What the band says about Chester's death. "Thank you for my first rock": fans, musicians and critics remember the lead singer of Linkin Park

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The music community around the world and ordinary people mourn the untimely death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, who was found dead in a private residence near Los Angeles the day before. Social media is full of sadness.

The first to react was Bennington's friend and colleague in the team, Mike Shinoda, who, along with the deceased, stood at the origins of Linkin Park. He was the first to confirm the terrible news.

There are no words. Heart is broken. Rest in Peace Chester Bennington

- members of the rock band Imagine Dragons.

The One Republic Twitter account recalled the six children left by Chester. Musicians believe that suicide is "the devil that walks the earth between us humans."

If someone thinks the world would be a better place without you, how incredibly wrong they are.

- musicians of the group One Republic

Joel Madden, Good Charlotte vocalist, said he was left speechless when he learned of Bennington's death.

Singer Rihanna wrote that she considers the deceased the most impressive talent she has ever seen in her life.

Rest in peace, Chester Bennington. We will never know someone's pain. Prayers with his family in this tragedy. If you need help, lend a hand

- Rhythm guitarist and vocalist of the rock band Kiss Paul Stanley.

Probably our most famous fan. It was very sad to hear this news. Everyone at the club sends their best regards to Chester's family and friends.

- the team of the English club "Ipswich Town"

Shocked by this news

- Russian singer Diana Arbenina

Yana Churikova.

Sadly, the lead singer of Linkin Park committed suicide

- Oleg Gazmanov.

What must happen to a man so that he takes his own life! Moreover, when you are loved by everyone and an incredibly talented musician, vocalist! This death, like many others, will remain a mystery to us. It's good that we have music. She is with us forever.

- GlucoZa

Crematorium leader Armen Grigoryan, in a conversation with, called Linkin Park one of his favorite bands. He considers one of the possible causes of the tragedy of drug addiction.

The actions of rock musicians are often unrelated to their commercial success. It is not clear why this happened. Maybe it's drugs

- Grigoryan.

This is a serious blow for the fans, and I include myself in this number. Always looking forward to new albums. It's a pity that this creator is no more in the world. The load that fell on him was so heavy that he could not cope. Chester left six children - this is a great human tragedy

- vocalist of the Lumen group Rustem Bulatov

Russian fans of Linkin Park launched a hashtag dedicated to the death of Chester Bennington on social networks, calling for prayers for him: #RussiaPrayForChester .

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Yesterday the whole music world was struck by the news. The artist was found hanged at his home in Palos Verdes in Los Angeles.

Recall that Chester was married to model Talinda Bentley, the couple has three children Tyler (11), Lila (6) and Lily (6), and the singer also has three more adopted children from his marriage to Samantha Olit - Jamie (21) and Isaiah (19) and Draven (15).

Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda (40) was the first to tweet about Chester's death: “Shocked and heartbroken, but true. Official confirmation will come later."

Rihanna: "The biggest talent I've ever seen! Vocal Beast! #RIPChester #LinkinPark.

Justin Timberlake: "RIP Chester Bennington and my sincere condolences to his family, friends, and Linkin Park. A truly unique and humble singer."

Chance the Rapper: "RIP Chester. Tragic ending. My condolences to his family, friends and Linkin Park."

Ashley Greene: “Disappointed to hear of the death of the talented Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. My heart aches for his family and children."

Dwayne Johnson: So sorry to hear about Chester Bennington. Sending lots of love, strength and light to his family, kids and @linkinpark."

Jimmy Kimmel: "Chester was one of the kindest people I've ever had on my show. My heart aches for his family and friends."

He was the idol of millions. He was imitated and looked up to even by people very far from the world of music. At one point, his name was heard by almost the whole world, however, it cannot be said that Bennington gained such popularity only after his death. He was known and loved during his lifetime. So who was he, the one whose unexpected death was a real shock to an entire army of fans, causing not only bitterness and grief, but also indignation, and sometimes contempt?

Chester Bennington was born in Arizona in 1976. His family had nothing to do with music or art in general. The parents of the future rock star divorced when the boy was only eleven years old.

Bennington began his work with the musicians of the future Linkin Park band back in 1999. Over the entire existence of the group, these guys have released five albums, and have also been repeatedly recognized as the best alternative music group in the USA.

By the way, the history of the creation of the band's name is connected with Bennington's hometown. As a child, little Chester often had to walk in Lincoln Park. Actually, this is exactly how, being a novice musician, Bennington wanted to name his band - Linkoln Park. The problem arose when the young team decided to create their own website. It turned out that in the world network there is already a web page with the same name. And then the idea came up to call the group Linkin Park.

As for the musician's personal life, Bennington was officially married twice. Chester had a son from his first marriage. The rock idol entered into a second marriage with a model of the popular men's magazine Playboy. The couple had three children and adopted two more.

