He had a distinct voice, at once delicate and ferocious, says actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto, who met Bennington on the festival circuit in the 2000s (30 Seconds to Mars also toured with Linkin Park in 2014). [51], In a January 2011 interview, in response to the 2011 Tucson shooting, Bennington said, "There's a non-violent way to express yourself and get your point across regardless of what you're saying or what your point is. [12], Bennington's parents divorced when he was 11 years old. Unfortunately, Cornell conveniently died along with several other journalists attempting to expose pedo rings like Comet Ping Pong. The setlist included original Stone Temple Pilots songs, as well as their first single with Bennington on vocals called "Out of Time", which debuted on May 19 and was available for free download via their official website. Date of Birth: May 12, 1996. He continued to support Chester even after he achieved success with Linkin Park. Chester Bennington popularly known as Chester Charles Bennington was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and producer. The day after Cornells memorial, Bennington tweeted that he was feeling very creative and had written six new songs. The Los Angeles County coroner said Bennington died at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Right when Shinoda was on the brink of shutting down the organization, Bill Clinton stepped in with a grant. News reports have cited suicide as the cause of death. [106][107] While describing the success of Bennington and Linkin Park, Allmusic's Andrew Leahey said, "Although rooted in alternative metal, Linkin Park became one of the most successful acts of the 2000s by welcoming elements of hip-hop, modern rock, and atmospheric electronica into their musicfocusing as much on the vocal interplay between singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda". He attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshman year. This tweet resurfaced in July 2020 after Linkin Park sent Trump a cease and desist order for using "In the End" in an ad for his re-election campaign that year. [101] Althea Legaspi of Rolling Stone wrote: "Bennington's voice embodied the anguish and wide-ranging emotions of the lyrics, from capturing life's vulnerable moments to the fury and catharsis found in his belted screams, which he would often move between at the turn of a dime. Chester Bennington: An Honest Voice of Pain and Anger for a Generation Britney Spears will not have to sit for deposition amid legal battle with father Jamie Spears' lawyer indicated that they will appeal the . [41] In May 2021, a snippet of the original Bennington track was finally released. Around the same time, he told a friend, Rene Mata, We have to stick together, and we have so much to live for., Editors picks I have a hard time with life, he said while describing the meaning behind the hit Heavy. Even when its good, I just am uncomfortable all the time. Thank you, Lee. Benningtons death is still resonating among his fans, who experienced a shock wave when the news reached the public. [66][67][68], Bennington was a close friend of Chris Cornell. Dad often brought home heinous cases to work on. I believe the death scene was staged to look like a suicide and Bennington's death is related to his close friend, Chris Cornell's alleged suicide, which I also believe was staged as well. He was born on March 20th, 1976, in Phoenix, the youngest of four children. [83] On August 27, during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony,[84] Jared Leto received media attention for his tribute to Bennington and Chris Cornell. He was talented, successful, and loved by millions of fans. Early life. There's something inside me that pulls me down. . Crawling, for example, is probably the most literal song lyrically Id ever written for Linkin Park, Bennington said of the single, off the bands megaselling 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory. Often those types of people have so much pain and torture inside that the last thing they want is to contaminate or break the spirit of others As real and transparent as our conversations would be, he was always the one projecting light on the shadows". Why?!!!! Recording Industry Association of America. His parents got separated when he was 11 years old. Image Source: Getty Images The 13 years old child wrote a post-it note to his father a week before his father passed away. On the morning of July 20, 2017, Chester Bennington, 41, was found in his Palos Verdes Estates home, having died of suicide by hanging. My name is Chester, Bennington told the mourners gathered there. [6] Shinoda characterized the lyrics as interpretations of universal feelings, emotions, and experiences, and as "everyday emotions you talk about and think about. He left the band on good terms due to his commitments with Linkin Park in 2015 and was replaced two years later by Jeff Gutt. [15] After the band had faced numerous rejections, Blue, now a vice president of artists and repertoire at Warner Bros. Records,[15] intervened again to help the band sign with Warner. And if I get stuck in here, like, I just find life really