A loved and respected
figure in the rock industry,
Bennington was a regular
guest for Los Angeles cover
band supergroup Camp
Freddy. Chester was hit
particularly hard by the
suicide of Soundgarden
frontman Chris Cornell, as
Cornell was the godfather
of one of his children. He
would make a personal
appearance at his funeral,
leading mourners in
singing Leonard Cohen’s
“Hallelujah.” Billboard
called Bennington “an
important conduit for his
far-ranging audience.”
The Los Angeles Times
complimented “the
reassurance he offered from
the dark.”
Chester Bennington is
survived by his wife Talinda
Bentley and children Jaime,
Isaiah, Draven, Tyler, Lilly,
and Lila. Linkin Park has
In a ScuzzTV interview,
Bennington talked about the cancelled its 2017 tour in
hearsay that Linkin Park was Chester’s memory.
manufactured by Warner
If you or someone you
Bros Records. “It didn’t
know is feeling suicidal,
seem quite real to people.
please call the Suicide
It had to come from some
Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-
mythical ‘they’ instead of
273-8255. Operators are
us. I don’t think you could
available 24/7 and calls are
manufacture was we did.
confidential.
People have tried since and
it doesn’t work. I feel as long
as you stay true to yourself,
everything will be fine.”
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R.I.P. Chester Bennington, 1976–2017