Chester Bennington of Linkin Park RIP

[HaloCory22]

TMZ breaking the news right now. He hanged himself. Another one down to hanging. Sad.

[Schildog]

being a stp lead singer is bad juju.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Only 41 years young. Linkin Park was meh, but always liked his voice. 

[Blarg]

Damn, I worked with that dude 15 years ago. Seemed like the whole group was having fun back then, hitting their stride with Meteora. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

Son of a bitch.

 

One of my favorite bands ever, wanted to see them live for a long time but never got around to it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I always thought his lyrics were more teen angst than actual depression.

[Troll Daddy]

He seemed like a gentle spirit ... loved his voice/music 

RIP

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

25 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I always thought his lyrics were more teen angst than actual depression.

Agreed.  I've obviously heard a lot of their songs on the radio and I have one of their CD's (yes the actual CD) somewhere but have no idea what they've been up to for the last decade or so.  I definitely would not have had him in the suicide pool as his voice is easy to recognize and it seems like I've heard him on other collaboration songs that have gotten air time over the years.  RIP.  

Edit - came across an article about his suicide that said he was good friends with Cornell (spoke at his funeral) and today would have been Cornell's birthday.  Also talked about the fact that Bennington was sexually abused as a kid so maybe their songs were tame compared to some of what he felt or was going through.  

[Brandon]

Bummer.

Watched them grow as a band. My buddy invited me out to watch his band in the late 90s. The headliner was some no named band called linkin park. They seemed a bit unique as a spawn of the Korn/Limp Bizkit era. A little while later their debut album came out, they were on the radio, and just blew up. All seemed like creative and cool dudes.

Like Cat, I couldn't even tell you what they have done the past 10 years plus.

They did a remix album after their first with a grip of producers, beat makers, and hip hop artists that was pretty killer and probably still holds up.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Sad stuff. Battled with addiction and depression throughout his adult life. Left behind 6 kids.

I used to be of the mindset that suicide was a selfish option no matter what. After reading about it and educating myself; I feel for the people who feel this is the only way out. As a nation we have a major issue in dealing with mental health issues. I worked in mental health for three years and just finished up a nursing program. I want to get into mental health nursing. I can only hope we can find a way to effectively confront this issue without hiding it behind a prescription.

[Richard]

8 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Son of a bitch.

 

One of my favorite bands ever, wanted to see them live for a long time but never got around to it.

They had a show lined up for October too.

Bummer. What a loss..

 

 

[Brandon]

4 hours ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Sad stuff. Battled with addiction and depression throughout his adult life. Left behind 6 kids.

I used to be of the mindset that suicide was a selfish option no matter what. After reading about it and educating myself; I feel for the people who feel this is the only way out. As a nation we have a major issue in dealing with mental health issues. I worked in mental health for three years and just finished up a nursing program. I want to get into mental health nursing. I can only hope we can find a way to effectively confront this issue without hiding it behind a prescription.

mental illness is real.