hard. Bot8556 2 yr. ago. Incidentally, Bennington and Cornell were close friends, and. [6][7] Bennington took an interest in music at a young age, citing the bands Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as his earliest inspirations,[8] and dreamed of becoming a member of Stone Temple Pilots, which he later achieved when he became their lead singer. Steve Stevens, who plays guitar with Billy Idol, remembers Bennington holding a new puppy while greeting everyone who came backstage at an event last October for Rock to Recovery, an organization for sober musicians. It was so endearing and so Chester., He was describing an hour-by-hour battle with addiction. Yeah, all those coincidences just come true, right You should be ashamed at being such a sheep. I wanted to kill myself. He married Talinda in 2005, and the couple had a son and twin daughters. Thats about feeling like I had no control over myself in terms of drugs and alcohol.. . When I look at it now, its horrifying longtime friend Ryan Shuck, On Linkin Parks European tour in June and July, Bennington seemed to be in top form. Also use pictures without glasses as they make people more similar looking than they really are. Lee was also a big supporter of Chesters music career. (Linkin Park had a photo shoot scheduled for the morning of the 20th.) Now, nearly two years after his tragic death, his 22-year-old son Jaime is recording vocals with his father's early band. The 100 Best Albums of 2022. Id drink so much that Id shit my pants, he once said. Club Tattoo is owned by Sean Dowdell, Bennington's friend since high school with whom he played in two bands. Thursday changed everything for the family of famous singer Chester Bennington. It wasLee who introduced Chester to heavy metal music. He would take Chester to see Metallica and other metal bands perform live. [78][79][80], Bennington's death occurred on what would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday. News sources like The Rolling Stone and other mainstream media tried to push the narrative Cornell's substance abuse and mental illness was responsible for his alleged suicide. He had been able to amass such an amazing fortune from his career as a singer, songwriter, and also as an actor. Tyler's late father, Chester was an American singer, musician, and also an actor. His mother was a nurse, while his father was a police detective who worked on child sexual abuse cases. ., All donations to Music For Relief will now be directed to the One More Light Fund in honor of Bennington. He left his own birthday party early to record his audition.[16]. [20] The band's second album, Meteora (2003), reached number one on the Billboard 200 album chart,[21] as did its third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington's last days were marked by both hope and heaviness. An obituary for Chester Bennington published by The Guardian identifies his father as Lee Russell Bennington, "a police detective who often worked on child abuse cases." Above all else, we respect everyone's opinions and ALL religious beliefs and creeds. Rumors speculate that because Chester Bennington might be the bastard child of John Podesta, he asked Clinton to save Linkin Park's asses with the Haitian recycling center. It wasn't until years later that Bennington revealed. The service also included a full stage for musical tributes. On the afternoon of May 26th, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington gave a performance unlike any in his career. [61] He overcame his drug addiction and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews. [90] Several other artists, including Muse, Ryan Key (formerly of Yellowcard), rapper Machine Gun Kelly, Imagine Dragons, Billy Talent and Godsmack, also either covered Linkin Park songs (usually "Crawling") or played their own songs during concerts as tribute to Bennington in the days and months following his death. Church. Respect other views and opinions, and keep an open mind. He committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's adoptive son, Isaiah, is another well-known fact about him. I don't know about the relationship, but jesus that is an amazing resemblance I would have never picked up on myself. Chester worked with several charities helping children, including in Haiti, during the Clinton Foundation debacle. The singer was 41 years old. July 20, 2017 Chester Bennington, the ferocious lead singer for the platinum-selling hard rock band Linkin Park, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday. Sure it's obviously fake, but come on, if this isn't satire then it's probably the funniest and least probable post I've seen here in a good 6 months or so by someone who wasn't glaringly obviously paranoid schizophrenic. [57][58], In 2011, Bennington fell ill again, and Linkin Park was forced to cancel three shows and reschedule two from the A Thousand Suns World Tour. Chester Charles Bennington was born on March 20, 1976, in Phoenix, Arizona. The song "Out of Time" is featured on their EP High Rise, which was released on October 8, 2013. Reports started pouring in, claiming how the musician committed suicide by hanging. Leto remembers going to Benningtons