“They open up their loving arms to Chester’s family and share in the sorrow with all those who loved him.Chester Bennington, the rock musician best known as the lead singer of the post-grunge band Linkin Park, has died by apparent suicide, as first reported by TMZ and confirmed by Variety and Bennington’s Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda on Twitter.Īccording to TMZ, law enforcement sources said Bennington died by hanging at his Palos Verdes, California, home Thursday morning.
“The Cornell family is overwhelmed by the heartbreaking news about Chester Bennington which tragically comes so soon after their family’s own loss,” a Cornell family spokesperson told the Associated Press.
Days earlier, in a note posted online, Bennington wrote a tribute to his friend Cornell saying: “I can’t imagine a world without you in it. On May 26, Bennington sang Leonard Cohen’s “ Hallelujah” at the Los Angeles memorial service of Soundgarden rocker Chris Cornell, who had died by suicide. The band won Grammy awards in 2001 for best hard rock performance for “Crawling” and again in 2005 for best rap/sung collaboration for “Numb/Encore.” since its release in 2000, per Nielsen SoundScan. Their debut album Hybrid Theory has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. The group was one of the most popular rock bands to emerge in the early 2000s. The band had just released its seventh studio album, One More Light, and was set to embark on an extensive North American tour this summer and in the fall. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.”īennington, a Phoenix native, was open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which occurred at various times during his life. Linkin Park bandmember Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter: “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. Palos Verdes police said it was unclear if the department was going to release a statement on the matter.
Law enforcement received a call around 9 a.m.
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