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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide

redfirm

redfirm

Banned
JEZUS FKING CHRIST I AM DEVASTATED. i've been a huge fans since my teenage years and i am 28 years now. I am lost for words...
 
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PositiveGamer

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ozhenson said:
I wish there was an easier way to talk about depression. My life is currently being ruined by it, but sometimes it feels like there is nowhere to turn without judgement.
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The worst you can do is keep it to yourself..... let it out..
Even here... you will feel better..
 
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Bits N Pieces

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Ominym said:
Wow, he was one of the most easily identifiable parts of Linkin Park.

They just released an album too. Not saying that you can't be depressed and still doing things, but that's pretty jarring.
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"He has it all and always seemed so happy, what can he possibly be depressed about?"

That's the fucker with depression, it doesn't work like that.
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
ugh Given Up sure is awkward now, and I love that song :(
 
paparazzo

paparazzo

Member
Man. I was always more of a casual fan, but heard their stuff quite a bit when hanging with friends back in the day. I hope his family can find peace.
 
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Obliterator

Member
Machine Gun Kelly with a shockingly hearfelt post on this. Not a MGK fan but he was on tour with them

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SafeinSound

Member
Listened to them a ton when I was a teenager. Haven't in over a decade, but this sucks. Depression sucks and so does leaving behind your family...
 
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TheChuggernaut

Banned
This was the first band I got into as a kid. The first concert I ever went to was Chris Cornell and Linkin Park. These past couple of months have been rough. Fuck depression
 
Jzero

Jzero

Member
ozhenson said:
I wish there was an easier way to talk about depression. My life is currently being ruined by it, but sometimes it feels like there is nowhere to turn without judgement.
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For real. I tried talking to my mom but all she said was that I was just lazy and need to get my shit together.
 
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Frost_Ace

Member
Linkin Park lighted my love for music... can't say I was a fan of their latest efforts, still listened to "My December", "Breaking the Habit" and "Cure for the Itch" sometimes. This is pretty shocking and devastating, I hope Chester finds peace in the afterlife. RIP.
 
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Dipper145

Member
As a sufferer of chronic depression, I'm happy for him that his suffering is over.

But I'm also sad for his family and friends. I'm also upset that he wasn't able to get the help that he needed, or find something that helped.
 
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zulux21

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weeding down LP songs to make a new CD for my car was hard.

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had to cut a few I wanted, but ultimately decided that if it was mike focused instead of chester it could go (at least for the CD)
 
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Anung

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ozhenson said:
I wish there was an easier way to talk about depression. My life is currently being ruined by it, but sometimes it feels like there is nowhere to turn without judgement.
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If there is any good to come out of this then it'll be that people will be willing to talk about depression and suicide...for about 5 minutes before everyone moves on and it continues to be ignored.
 
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Seirith

Member
Jzero said:
For real. I tried talking to my mom but all she said was that I was just lazy and need to get my shit together.
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Please seek professional help or someone you trust to talk to. Sometimes people, even your own parent, can be cruel and do not understand the pain they can cause.
 
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Nudull

Banned
Linkin Park helped me get into music, silly as it may have sounded. They were a part of mine and many others' childhoods. Such a shock to hear this.

RIP. Depression is no goddamn joke.
 
Acquiescence

Acquiescence

Member
Was never a fan of the band, but I remember back when they were inescapably huge, so this news comes as a major shock. Poor guy. I'm fortunate enough to not know it first-hand, but depression is no joke.

R.I.P.
 
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RipperGrim

Member
I can't put into words how this affects. I always looked up to him as someone who overcame his demons, Especially through music. It's heart breaking to know how depression can affect you for all your life. It's probably the first time I've ever went straight to denial mode and didn't believe it for a good hour even with all the news reports coming out.
 
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Empyrean Heaven

Member
Now that I've been able to process this, I used to be a huge, huge HUGE Linkin Park fan. I listened to Hybrid Theory so much on my old Discman back in 2001 I think I wore out the damn CD, "In the End" and "Pushing Me Away" were my favorite songs. When you're going into college and ridiculously into anime and video games and these dudes were using all of that style they just touched an absolute nerve, and Chester was a big part of that.
 
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kaskade

Member
Spotify is featuring their playlist This is Linkin Park and they have One More Light as the first song on there. I don't think I can listen to it right now.
 
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Miracle

Member
Holy....fuck....Why? HUGE part of my childhood. This is awful.