house for dinner one night. **, Press J to jump to the feed. [117], After Bennington's death, his widow Talinda Bennington launched a campaign called 320 Changes Direction in honor of her husband to help break the stigma surrounding mental illness. His mother, Susan, was a nurse; his father, Lee, was a police detective who investigated child-sex crimes. [72] Cornell's death was also ruled as suicide two months earlier. [76], On May 26, 2017, a week after his Kimmel performance, Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral in Los Angeles. (Mindless Self Indulgence Vs. Julien-K & Chester Bennington Remix)", This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 04:22. Later, Dowdell and Bennington moved on to form a new band, Grey Daze, a post-grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona. [10] He was afraid to ask for help because he did not want people to think he was gay or lying, and the abuse continued until he was 13 years old. Zodiac Sign: Taurus. Popular for being the daughter of well-known American mathematician Katherine Johnson, Joylette Goble is an American woman. How Chester Bennington's Wife, Talinda, Marked the Fifth Anniversary of His Death. Honestly, I think that's a stretch because their isn't any facts to prove so and no one needs to sleep with Podesta for that to happen. We know how these politicians are, it's not improbable that he may have had a tryst with Chester's mother, she may have been a McGovern supporter. As Bennington acquired influences from industrial and hardcore punk acts, the journalist believed this was the factor that made Linkin Park survive the "rise and precipitous fall of the rap-rock era", calling the musician "a rock music polymath". And, if you don't already know who John Podesta is, he's a columnist and former chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and was the Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama. It was by a family friend who was older than me. He would go on to have a problematic relationship with his father. Lee passed away in 2013, just a few years before Chester tragically took his own life. He was 41. etnies and Chester Bennington Launch Club Tattoo Collaboration with Exclusive Art Show in NYC! How many Red herrings must we burn to sniff out the truth? [60], Bennington struggled with depression and substance abuse. His worth is surely his children live a comfortable and easy life. Chester Karl Bennington 1901 - 1992 . Parents' Relationship Did the tweet go out the day he died tho, that would be a bit of a coincidence given the clinton body count. Linkin Park later canceled the remainder of their tour to allow Bennington to undergo surgery and recover. [42] Bennington's relationship with his first wife declined during his early years with Linkin Park, and they divorced in 2005. Linkin Park vocalist, Chester Bennington, took his own life by hanging on July 20, 2017. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. [98][99][100] His vocals showed tremendous durability for the entirety of his career. I grew up listening to these guys. Secondly, Bennington has admitted to sexual abuse in his childhood from a family friend. . Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda in Hearing [92], Bennington and other late musicians were honored in the music video for "Hold on to Memories" by Disturbed. 1. He was married three times and had six children, including Chester Bennington. Though he never achieved the same level of fame as Chester, Lee was a well-respected man in his own right. His parents separated when he was 9 years old, so he went into the custody of his father. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Chester Charles Bennington was born under the sign of Pisces on 20 March 1976, in Phoenix, Arizona USA, and died on 20 July 2017 in Palos Verdes Estates, California USA. His messages were loving, positive, looking-forward-to-the-future, growing-old kinds of things, DeLeo recalls. It was like a piece of my childhood went away. Their first child, Tyler Lee, was born the next year, on March 16, 2006, in Gilbert, Arizona. [86] Linkin Park also hosted a public tribute for Bennington in Los Angeles on October 27, titled Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington. He was a decorated pilot and served his country for many years. But some of Benningtons friends now feel they overlooked signs that the singers dark side which he called his dark passenger, a reference to the force that motivated the serial-killer protagonist on TVs Dexter had been creeping back into his life. It destroyed my self-confidence.. The suicide closely follows that of Chris Cornell, who also hung himself. He was raised by his father who was a police detective, and his mother who was a nurse. In Chester's case, abuse came from a trusted older man who was around him often. Officially, his case is closed and deemed a suicide, but many fans like myself, Talinda, and Mike are unsatisfied with the investigation and medical examinations. [120] The music video for "Cross Off" later featured an empty microphone as a tribute to Bennington. Date of Birth: November 8, 1997. 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