Name: Joe Hahn

Instrument: Turntables, Samples, Beats, & Sounds

Date of Birth: March 15, 1977

Place of Birth: Glendale, CA, now lives in L.A.

Marital Status: Single

Siblings: 2 older sisters. Joe's parents are Korean

Education: Hoover high school. Studied in Pasadena Art College of Design but did not graduate.

Some Interesting Facts about Joe

# Joe has a split personality called Remy.

# Joe came up with the concept for the "One Step Closer" video.

# Joe and Chester both agree the Foo Fighters' "Everlong" is quite possibly one the best songs ever.

# Joe and Mike both majored in illustration. They were both interested in painting and Joe stayed at the college for a year then he got into motion pictures. He worked on Sphere and Phantoms. He worked on monsters in movies.

# Joe was born in America, but his parents are Korean which makes him Korean.

Famous Quotes

# All of these quotes sound like excerpts from a high-school yearbook.

# Brad is the best turn-tablist ever.

# My butt hurts. I've been sitting in this damn chair signing stuff for a half an hour and they won't let me get up and walk around. Big old bodyguards say, 'ooga, booga.'

# 'The Hobbit' rules.

# If it ain't broke, break it, then superglue it together. When your done, give it to a friend

# I wasn't a geek, but I was into art. I was one of the guys who the other kids were like, 'Oh, you draw. Could you draw a picture of me?' They'd ask me dumb questions, like, 'Where'd you learn to draw?'

# They aren't teenieboppers! They're linkieboppers!

Q: What's your philosophy?
A: Take a bath at least once a day. Don't be dirty.

# Mr. Hahn has a split personality named 'Remy.' Remy is a dangerous man. He keeps the rest of us on our toes.

# Mike is so cute. I want to have his kids.

# I'm warm, huggable, and lovable!

Joe: I have a nice ass!
Chester: "No, you have a big ass.
Mike: A big fatass.
Someone: Aww, don't make fun of Joe's ass!
Joe: Hehehe, you said ass!

Phoenix: Chester likes to grab his package like Michael Jackson.
Mike: I didn't know Chester had a package?
Joe: Yeah its somewhere down there.

Joe: I like, uh, kinda borrowed a few bucks from you, uh, Rob.
Rob: A few bucks? That's okay... how much did you take?
Joe: Oh, just about $250 dollars or so...
Rob: What!?
Joe: Hey, you said it was alright....
Rob: When are you gonna pay me back?!
Joe: Hehe, when I FEEL like it....

Joe: We are not nu-metal, but we are...I don't even know what nu-metal is. Nu-crap. Nu-tard. Nu-vomit.
Mike: Nu-Metal is a weird thing...I don't even think we're metal.
Brad: I want to labeled as Gnu-Metal.
Joe: I like Nu-Ska.
Mike: We need more ska on the next album. Maybe we'll just do ska from now on................Skankin Park. Brad used to love ska in high school

Joe: Knowledge is more important to the mind....quite the contrary... so therefore, we tend to think a lot.
Mike: What?
Brad: Showoff...


Facts and Funny Quotes courtesy of Linkin Park Association and Linkin Park World, more on their sites.

Joe's Album in our gallery.