Sad News: Linkin Park Front Man, Chester Bennington Commits Suicide
Brian Elias, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner, confirmed the death and said the coroner’s department is currently investigating the cause as an apparent suicide. No additional details are available yet.
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.
Bennington is a father of six children and his band, Linkin Park, has sold over 70 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards. The group rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. The band released its seventh studio album, One More Light, in May.
So Sad.May his soul rest in peace,Amen.