Chester Bennington Suicide Letter

Chester Bennington performing with Linkin Park at Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y., in 2007. And said it was being investigated as a possible suicide after law enforcement authorities responded to. Chilling 911 Audio Following Chester Bennington’s Suicide Released: “He’s Been Hanging”. There was no suicide note. Chester with his wife Talinda and three of their children.

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Friends and family of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington are in absolute 'shock' over the rock star's apparent suicide as it's revealed they believed he 'was in a good place in his life'. The 41-year-old was found dead in his home in Palos Verdes near shortly before 9am on Thursday. A Los Angeles County coroner confirmed they were investigating Bennington's death as an apparent suicide but no additional details were available. Law enforcement officials say Bennington hanged himself from a door, in a similar manner to friend Chris Cornell, in his bedroom and he was home alone at the time, according to He was found upstairs by his housekeeper.

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Band-mate Joe Hahn arrived at his home on Thursday afternoon. Other friends and relatives flipped the finger to photographers gathered outside. After news of his shock death emerged, friends said that while they never suspected he'd kill himself, Bennington was 'never the same' after the death of his close friend Chris Cornell.

His apparent suicide coincided with Cornell's birthday. The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May by hanging. Scroll down for video. Chester Bennington, 41, (pictured in February) killed himself in his home in Palos Verdes near Los Angeles shortly before 9am on Thursday 'But everyone thought that he had it licked. He seemed to be at a good place in his life.

It is just so tragic and there are no words,' the friend told Radar. His bandmates were said to be blindsided by Chester's suicide with sources telling TMZ they had plans to attend a photo shoot in Hollywood later on Thursday. One Linkin Park band member went to pick him up on Thursday morning but arrived to find police already at his home. The singer had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. He was married and is survived by his six children from two relationships. Chester had flown back to Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

He had been spending time in Arizona with his wife Talinda, but she remained behind. Chester, as well as Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson, had performed Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' for the crowd of mourners at Cornell's funeral, many of whom were moved to tears.

Others left flowers at the scene in tribute to the late singer Linkin Park was on tour following the release of the band's latest album One More Light. They had a show at Citi Field scheduled for next week with Blink 182.

They played together for the last time on July 7 in, England. The band released its newest music video just two hours before news of his death emerged on Thursday. Bennington was married to his second wife Talinda, a former Playboy model, for 12 years. He divorced his first wife Samantha Marie Olit in 2005 after nine years of marriage. The frontman had been open about his history of substance abuse and admitted in one interview in 2011 that he had once been a 'full blown, raging alcoholic'. He admitted to smoking pot after his parents divorced when he was 11.

The drug use then spiraled into cocaine and meth. Bennington had also previously spoken out about being sexually abused as a seven-year-old, saying he had been molested by an older male friend. 'If I think back to when I was really young, to when I was being molested, to when all these horrible things were going on around me, I shudder,' he said in one interview. He went to rehab for his drug and alcohol addiction after marrying his second wife and said he really began to change in 2007. In a 2011 interview, he said he was sober.

'I don't drink. I choose to be sober now. I have drunk over the last six years, but I just don't want to be that person anymore.' Linkin Park's sixth and latest album, One More Light, jumped to the top of the Billboard chart when it was released in May.

Chester Bennington explained his complex battle with depression Chester Bennington explained his complex battle with depression in his final interview before he committed suicide. Speaking to Will Lavin, he said: 'I came to a point in my life where I was like, 'I can either just give up and f. die or I can f. fight for what I want,' according to the.

He added: 'And I chose to fight for what I wanted. I wanted to have good relationships. 'I wanted to love the people in my life. I wanted to enjoy my job.

'I wanted to enjoy being a dad and having friends and just getting up in the morning. Because that was a struggle for me.' Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park perform at July 3 in London The Grammy Award-winning group sold 10 million copies of their 2000 debut Hybrid Theory, and then another 4 million with 2003's multiplatinum Meteora. Both albums explored feelings of frustration and fury. They famously collaborated with JAY-Z in 2004 for Collision Course. They won Grammys for best hard rock performance in 2001 for Crawling and best rap/sung collaboration for Numb/Encore in 2005.

