Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide

Strakt said:
https://twitter.com/linkinpark/status/888169188384100354
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Jzero said:
Their Facebook photo is fucking heartbreaking

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one thing that gets me from both these pictures is that you can see that Chester was beloved by people. You can see that love.

But when you're battling depression, you don't feel it. You see their hands and feel them around you, but there's no warmth in there.

That's why (among other things) it's such a bitch.
 
Listening to Minutes to Midnight. Wasn't a big fan of the album when it released but it has some good songs.

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
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NoKisum said:
It's been a really long time since I've actively sat down and listened to LP. I saw that Spotify updated their This Is: playlist for the group, so I decided to give it a listen for a while. It's hard to push through because now a lot of the songs, new and old, just sound like one big suicide note.
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Not exactly a big suicide note, those lyrics were just expressions of someone who was truly depressed. He had a lot of fight in him and he cared about others ALOT. When he wrote those lyrics he hadn't given up. It's such a shame that it got him in the end.
 
Of all the celebrity deaths to happen as of recently, this was the one that got to me. RIP. Linkin Park, along with Weezer and Coldplay, was one of the first bands I ever got in to. Prayers out to family and band mates. I wonder what their plan is going forward.
 
SteveO409 said:
Sorry if this is too sensitive. Can someone tell me what depression feels like? is it the feeling when a family member/friend dies but for longer periods?
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In my case the depression is deeply rooted in losing my mum to breast cancer and we were very close. After she died I kind of went numb and just played videogames for a few months and blocked everything out. About 2 - 3 years later I thought I was doing ok when I started slowly breaking down - constantly crying in my room, I didn't want to look at anyone or anything, I was a zombie at work and barely surviving. I'd lie in my room and felt worthless, the best way to describe it in my experience was barely hanging on, like I was being sucked into a deep big fuckin black hole and hanging on by my fingertips whilst being slowly dragged in. Like at anytime I was close to losing my sanity and completely losing it (a wee bit dramatic but that's how it felt)

Eventually I ended up taking 6 months off work and very slowly started dealing with all that pent up grief that I had obviously not dealt with. I took counselling and slowly dealt with my demons/feelings better. I do truly feel like I've grieved for my mother.

However and this is the part I fucking despise, the depression doesn't go away or at least fully go away. I still suffer from it sometimes, not in a 'I feel like I could kill myself' kind of way but you get points where you don't want to deal with the world. You just want to shut yourself away and hide in a cupboard. I tend to go to the seaside and spend time their or even beside a local river as that tends to calm me I find.

This is mild depression as well, at least that's what I told it was. I felt/feel like dealing with this shit at times is difficult enough and it's fucking MILD. I feel sorry for anyone suffering from any kind of depression, it's honestly really hard to understand unless you ever experience it yourself, but it's fucking horrible and it wants to drag you down with it. I honestly couldn't comprehend what folks on GAF/elsewhere who deal with major/severe/clinical depression feel at times.
 
Altazor said:
one thing that gets me from both these pictures is that you can see that Chester was beloved by people. You can see that love.

But when you're battling depression, you don't feel it. You see their hands and feel them around you, but there's no warmth in there.

That's why (among other things) it's such a bitch.
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This, it's hard to deal with something when even the hardest reassurance that people love you and don't think negatively about you can be the biggest doubt you have. It doesn't matter how many people can say it to your face and be truthful about it, you'll always have that one thought in the back of your head saying no, it's not true.
 
really shocked, crawling was such a big thing in my chidhood because the video would play on my tv. RIP.

depression is fucking awful because when you thought you're finally fine the demons would come back.
 
Altazor said:
one thing that gets me from both these pictures is that you can see that Chester was beloved by people. You can see that love.

But when you're battling depression, you don't feel it. You see their hands and feel them around you, but there's no warmth in there.

That's why (among other things) it's such a bitch.
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My depression is different then that tbh. I don't know if Chester would feel the same, but I was abused as a child as well. You feel love, but you also feel you can't trust anyone new or in authority. You also feel ashamed yourself for letting it happen. It fucks with your mind badly.
 
Music has been my biggest and strongest passion all my life. I have been lucky enough to grow up in a time where there are so many influential musicians and songwriters to help inspire me to not only create music but to exceed in life. Linkin park was one of those bands that I had emotionally connected to ever since I first listened to them. Through all their albums I've been inspired and influenced by their music, and Chester Bennington has been one of my favorite songwriters. It's a heartbreaking thing to see someone take their own life. You have influenced so many. Here is my tribute to you.

Rest in peace chester
 
Beefy said:
My depression is different then that tbh. I don't know if Chester would feel the same, but I was abused as a child as well. You feel love, but you also feel you can't trust anyone new or in authority. You also feel ashamed yourself for letting it happen. It fucks with your mind badly.
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I understand. I'm sure it's different for everybody and especially for people in your situation.

Stay strong and thank you for sharing that part of you. It's not easy to open up.
 
Idle Storm said:
Music has been my biggest and strongest passion all my life. I have been lucky enough to grow up in a time where there are so many influential musicians and songwriters to help inspire me to not only create music but to exceed in life. Linkin park was one of those bands that I had emotionally connected to ever since I first listened to them. Through all their albums I've been inspired and influenced by their music, and Chester Bennington has been one of my favorite songwriters. It's a heartbreaking thing to see someone take their own life. You have influenced so many. Here is my tribute to you.

