[26] Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. [12], Bennington's parents divorced when he was 11 years old. I hadnt seen so much of that [in him], spending time on the road., He always had enjoyable tales of his six kids, which he always referred to with a beaming smile, no matter what kind of parental woe might have had him do a double take, says ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons, who toured with Bennington in Kings of Chaos within the past year. Linkin Park is a very modern, very tech-heavy type of band. [25] In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Trending Send us a tip using our anonymous form. And, if you don't already know who John Podesta is, he's a columnist and former chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and was the Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama. The only thing I wanted to do was kill everybody and run away., "The problem was, I also found a good way to escape the abuse of my past. He had a distinct voice, at once delicate and ferocious, says actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto, who met Bennington on the festival circuit in the 2000s (30 Seconds to Mars also toured with Linkin Park in 2014). I don't know about the relationship, but jesus that is an amazing resemblance I would have never picked up on myself. Samantha Bennington claimed she and Chester's son Draven were excluded from the service and post-funeral events. He was making sure that everybody got to meet the dog at the door, he says. "[99][102], Bennington stated that he was influenced by Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Arcade Fire, Circle Jerks, Descendents, Deftones, Jane's Addiction, Metallica, Fugazi, Refused, Ministry, Minor Threat, Misfits, The Naked and Famous, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Skinny Puppy, Soundgarden, and A Tribe Called Quest. That's something that we really need to move beyond. This is a forum for free thinking, not hate speech. [9] Bennington was a victim of sexual abuse from an older male friend when he was seven years old. [111] Jonathan McAloon of The Daily Telegraph commented, "Benningtons death will have an impact on many millennials because his voice was the sound of their millennium". Bennington left Grey Daze in 1998. TMZ reported that police had found a partially empty bottle of alcohol in the bedroom where he had died. His mother was a nurse, while his father was a police detective who worked on child sexual abuse cases. VIEW AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION! All Rights reserved. Chester Charles Bennington was born on March 20, 1976, in Phoenix, Arizona. ", "Linkin Park Hits iTunes, New Album Not Quite Ready", "Maynard James Keenan & Cester Bennington Make Cameo In 'Crank: Hich Voltage', "New Saw 3D Image Tortures Linkin Park's Chester Bennington", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chester_Bennington&oldid=1142218671. [71][70] He was also the godfather of Cornell's son Christopher. Chester Bennington's Kids: Six Bereaved Children Lost Their Father. In many ways, he was the man Chester strived to be. He was 41. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. When this opportunity came up, it was just like a no-brainer." [37] He also joined Alice in Chains and performed the song "Man in the Box" at KROQ's Inland Invasion Festival in 2006. He was found dead on July 20, 2017. Please enter a valid Memorial ID. Lee Russell Bennington had an estimated net worth of $50 million. Chester Bennington was born on March 20, 1976. [72] Shinoda noted that Bennington was very emotional when the band performed "One More Light" in Cornell's honor on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[73][74][75] and Bennington could not finish singing the song during rehearsal because he started getting choked up. etnies and Chester Bennington Launch Club Tattoo Collaboration with Exclusive Art Show in NYC! Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda in Hearing We hope to challenge issues which have captured the publics imagination, from JFK and UFOs to 9/11. His mother worked as a nurse, and his father was a police detective specializing in child sexual abuse cases. They have very similar wide, elephant-like ears, eye shape + color, hairline, wrinkles in the under-eyes, laugh lines, chiseled chin, defined/square jaw line, and they both have impaired vision, just to name a few physical commonalities. Coroners ruled both deaths a. [55][56], Bennington sustained a wrist injury in October 2007 while attempting to jump off a platform during a show in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena. Its the angel and the demon, sitting on both shoulders. His mother was a nurse. Chester worked with several charities helping children, including in Haiti, during the Clinton Foundation debacle. However, the photos I used to compare Podesta and Bennington are only of Podesta as an old man. By his teens, he had used opium, amphetamines, marijuana and cocaine. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The tweet is fake as fuck. Chester Bennington's Children Inherit Late Father's $8M Fortune. The separation of his parents affected him so much that he . Bennington had reason to be happy: Linkin Parks new album, One More Light, had topped the charts when it was released in May, and a single, Heavy, was doing well on rock radio. Compared next to each other, Bennington looks more like Podesta. A few days before his death, Bennington had been texting with Robert DeLeo, his bandmate in Stone Temple Pilots (Bennington fronted the band from 2013 to 2015 after Scott Weiland left the group). But some of Benningtons friends now feel they overlooked signs that the singers dark side which he called his dark passenger, a reference to the force that motivated the serial-killer protagonist on TVs Dexter had been creeping back into his life. [85] Some of his former bandmates from Dead by Sunrise and Grey Daze united to perform a tribute for Bennington during a concert on September 2 in Las Vegas. Support me on Patreon http://patreon.com/thetruthergirlsConnect with me on Fb http://facebook.com/thetruthergirlsRumors are swirling that John Podesta was th. According to the public, Chester's "real father" is supposed to be Lee Russell Bennington. