"We're making music for us, that we like. He soon got the gig and the band then changed its named to Hybrid Theory, then Linkin Park.īennington told The Associated Press in 2010 that because of the sound the band is known for - fusing sounds from nu-metal, punk, rock, pop and hip-hop - it was virtually impossible to satisfy their many kinds of fans. (He had been recommended by his attorney.) Bennington wrote and recorded new vocals over the band's playing and sent the results back. A music executive sent him a demo from the band Xero, who needed a lead singer. When he got his big break in 1999, Bennington was an assistant at a digital-services firm in Phoenix. "I had the great privilege of being a friend of Chris and being invited to be a member of his family," he said at the ceremony. then stab yourself in the face!" he told NME magazine.īennington was close friends with Chris Cornell, who died by hanging earlier this year, and performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the Soundgarden singer's memorial in late May. If you're saying we're doing what we're doing for a commercial or monetary reason, trying to make success out of some formula. If you don't like it, that's your opinion too. San Antonio has the best seats for 'once-in-a-lifetime' total solar eclipse.Patrick Mahomes shoots down rumor about banning fiancée, brother.Reports: H-E-B's latest purchase could be first store inside Dallas city limits.Texas' newest state park just a four-hour drive from San Antonio.Kelly Clarkson just filed paperwork to legally change her name.San Antonio's The Magic Time Machine at 50.'Don't dump your aquarium in the river': San Antonio officials warn locals about non-native species."One More Light" became the band's fifth No. One song on the album, "Heavy," opens with the words: "I don't like my mind right now."Īlthough the band had always experimented with different sounds, some claimed Linkin Park had sold out, which Bennington denied. It was a CD that divided critics and fans alike for its embrace of moody pop. Linkin Park released their most recent album, "One More Light," in May.
He said he had been sexually abused as a child and was homeless for months before the band found fame. Linkin Park was on tour and had a show at New York's Citi Field scheduled for next week with Blink 182.īennington struggled with drug and alcohol addictions at various times during his life. The band also sold millions with its remix album, "Reanimation," and its mash-up record with Jay-Z, "Collision Course." They won Grammys for best hard rock performance in 2001 for "Crawling" and best rap/sung collaboration for "Numb/Encore" in 2005.
Rolling Stone once called it a "shrapnel-laced howl that sounds like it comes from someone twice his size." 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.īennington's voice could soar with piercing strength or descend to a whisper. CEO and Chairman Cameron Stang said in a statement. Our thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful family, his band-mates and his many friends," Warner Bros. "Chester Bennington was an artist of extraordinary talent and charisma, and a human being with a huge heart and a caring soul. RELATED: Linkin Park announces San Antonio concert dateīand co-founder and producer Mike Shinoda said on Twitter he was "shocked and saddened." There is no word if the band will cancel or reschedule the show at the AT&T Center. The band is scheduled to play in San Antonio on Aug. Coroner spokesman Brian Elias said authorities are investigating Bennington's death as an apparent suicide at Palos Verdes Estates, a small coastal city near Los Angeles but no additional details are available.
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