I can't believe I'm saying rest in piece to Chester this soon. That is nuts. 😢😢😢
 
formasymphonic

formasymphonic

Member
Reila said:
As someone who plans to commit suicide relatively soon, this is still super sad.

Rest in peace, Chester.
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speak to someone.

i know it sounds stupid. I know it sounds like it won't make a difference. I know it feels like it won't fix any of what's wrong — but please trust me when I say you should take the chance that some progress can be made if you speak to someone.

A few words about your situation to the right person can change the direction you are heading.

It doesn't have to be some deep expensive therapy sessions, just someone you can share your situation with. Maybe you're feeling boxed in, you feel like you're at the end now, or maybe a sense of pointlessness — some shit is hard to share with people especially if they are close to you — but you'll be surprised at how far you can keep going if you are able to let out a lot of whats keeping you down.

Please take a chance on that and on yourself. Speak to someone.

speak to someone.
 
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Ric Flair

Banned
Feel bad for his kids especially, if only he could have understood just how devastating it is for a child to lose their parent to suicide, throughout all stages of life, maybe he would have held strong if only for their own benefit. What a shame
 
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Jacksinthe

Banned
I had to stop working. I just can't draw, can't program, can't think. I'm honestly fucking slaughtered at the moment.

RIP and condolences to the family and loved ones.
 
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TwntyOneTwlv

Member
Fuck.. fuck fuck fuck FUCK

No celebrity death has ever hit me this hard.. I actually broke down and started crying in the car when I heard. There's not even any fucking thing I can say because nothing seems right..

I have been a Linkin Park fan for as long as I can remember liking music. Almost 20 years, and I'm only 26. This band means so much to me. I don't even know how to process this.

My heart goes out to all his family and his friends, his band mates, his fans. I've never been depressed, so I can't understand it. But I'm glad his suffering is over.. I just wish he could have gotten the help he needed.

This sure does paint a lot of his lyrics in a different light. Like Heavy. Fuck. Jesus Christ, fuck.

RIP Chester. You were loved, and you'll be missed.

Fuck.
 
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M.J. Doja

Banned
Reading that post from MGK finally got me choked up. Plus the couple fellas here that are suffering with depression and suicidal thoughts.

LP influenced me as a musician as well as other musicians I am friends with. Gives me a chance to evaluate the power of music and staying true to your art.

We can all get through this life. My GAF brothers. This is a reminder to love myself, love others, and love life.

rip
 
Crazyorloco

Crazyorloco

Member
So sad. And the day it happened makes it harder. It's like he told us the part of the reason.


RIP Chester.

Hybrid Theory is like a greatest hits album to me...so many good songs on it. Listening to it all day today. This all makes me think about all the lyrics and pain in his songs.
 
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kmax

Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve1LNJEIKUE

Favorite song from my favorite album of all time.

We've seen celebrities come and go, but this one is different. It's personal. I grew up with Linkin Park as a kid. When Hybrid Theory dropped some 17 years ago, I remember borrowing the album from the library. My knowledge and appreciation about music came to change forever. I never knew that music like that ever existed.

It never did. Linkin Park and Chester Bennington created something unique. Something different. Something unearthly.

It's terrible that we have to say goodbye to Chester. Goodbye to whatever the future held in store for us all. Goodbye to what was to be. If there's any solace, it's that his work will always be here, and I and fans all over the world will truly cherish it and relive our memories forever.

Thank You, Chester. From the bottom of my heart. As a fan, and as a fellow human being.
 
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Bronx-Man

Banned
I don't wanna sound rude, but I honestly wonder what happens to the band now. They were literally a week away from going on tour.
 
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Realeza

Banned
Ric Flair said:
Feel bad for his kids especially, if only he could have understood just how devastating it is for a child to lose their parent to suicide, throughout all stages of life, maybe he would have held strong if only for their own benefit. What a shame
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Depression clouds your judgement so severely, people suffering from it can't think about consequences.
 
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Inuhanyou

Believes Dragon Quest is a franchise managed by Sony
I've, become so numb, i can't feel you there. Become so tired, so much more aware.

Fuck depression, fuck alcoholism, fuck child abuse, fuck everything.
 
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j-wood

Member
djplaeskool said:
I just can't see the tour happening.
TBH I'm not sure how LP moves forward without Chester.
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Yeah. These guys have been at it for so long, with the entire band in tact, that I can't see them moving on in the same capacity. I truly don't think they'll replace Chester (if they even could).
 
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