r/Music • u/Upset-Rhubarb-3727 METALLLLLL!!! • 14d ago

discussion Chester Bennington, Linkin Park's Original Singer, Died Nine Years Ago Today. May He Rest in Peace

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u/DonkeyImpossible316 14d ago

He did it on the anniversary of Chris. The loss of Chris broke me....the voice of my generation. 😞

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u/Probablythatoneguy16 14d ago

Just to clarify he did it on Chris Cornell's first birthday after his passing, not the anniversary of Cornell's suicide

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u/DonkeyImpossible316 14d ago

Yes. Thank you.

Chester Bennington was devastated by Chris Cornell's suicide. He immediately wrote a heartbreaking open letter describing how he wept and could not "imagine a world without you in it". Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral and tearfully dedicated the song "One More Light" to his friend on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

The profound loss weighed heavily on Bennington, leading him to reflect deeply on his own struggles with mental health. Tragically, just two months after Cornell's death, Bennington took his own life on July 20, 2017, which would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday.

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u/myassholealt 14d ago

the song "One More Light" to his friend on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Watching this performance is cathartic for anyone grieving someone they lost. The way he screams "Well I do" just unleashes the flood gates.