Unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere, you know who Linkin Park is and listened to their music, but even those who weren’t too familiar with the band’s music became familiar with them recently when the lead singer, Chester Charles Bennington was found in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. on July 20th, 2017, after taking his life. But while many are shocked, the warning signs were all there, particularly, his last tweet which was heartbreaking.At the heart of all those iconic songs was the lead 41-year-old American singer himself, Chester Charles Bennington, who will always live in our hearts and in his music.
Everyone was convinced that Bennington was in a good place in his life, but clearly, there was something totally off that no one really suspected at all.
In “Leave out all the rest,” lyrics like “I dreamed I was missing,” “When my time comes,” and “What am I leaving when I’m done here,” seemed pretty prophetic.
Take the song “In The End,” where Bennington sings “In the end it doesn’t really matter.” Sure, his voice sounded cool, but was he trying to tell us something indirectly?
His suicide had allegedly coincided with his close friend, Chris Cornell’s birthday. It’s important to note that Cornell had also ended his life by hanging himself back in May.
But fans aren’t the only ones who are suffering the loss. The singer also leaves behind a wife and six children, which begs the question, why a family man would end it all?
In fact, his tweet suggested that he loved life and was looking forward to a rather optimistic and hopefully even more successful future, which sadly will never be.
But the message was clear, it reflected a positive and bright future, but certainly nothing that would indicate that Bennington would want to off himself the way he did.
Here’s a photo of Bennington with his fellow bandmates and Busta Rhymes from back in 2008. Social media has been flooded with messages of condolences from musicians from all over.
This was allegedly meant to illustrate a collaborative work between the two in the very near future, so why was someone who was thinking ahead suddenly end it all?
Bennington had joined Linkin Park way back in 1999 and a year after he became a member, they received worldwide recognition with the release of the “Hybrid Theory” album.
But something was obviously troubling the singer and whatever it was, he hadn’t told a single living soul, not even his own wife, kids, or his bandmates, who were like family to him.
Did she know that he needed to be reminded that there were people who loved him dearly or was this just a random, cute tweet that Talinda wanted to share with her husband?
Once again, Talinda was reminiscing about how her husband smiled at her as she smiled at him while he was on stage as if she were the only woman in his life, which she was.
It seemed like Bennington was having a tough time processing the loss, and like him, Cornell also had a wife he left behind along with three children.
He purchased the Palos Vedes Estates home in June and according to his friends and bandmates, he was excited about his career and his family, and yet, something went wrong.
Investigators didn’t find any medication or substances, legal or otherwise while searching Bennington’s home from clue, but a half empty bottle of alcohol was found.
Aside from the tragic end result, both men met their end by hanging themselves in their room. Clearly, there was a bond, a friendship between the two men that Bennington couldn’t live without.
At the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, fans left flowers, candles and photos of the musician, while outside the offices of Warner Bros. Records in California, banner were put up ensuring he will never be forgotten.
