Cyrus Langhorne
Rock group Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington has died at the age of 41. New reports claim the music veteran took his life Thursday (July 20) in California.
According to reports, Chester allegedly hung himself at his Palos Verdes residence.
Linkin Park bandmate Mike Shinoda tweeted “shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.” Bennington struggled with drug and alcohol addictions at various times during his life. He spoke openly about both, as well as about being molested by an older man when he was a child. (Billboard)
Additional reports claim Chester has left behind six children.
Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM. Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives. (TMZ)
Over a decade ago, Linkin Park crossed into the rap game by collaborating with music mogul JAY-Z.
In 2004, Bennington and Linkin Park released the collaborative Collision Course EP with Jay Z. Each of the EP’s six tracks serves as a mashup of two songs, one from each artist. The “Numb/Encore” pairing ultimately won the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. (Complex)