Rest in peace chester
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Great cover dude. Much love <3
 
I haven't seriously listened to Linkin Park the last few years. But Hybrid Theory, Meteora and Minutes to Midnight where a big part of my puberty and discovering my own taste in music.
I had the luck to see LP during their tour for A Thousand Suns and now I am really really happy that I did but I am also very sad because Chester is the first musician that dies I grew up with.
 
I'm blasting Numb on repeat tonight. God this sucks, Chester why?!?

I was really looking forward to the tour and more songs down the line. ;_;

RIP Chester and I will miss you.
 
Idle Storm said:
I appreciate it. I love linkin park so much. Old and new stuff. I cant believe this. :/
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Same man, I feel the pain too. Me and my friend are getting together after years of not playing together to record an cover of one of their songs, and alongside it raise some money for mental health awareness. Haven't figured out which song to record yet though.
 
Guy from Korn making an arse of himself

Earlier this afternoon, the KORN guitarist took to his Facebook page to write: "Honestly, Chester's an old friend who we've hung with many times, and I have friends who are extremely close to him, but this is truly pissing me off! How can these guys send this message to their kids and fans?! I'm sick of this suicide shit! I've battled depression/mental illness, and I'm trying to be sympathetic, but it's hard when you're pissed! Enough is enough! Giving up on your kids, fans, and life is the cowardly way out!!!"
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Facebook post @ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ko...ds-fans-and-life-is-the-cowardly-way-out.html

Edit: I think I'm incredibly late on this, only skimmed last few pages. Just seen it tweeted about 15 mins ago.
 
Woah, R.I.P Chester.
He was just on a Good Mythical Morning episode a couple of months ago and was so happy and charismatic while playing a silly singing game with Mike Shinoda. Like...you'd never know the poor guy was hurting inside.
But I guess that's how it always is with this stuff.
 
Terrible news. I'm not as familiar with the band's newer work, but I too listened to tracks from Hybrid Theory and Meteora in the past. RIP.
 
Idle Storm said:
Music has been my biggest and strongest passion all my life. I have been lucky enough to grow up in a time where there are so many influential musicians and songwriters to help inspire me to not only create music but to exceed in life. Linkin park was one of those bands that I had emotionally connected to ever since I first listened to them. Through all their albums I've been inspired and influenced by their music, and Chester Bennington has been one of my favorite songwriters. It's a heartbreaking thing to see someone take their own life. You have influenced so many. Here is my tribute to you.

Rest in peace chester
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Thanks for posting this. I grew up listening to Linkin Park and also had a strong emotional bond with and gained strength through their music (among others). It's hard to hold onto that as I've gotten older and busier but your post and video brought me back to that. I really appreciate it.

RIP Chester Bennington
 
PatzCU said:
Thanks for posting this. I grew up listening to Linkin Park and also had a strong emotional bond with and gained strength through their music (among others). It's hard to hold onto that as I've gotten older and busier but your post and video brought me back to that. I really appreciate it.

RIP Chester Bennington
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Glad we're part of the fanbase together. The one silver lining is that all of these people with different lives can come together to appreciate the influence and emotional connections Chester gave to us all through linkin park.
 
Audioboxer said:
Guy from Korn making an arse of himself



Facebook post @ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ko...ds-fans-and-life-is-the-cowardly-way-out.html

Edit: I think I'm incredibly late on this, only skimmed last few pages. Just seen it tweeted about 15 mins ago.
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everyone grieves in different ways.
some people get sad, some people get angry.

it's not wrong to in the moment feel upset that someone you cared about took their life and with those emotions saying stupid things.
 
Sun Bather said:
A guy from Korn being a fucking idiot? Who would have thought.
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Sadly it's a widespread thought. While it's true the family and friends left behind are victims, so is the actual person FFS. I think some either don't understand or care that it's actually pretty difficult to successfully commit suicide. Most people fail. The state of being to fully go through with it is often so broken and afflicted to get to where it succeeds. The human mind and thought process is almost hardwired by evolution to continue fighting to survive, so to successfully suppress that and kill yourself puts you in a place some could only ever imagine being.

Preaching to someone who has failed to make them feel shame or guilt is bad enough, but preaching to someone who has succeeded and is now dead is a whole other level of fuckery. While the family and friends certainly need support and compassion right now, it's not going to come in the form of you standing on your podium and preaching at everyone. If you want to spread a message do so of compassion and discussing mental health in general.
 
gtvdave said:
Why @ChesterBe commited suicide? Listen to him: https://t.co/yl9W9yZf2u
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The thing that gets me is that if someone with money, love, friends, family, talent couldn't keep it together, the rest of us chronically depressed folk are fucked.

zulux21 said:
everyone grieves in different ways.
some people get sad, some people get angry.

it's not wrong to in the moment feel upset that someone you cared about took their life and with those emotions saying stupid things.
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Nah this guy says stupid shit all the time. He's just fucking dumb.
 
Awful news to wake up to. One of the most recognisable voices in rock and I still listen to LP to this day. He'll be sorely missed.
 
Jzero said:
Nah this guy says stupid shit all the time. He's just fucking dumb.
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not saying he isn't dumb.
just saying that I can't fault people for feeling betrayed when someone they care about takes their life.

there are multiple ways to cope and suicide feels like something you should be able to stop even if it does require the person who committed it to reach a complete breaking point.

I am not saying that viewpoint is remotely correct, but it shouldn't be that hard to understand why someone who is hurting might have that viewpoint and want to blame something to ease the pain.

that being said there are obviously plenty of people preaching a message that doesn't need preached right now.
 
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