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage. He was the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots before finally ending up with Linkin Park.. Tyler Lee Bennington's parents, late Chester Bennington and . 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I'm purely speculating here so don't attack me, but the timeline matches just as much as their faces do. As of 2022, the little, Lisa Katherina Larroquette, Personal Life and Net Worth, Joylette Goble, Personal Life and Net Worth, Jaden Christopher Haddon-slater, Personal Life and Net Worth, Evie Elise Kress, Personal Life and Net Worth, Yelizaveta Grigoryevna Tyomkinas personal and biographical details, Wendy Durst Kreeger: Biography, Family and Education. Around the same time, he told a friend, Rene Mata, We have to stick together, and we have so much to live for., Editors picks His mother was a nurse, while his father was a police detective who worked on child sexual abuse cases. Benningtons troubles go back to a nightmarish childhood. [41] Slash rerecorded it with Lemmy on vocals and the retitled "Doctor Alibi" was added instead. We know how these politicians are, it's not improbable that he may have had a tryst with Chester's mother, she may have been a McGovern supporter. . Chester was born in 1976, John Podesta's political career started in 1972, '76 was an election year and his wiki states that he worked on George McGovern's unsuccessful campaign, so he likely would have been campaigning around the US the prior year. Lee served in the Vietnam War and later became a Police officer. [105], Several publications have commented on the musical legacy Bennington left behind. Crawling, for example, is probably the most literal song lyrically Id ever written for Linkin Park, Bennington said of the single, off the bands megaselling 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory. "[17][18] Bennington later described the songwriting experience to Rolling Stone magazine in early 2002, "It's easy to fall into that thing 'poor, poor me', that's where songs like 'Crawling' come from: I can't take myself. Incidentally, Bennington and Cornell were close friends, and. Essentially, he's an important public figure related to the Clinton's and Obama's. As the news was reported by outlets like the Twitter account of Associated Press, Bennington's Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda soon confirmed the situation. Thank you so much for going the distance, Sorum says. I don't say 'you' at any point. And, if that wasn't enough for an innocent boy to face, his father was a police officer within the sex crimes division. Bc shit like this doesnt actually happen?! [61] He overcame his drug addiction and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews. [76], On May 26, 2017, a week after his Kimmel performance, Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral in Los Angeles. He was a decorated pilot and served his country for many years. This tweet resurfaced in July 2020 after Linkin Park sent Trump a cease and desist order for using "In the End" in an ad for his re-election campaign that year. In addition to his family members and close friends, many musicians who toured or played with Linkin Park also attended. Sun Sign Pisces Born Place Phoenix, Arizona, United States Residence Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States Nationality Education The singer was 41. It doesnt have to be., Related His mom was a nurse, while his dad was a detective who worked on child sex-abuse cases and worked a lot. Podesta's genes are very dominant in Bennington. Jaime Bennington with mom and dad. As soon as the article was posted, it was retracted from the backlash. Image Source: Getty Images The 13 years old child wrote a post-it note to his father a week before his father passed away. He was 41. The song's title is the phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. He had been very outspoken about being a victim of child sexual abuse. [87][88][89], Rapper Jay-Z paid tribute to Bennington on several occasions by performing "Numb/Encore" live. No one is saying Chester was abusing kids but rather that he was abused as a kid. Now, nearly two years after his tragic death, his 22-year-old son Jaime is recording vocals with his father's early band. Thats about feeling like I had no control over myself in terms of drugs and alcohol.. At home, Bennington found solace in his six kids. How many Red herrings must we burn to sniff out the truth? Chester Bennington with his Father. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. It was by a family friend who was older than me. In addition to the Linkin Park tour, he was planning a reunion with his pre-fame grunge band, Grey Daze, for September. His messages were loving, positive, looking-forward-to-the-future, growing-old kinds of things, DeLeo recalls. that's what really pushed me to tell the people! [77] The coroner ruled that he had died by suicide by hanging. [42] In 2006, he adopted Brand's other son, Isaiah (born November 8, 1997). [28], In 2005, Bennington co-founded Dead by Sunrise, an electronic rock band from Los Angeles, California, with Orgy and Julien-K members Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. News reports have cited suicide as the cause of death. [45] Chester and Talinda Bennington were harassed by a cyberstalker, who was later found guilty in 2008 of tampering with the couple's email and other personal information, as well as sending threatening messages, and was sentenced to two years in prison. When I look at it now, its horrifying longtime friend Ryan Shuck, On Linkin Parks European tour in June and July, Bennington seemed to be in top form. Friends and bandmates recall ebullient highs and destructive lows of rock vocalist. 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