!!!!!!!!!<3:)
julie schmidlen
March 18, 2011 9:09 pm
I went to a concert with my 12 year old son at HP Pavilion in San Jose.Feb 22. There, I was blown away by the powerful soul of Linkin Park, you could feel it. Mike, you are an incredible legacy of the Japanese American experience. I teach 6th grade, Japanese Internment, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, kamishibai.Our family supports your message. Mike you are really an amazing person, as is Chester. Thank you for sharing your view point in such a creative way!!
Jon Pierson - Founder of the online church at CommonUn.com
March 19, 2011 9:40 am
So I need to contact Mike asap so I can somehow get Lini a shirt….maybe I can see about dropping it perfectly from an air plan so I can save cost, and it actually turns out better. or maybe he’ll ship it for me….oh well… It’s nice to hear a good news story especially the info about what he did with the United Nations and Facebook to help out with Haiti. Contact me or the website to start a cause and fundraise all online or use our sponsor’s in person also. We can’t wait to see what you can do to help raise money to help people in Japan or even Haiti. The site can be found at CauseNavigator.com[a.k.a YourKoz.com] or contact me personally at Uncommon@commonUn.com
Jon Pierson - Founder of the online church at CommonUn.com
March 19, 2011 10:47 am
Did Someone really write a virus that would somehow mimic slowdown on a computer, keep me typing normally and then add a typo to limit industry and business and try to make me look stupid…the correction to the above comment is “Air Plane”…I’ll keep doing my virus research for the second patent I’m developing for my websites, but this is annoying…there’s no way I mis-typed the word plane….
Peace,
From Jon Pierson
Ravila
March 20, 2011 7:22 pm
I’m not surprised that Mike is doing this. Of course I do not know him personally, but the vibe I get from him and the other Linkin Park bandmates is that they are very down to earth and truly care about the people when help is needed most. Keep it going Mike. I’m ordering a couple of shirts and donating.