Death of Chester Bennington

20 July 2017 years, the entire Internet and all the media literally exploded from the stunning news: the lead singer of one of the most popular rock bands of our time was found dead in his own home in Los Angeles. The 41-year-old musician committed suicide on a very symbolic date. Bennington decided to take his own life on the 53rd birthday of his late colleague and friend, lead singer of Soundgarden, Chriss Cornell. The latter, quite shortly before this, had himself passed away of his own free will, it happened on the eighteenth of May.

An event such as the death of one of the most popular rock idols of the modern world, Chester Bennington, caused a huge outcry from the public. Numerous versions have been put forward regarding what the rock musician died from. We will try to analyze the most basic of them further.

Cause of death of Chester Bennington

Establishing the actual reason why Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington died was not difficult for forensic investigators. It was suicide by hanging. Of much greater interest to the press, the public, fans, friends, and in general everyone who at least once heard something about Bennington's work, were the musician's internal reasons that pushed him to this act.

There are many opinions and versions. Here are some of the most basic ones.

  • Death of a close friend. Indeed, the suicide of musician Criss Cornell came as a huge shock to Bennington. They were very close and Bennington's subtle emotional attachment to the deceased friend can be understood from his letter to the latter, which the musician published on one of the social networks shortly after the death of a colleague and comrade. In addition, the choice of a date for committing suicide, as it were, hints at some connection with Cornell.
  • Dependencies. It's no secret that rock musicians lead a very specific lifestyle. Bennington is no exception in this regard. Alcohol and drugs were an integral part of his life. Many condemn the musician for this, some forgive "bad habits", speaking of Bennington's great talent. Similarly, it's hard to tell whether it's true or not that these detrimental things caused the death of a rock star. Apart from Bennington himself, no one knows about this.
  • Depression. Many believe that the cause of Bennington's death was his severe psycho-mental state, namely, a protracted depression in which the singer and musician had been for many years. There may be several reasons for this condition. First, the burden of responsibility to the fans. On stage, Chester, along with his team, always tried to give all his best, but you will never be able to please all the fans, and Bennington was very worried about discontent.

Plus, as a child, Chester had to endure an act of sexual abuse by an adult man, which also left its mark on the psyche of the future idol of millions.

Which of these is the truth is the cause of the musician's death, and which is a lie, perhaps no one will ever know, but now these versions are just that.

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Details of the death of Chester Bennington

As for some of the details of this tragic incident, the press learned that shortly before the incident, Bennington, along with his family, was vacationing in Arizona. However, the musician decided to go home to Los Angeles alone.

His dead body, along with an empty liquor bottle, was found by a housekeeper.

It is known that the next day the group Linkin Park was scheduled to premiere a new video.

Linkin Park react to lead singer Chester Bennington's death

Bennington's death came as a real shock to everyone, including fellow musicians, members of the Linkin Park band. In the first days after the incident, the guys refused to comment on anything. The band members declined to make an official statement about the death of their colleague, saying they would report it to the press as soon as they had it.

It is known that at the time of Bennington's death, the Linkin Park group intended another round in the field of development. The guys were preparing for the release of a new video, and the group was also going to have a joint photo shoot. This is one of the reasons why the act of the soloist was a real shock to other members of the team.

Also, many other celebrities took to social media to express their shock and surprise at Bennington's death. Many expressed words of grief and admitted that they were long-time fans of the work of Bennington and Linkin Park.

Fan reaction to Chester Bennington's death

As for Bennington's fans, their opinion about the musician's act was sharply divided. Of course, this act made an indelible impression on all of them. However, they expressed it differently. Some expressed words of regret and sorrow, admitted that they grew up and matured under the songs of Linkin Park, important stages of their life are connected with the work of the group, and they sincerely regret that such a talented person left this world.

Others, contrary to the opinion that “the dead are either good or nothing”, condemn and criticize the musician, not understanding how the person who inspired and encouraged millions could turn out to be so weak.

To accept or condemn such an act of Chester Bennington, let it remain a personal matter for everyone.

The shocking news that the vocalist of the cult band Linkin Park Chester Bennington has died has caused a flurry of emotions in social networks. The musician the day before at his home in Los Angeles. According to preliminary data, he committed suicide.

For his bandmates, this news came as a complete surprise. On the day of Bennington's death, a new video was released on the Linkin Park YouTube channel, which immediately became a hit and gained more than five million views in less than a day.

Linkin Park were going on a big tour - to present a new album. On Thursday, Bennington was supposed to take part in a photo shoot.

Many stars expressed their grief for the deceased musician. Chester's death was first confirmed by Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda. He wrote that he was shocked and had a broken heart.

Later, other musicians spoke out on their Twitter pages. Members of OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons, Simple Plan wrote that they were stunned by the sad news.

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Famous American TV presenter and actor Jimmy Kimmel said that Chester was one of the kindest people who took part in his show.

His words were confirmed by musician Ryan Adams.

Director, screenwriter and actor Joss Whedon explained that the group's album A Thousand Suns helped him get through the most terrible times.

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Famous American actor Dwayne Johnson expressed his condolences

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