Bennington formed his own band, Dead by Sunrise, as a side project in 2005. He was also the lead vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015. When he got his big break in 1999, Bennington was an assistant at a digital-services firm in Phoenix. A music executive sent him a demo from the band Xero, who needed a lead singer. Bennington wrote and recorded new vocals over the band's playing and sent the results back.

He soon got the gig and the band then changed its named to Hybrid Theory, then Linkin Park. He told The Associated Press in 2010 that because of the sound the band is known for, it's virtually impossible to satisfy their many kinds of fans. 'We're making music for us, that we like. We're not making music for other people,' he said.

'We're not thinking, 'Let's make a pie-graph of all our fans and find out how many people fit in whatever category and then make the perfect album for them.' Like, that would be absolutely ridiculous.' Tributes have been flowing in from fellow musicians and devastated fans since his shock death. The band Nickelback tweeted: 'When life leaves us blind, love keeps us kind.' - Chester Bennington. Rest easy sir.' 'Oh dear God.

Massive RIP to Chester Bennington of @linkinpark this BREAKS OUR HEART. Suicide is the devil on earth walking amongst us,' OneRepublic tweeted. Nicky Romero said: 'In the end, it really matters. You will be missed. RIP Chester Bennington.' 'We just lost one of the loudest, most iconic voices of our generation. RIP Chester Bennington,' another tribute read.

Josh Franceschi tweeted: 'Incredibly sad news about Chester Bennington. His voice and band a huge inspiration to so many. Thoughts with his family & LP x.' While George Shrouder wrote: 'Depression is hard to understand. But if it can kill Robin Williams, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington I'd say it's pretty damn real.' Those seeking support should contact the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255, or visit.

For confidential support In Australia, call the Lifeline 24-hour crisis support on 13 11 14 or MensLine Australia on 1300 78 99 78.

Joe Hahn from Linkin Park and friends arrive at the LA home where Chester died Cornell's wife, Vicky, tweeted out a message following the news of Bennington's death saying: 'Just when I thought my heart couldn't break any more. I love you T.' Dad-of-three Cornell had been due to play at US festival Rock the Range in Columbus on May 18.

His last tweet saw him post a picture outside the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, where he performed with Soundgarden, with The Pretty Reckless supporting. Bennington was found dead in a private residence in Palo Verdes Estates, Los Angeles. His body was discovered on Thursday morning just before 9am. However, just days before his death, he was seen in the recording studio with his bandmates and hip hop artist and poet Watsky, suggesting he was currently in the process of collaborating with him. He was also reported to have made plans for a photoshoot in Hollywood the day he was found - and a bandmate arrived at the scene to collect him shortly after the police arrived.

The singer's death comes on the birthday of his close pal Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden frontman who was found hanged in his hotel room back in May. Chester had been open about his struggles in the past - including abuse as a child Linkin Park - which is currently completed by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson - drew a devoted following with their debut album Hybrid Theory in 1999. Their global success continued with hit album Meteora in 2003.

Throughout their 21-year career they released seven full-length albums and Chester acted as head lyricist for their songs. The band later earned cross-genre success thanks to 2004 EP entitled Collision Course, a collaborative project with Jay-Z. The musicians fused their rock and hip-hop styles together to create new versions, the most popular being Numb/Encore. The band were working on new material before the singer's death Their latest album, One More Light, was released earlier this year and they have only just returned from a UK tour which included performances at London's O2 Arena and Brixton Academy. The UK leg of their tour ended in Birmingham on July 7 and became their last gig as a group. They were due to start a US tour with pop-punk band Blink 182, who are performing at the O2 tonight, next week. Just three hours before Chester's death was announced the band released the new music video for their latest offering Talking to Myself.

The now poignant video follows the band while on tour in a split screen montage as they travel the world together. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans on (free) 116123 or 020 7734 2800. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.

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