[TMZ report] Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington commits suicide

[thejazz97]

http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/20/linkin-park-singer-chester-bennington-dead-commits-suicide/

 

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.

Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.

The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.

 

Chester was very close with Chris Cornell, who himself committed suicide by hanging in May. Today would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday. Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris' suicide.

The band has had a string of hits over the years, including "Faint," "In the End" and "Crawling." Linkin Park crossed music genres, collaborating with Jay-Z.

 

The band's album, "Meteroa," was one of the biggest alternative albums in music history.

Bennington was 41.

RIP

[MJDDawg]

Oh crap.

 

RIP Chester.

[Tre Mac]

RIP.  I wasn't a LP fan but this news is tragic, my thoughts go out to his 6 kids

[Warhippy]

 

[Spitfire_Spiky]

Sad sad day...RIP

[Lil B From The Pack]

This hurts my heart

[D-Money]

Not a fan of the music at all. But a real shame that someone who had so many depending on him couldn't fight through it.

[Tigs]

That's some pretty heavy stuff. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that Hybrid Theory and Meteora (and others) were pretty important albums in many people's lives. 

 

RIP Chester you will be missed.

[250Integra]

Tragic  

 

One of my favourite bands growing up... RIP.

[Kurt Nirvanagut]

I wonder if this ties into today being his hero/mentor Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday. 

[Fateless]

Linkin Park was a fantastic band that I really identified with growing up. Wouldn't be the same without them.

 

This is a sad day. =(

[SergioMomesso]

RIP Chester. Damn shame. Last time LP toured western Canada, they canceled because he broke his leg. I was planning on going in October to see them in Van. 

[Lateralus91]

Damn. One of the bands that got me into the rock and metal genre. While I'm not a fan of their stuff post-Meteora those first two albums were great. 

[Aladeen]

I can't imagine what sort of dark place someone is in to believe that is the only option.

 

Just Tragic.  

[Apples]

RIP

[The Weasel]

Grew up on Linkin Park. Definitely my favourite band growing up (blink-182/sum 41 right behind them). So sad to hear.

 

If you are struggling, talk to someone. Do not suffer in silence.

[PhillipBlunt]

Jesus.

 

RIP Chester. 

[apollo]

Man... they were on my heart break / break up go to play list ... bunch of songs. 

 

RIP. =( 

[-AJ-]

I was always kind of a half-fan of Linkin Park, but still, they've had a lot of songs that I've enjoyed over the years and Chester was a big part of those. This one stings just a little more than most for me.

[riffraff]

The tragedy is leaving kids behind like that......trying not to judge here....just being honest....

 

the band annoyed the $&!# out of me. I have to say though.