Fallece Chester Bennington

Llevamos unos años en el mundo de la música con muy malas noticias, trágicas pérdidas de seres humanos, más que artistas, en gran medida a causa de las drogas. Aún así cuesta creer el fallecimiento de Chester Bennington, el vocalista de Linkin Park, con tan solo 41 años de edad. Recordamos que también y de manera puntual, formó parte de Stone Temple Pilots, grupo cuyo principal cantante fue Scott Weiland, fallecido a finales de 2015 a los 48 años.

Hoy mismo se había estrenado el videoclip de Talking to myself, una de las canciones incluidas en el actual álbum de Linkin Park, One more light, publicado el pasado 19 de mayo.

Chester Bennington fue encontrado ahorcado, en su residencia de Palos Verdes (California, Estados Unidos). Había interpretado el Hallelujah en el funeral de Chris Cornell, hace solo unas semanas. Un Cornell, que hoy mismo hubiera cumplido 53 años.

Descanse en paz Chester Bennington.

Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.

— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) 20 de julio de 2017

El 24 de julio llega el comunicado que anunciaba Mike Shinoda. A continuación...

Dear Chester,
Our hearts are broken. The shockwaves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened.

You touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized. In the past few days, we’ve seen an outpouring of love and support, both public and private, from around the world. Talinda and the family appreciate it, and want the world to know that you were the best husband, son, and father; the family will never be whole without you.

Talking with you about the years ahead together, your excitement was infectious. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled—a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal. After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made everyone fall in love with you in the first place. You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us together and taught us to be more human. You had the biggest heart, and managed to wear it on your sleeve.

Our love for making and performing music is inextinguishable. While we don’t know what path our future may take, we know that each of our lives was made better by you. Thank you for that gift. We love you, and miss you so much.

Until we see you again,
LP