Lead singer of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, has reportedly committed suicide at the age of 41. Law enforcement sources confirmed the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles County. His body was discovered Thursday (July 20) just before 9 a.m.
Linkin Park was one of the first rock acts to experience crossover success in the Hip Hop realm, following in the footsteps of Aerosmith and Run-DMC. In 2001, the band linked up with the X-ecutioners for “It’s Goin’ Down,” which also featured the late Roc Raida.
Three years later, Linkin Park dropped a collaborative EP with JAY-Z titled Collision Course and in 2008 teamed up with Busta Rhymes on the track “We Made It.” They’ve also worked with Bun B, Rakim, Pusha T and a bevy of notable MCs over the years.
Bennington reportedly battled drug and alcohol addiction, and in past interviews, admitted he’d considered suicide because of the abuse he endured as a child by an older man.
Bennington was a close friend of Chris Cornell and godfather to one of Cornell’s children. The Soundgarden singer took his own life on May 17 in a similar fashion and Linkin Park dedicated a performance of “One More Light” to him during an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! July 20 marks what would have been Cornell’s 53rd birthday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgwL14IDDJY
Chester was married and had six children with two different wives. HipHopDX sends its condolences to his friends and family.
Wassup with all these rock stars killing themselves lately? Suicide is not the answer. It’s a selfish act and only hurts the people who love them. Condolences to his children
I agree, they were one of my favorite bands. I think Chester was just in a bad place and Chris Cornell’s death probably sent him over the edge and he didn’t know how to deal with it along with his history of drug and alcohol issues. I really doubt Linkin Park are going to go on with the name. Really fucked up and they just released an album. Man this is just sad.
Word.
IN THE ENNNNND IT DOESN’T EVEN MATTTTTERR. LOL, YOU SEE HE KILLED HIMSELF FOR NO REASON LOL
Damn. RIP. Condolences to his fam
Man this is sad to hear.
First, Chris Cornell in May, then Prodigy last month, and now Chester? This is really fucking up the summer. I remember Linkin Park was everybody’s favorite band in middle school and high school. This is crazy. Damn.. R.I.P
Prodigy died. The other two artists killed THEMSELVES which isn’t cool.
It may not be cool….however desperate people do desperate things. …who r u to judge. ….never know the hell someone may be enduring. …God rest their souls♡
With a lot of these recent celebrity deaths, they are devastating but I don’t have a childhood connection to many of these.
For Chester though, I grew up with linkin park and I thought he provided the soul which, combined with mike’s rap skills, and the edge the other members bought, helped to make linkin park stand out.
So to find out he died, devastates me more than the other celebrity deaths recently. I hope chester finds peace in heaven after a hard life (to put it mildly)
RIP Chester.
Good lord, this is horrible. Just horrible. Mental health is no joke. I hope that everyone who is struggling has the resources to get the help that they need. Blessings to his family.
Linkin Park is an enjoyable band. Wish I could have seen them perform live. Now it’s too late. “Tribute” frontmen or whatever else, it won’t be the same.
RIP to a talented singer reguardless of your musical tastes so sad that anyone gets to the point of taking their own life.
Crazy they took rap-rock to another level. Dope band
Too many memories to even begin with… childhood hero status. Sad to see it ended this way but at least he’s now free from depression. I’m sure he had at least tried therapy, medication and other stuff so nobody can judge, maybe this was the last option. Rest in peace.
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Small tip in life…. You’ll look smarter and garner more respect from others with proper grammar and spelling.
You’ll also save a lot of time typing words normal instead of making up stupid symbols and whatever other hieroglyphics you use
You’re spellchecker must hate you. Those little wavy lines under the words mean it’s spelled wrong.
You should step up your education. Rise up from parasite status. “Real spit doe”
RIP… Chester was a real talent, I was always waiting on that solo album. Feel bad for his family and his six kids. Definitely a legend. Linkin Park was a dope group, so many memories.
Dude for whatever reason left his kids and wife to pick up the pieces of his life !!!! That is the coward way, this dude has 6 kids. Suicide is never the answer. He was sexually abused for yrs from a family member so I know he had some demons but he has kids. 🙁 That is a hard pill to swallow.
Him and Chris Cornell were secret lovers
He cant be that depressed his best friend killed himself.
He coincidently killed himself on Chris Cornells birthday.
They were secret lovers. Its obvious af
Grow up, a man just died. Show respect
A man who took his life and left his family to mourn him? Some man! lol Fuck that coward and cowards like him!
Yeah he took his own life and made a selfish move no doubt about it. But many people have taken their own lives due to years of constant suffering and feel that’s the only way out. And I’m sure their families mourn their loss just the same as a person who died in a car accident or from cancer. I highly doubt they’re at his funeral saying fuck this coward and everyone like him. It’s a tragedy and that’s how it should be treated imo
If one of my parents killed themselves and someone was running their mouth calling them a coward I’d straight knock them the fuck out
youre a moron. So joining gangs to feel safe in numbers, selling drugs, and rapping is prospering? lol. how about become successful, prove stereo types wrong, and then you can say something, but most ghetto black people (ghetto ones), just whine and complain about racism and being a victim and blame white people for all their problems, while still acting like uncivilized animals with no morals. Hell, most of them cant even speak proper english! Nothing about that says warrior unless youre fucking retarded, which by your post proves you most likely are. And yes, im a racist, toward any group of people who are like uncivilized animals who just act like victims. Ghetto trash is exactly that – trash.
Damn….who fucked ur wife?
I Fucked his wife and she liked it
I Fooked his wife and she liked it
Many upon many black people killed themselves too. It is called “drugs” which your momma took when she had you obviously.
If u kill yourself then fuck you. You weak and selfish and deserve to die
you should step up your education, rise up from parasite status
Pussy
Name 1 law that intentionally oppresses black people…. name 1 law that oppresses ANY race, lets make it easy on you
Killing yourselves and living in poverty for generation after generation and taking government hand outs is success?
lol black people are frequently pedos, you just have the good sense to lie about it.
Thank you Chester and LP for helping create the best mash-up album in history, Collision Course. There’s a reason why they worked with King HOV and not broke ass Nas.
Linkin Park just became Fort Minor for good. RIP!
Crazy how being rich with everything u can ask for beautiful ladys in ur life beautiful kids to father a great life tothe fullest only to comment suicide, life is truly garbage.
No sir, we are only very misguided in what brings us real satisfaction from life.
Respectfully,
J
Not everyone can tell what you are going through,if you reached that level then it means it was beyond. Am sure it was nt once or twice u thought of doing it so may the almighty give more reasons not to do what you did for whoever is thinking like u did.
R.I.P
no god, no peace. know god, know peace. blessings.