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Forums - Music Discussion - Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Found Dead From Apparent Suicide

The Fury on 21 July 2017

This is very sad news, the fact he leave behind children is more shocking. His issues must have been deeper than people could have ever imagined.



Hmm, pie.

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TheGamer_1995 on 21 July 2017

I still can't believe it.
His voice is such a big part of my childhood.
R.I.P Chester, may you find redemption in heaven.



TheLegendaryWolf on 21 July 2017

Heard the news over the radio yesterday and it felt so surreal that it happened. Never would I have imagined this would happen to a member of Linkin Park, much less Chester himself. It is unfortunate he decided to go that route, but I genuinely hope Chester Bennington can Rest in Peace.



LurkerJ on 21 July 2017
Ganoncrotch said:
LurkerJ said:

I hate all of their albums except for one,I especially hate the earlier ones that almost everyone has referenced in this thread. I'd suggest you give "A Thousand Suns" a thorough listen from start to finish though. They're definitely talented and have not stuck to the sound that made them famous. 

As for suicide, don't think of it as an answer. Some people get isolated enough that they feel dead long before they commit suicide. It's not always as simple as it's portrayed.

I might well check it out as most of the VGchart recommendations have gone fairly well for me, will give it a listen and see what I make of it.

And of course, I've been to fairly bad places in the past, but would never consider this simply because I wouldn't do something like that to my family and friends... ever, to leave them alone thinking that they might in some way have been at fault for not stopping you doing the act, but yeah... like you said, it's never a simple thing when someone takes their own life.

You might not like the album I am referring to either (the song I posted above is taken from that album), what I kind of want to say is Linkin Park is a band that write their own music, most of their albums don't have the same sound and they continuously try to make something different, so it's unfair to describe their work "manufactured", in my opinion.

I don't like most of their material but I'd say it's because their songs are uninteresting rather than manufactured.



monocle_layton on 22 July 2017
jason1637 said:
super_etecoon said:

And the people here who loved his music?  The people here who might be struggling with their own despression and have used this man's music to keep fighting? Do you care about them and what they want?  

Well for those struggling with depression i hope they get help and can feel better. To them this is a big loss and it sucks that it makes them feel worse but if the guy killed himself theres probably a good reason and im happy for him that if he was suffering he did what he felt he had to. Still sucks for those affected.

VGPolyglot said:

You know, I can understand wanting attention, hell I am a bit of an attention whore myself, but is it really a good idea to do it here?

Well excuse me for sharing an opinion.

Depression to the point of suicide is generally never an idea they would make. Extreme depression is literally a mental illness. Please think before posting



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jason1637 on 22 July 2017
monocle_layton said:
jason1637 said:

Well for those struggling with depression i hope they get help and can feel better. To them this is a big loss and it sucks that it makes them feel worse but if the guy killed himself theres probably a good reason and im happy for him that if he was suffering he did what he felt he had to. Still sucks for those affected.

Well excuse me for sharing an opinion.

Depression to the point of suicide is generally never an idea they would make. Extreme depression is literally a mental illness. Please think before posting

Why should they have to struggle with extreme depression when they can end their life? He still had the choice to live or end it and I support what ever choice he made. If he wanted to die then I'm happy for him.



DarthMetalliCube on 22 July 2017

Dammit, I got bummed about Chester all over again when I went to my room and saw my old Linkin Park poster on my wall, realizing I've been sleeping pretty much directly under his photo for like the past 15 years. Creeps me out a bit.. 



 

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LadyJasmine on 22 July 2017

Yeah its quite clear the band had a ton of fans.

Not very hard core fans but numb and in the end are classics



ZODIARKrebirth on 22 July 2017

really sad news, great artist



Ganoncrotch on 22 July 2017
Peh said:
jason1637 said:

I should get banned for sharing an opinion thats on topic?

Any i fell like i should apologize to anyone that was offended by my comments.

Depression is not something you fucking choose to have! It's not like you are going to kill yourself just for the fun of it. Show some respect towards the people who love him and lost him. 

 

He did.



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