Committed suicide by hanging today. No matter if you are a fan or not, there are lots of LP fans out there and it's sad that he decided to do this. RIP
OT Chester Bennington (Linkin Park lead singer) dead at 41
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Sad, dude had 6 kids too. Loved some LP in early 2000s. Drugs and alcohol claim another victim. RIP
I have an acquaintance who played backup guitar on an album of a fairly popular metal band back in the 80's. The guy still gets quarterly checks for like $12. I assume guys like Bennington never have to work again after cutting a few mega-albums if they are willing to live a normal lifestyle. I always wonder why these guys and gals don't take however long necessary to put the music down and get clean, sober and their meds balanced. I suspect it is for the same reason people like Saban coach at age 66 even though he is a millionaire probably 30 times over. The guys just can't put aside the fame and excitement.
Never really knew what Linkin Park sounded like. I guess now I know. Not my thing.
It's sad that a dad of 6 and married couldn't find a way to find more meaning to his life. RIP to him..
I'm saying when you've got 6 kids, this is an incredibly selfish act.
He had spoken before of considering suicide because of abuse when he was a kid and that he suffered from depression. Also, he was good friends with Chris Cornell and yesterday would have been Chris's birthday so people are saying that's why. I don't know. Suicide is never the answer. No matter what.
Majority of people consider suicide a selfish act. Leaves behind family, friends, etc. In this case fans as well. Most people say it says that they don't care about you and that you only thought of yourself in doing this.
He's only saying that based on the fact he committed suicide. He's saying that makes him a bad dad, effectively abandoning his children.
Many people feel this way, which is unfortunate, because it's a stance that doesn't help at all with those contemplating it. Chances are, if they're already contemplating, they already see themselves as bad people.
Personally, I'd like to reverse the trend of the rising suicide rate. I've had a rough couple of recent years myself, losing a few people to it, including my best friend from HS and a guy who was basically my big brother when I joined the military. I'm sorry if I don't subscribe to your cold, callus, assuming logic on this.
If he had clinical depression, he may not have been at all thinking straight.
Ahhh ok I got it, and agree its very selfish to kill ones self, especially with 6 kids.
I was wondering if he was trying to say the fact that someone has 6 kids itself makes them selfish.
NM though...agreed, very selfish and hope his kids can get past it but now they will have demons in adulthood also.
I was wondering if he was trying to say the fact that someone has 6 kids itself makes them selfish.
NM though...agreed, very selfish and hope his kids can get past it but now they will have demons in adulthood also.
Thats not what i meant at all, i was confused about what he was saying because i misread something.
My questioning had nothing to do with the suicide itself, i thoiht he was trying to make a societal statement regarding having kids itself. Apologies for the confusion, and agree I would like to see the rising rate of suicide decline but its only getting worse as we get more "advanced".
Oh no, I know that. I should quoted you both. I was agreeing with your question of him making the assumption of how good of a father Chester was. We're on the same page I think!
Mental illness is a sad, scary thing.
Make sure that the people you care about know what they mean to you.
Make sure that the people you care about know what they mean to you.
I understand the clinical depression aspect. You would hope that someone would realize that they needed to get the help they so badly needed...first and foremost because of those 6 kids. Just sad all the way around.
Well, one means he doesn't care about the ramifications of everyone close to him, especially his kids. The other means he might have had mental issues but was sure that those wouldn't affect family members, so he had numerous kids, then offed himself when he felt sorry for himself.
They are both the same big guy. I just wasn't sure I could type the real word.
He was sexually abused from age 7 to 13 by an older male. He turned to drugs and alcohol after that.
Depression is very scary, I have dealt with it with someone very close and it is unreal. Yes he had a family but his demons never left. Worse thing I have ever witnessed or dealt with, it is everyday stress. Rip and prayers for his kids.
1000 suns (i think is the name) album is my favorite, very experimental.
"Linkin Park has fallen off recently, but they were the best band out there during the early 2000's."
I was initially going to refute this, and while I do think there were way better rock bands from the early 2000s, my main reaction in looking back at bands of that era was holy crap had rock music hit a wall. I'm going to go listen to Led Zepplin IV now.
I was initially going to refute this, and while I do think there were way better rock bands from the early 2000s, my main reaction in looking back at bands of that era was holy crap had rock music hit a wall. I'm going to go listen to Led Zepplin IV now.
It's true though. Just talking about quantity, not even quality, from the 70's through early 2000's there were new hit rock songs coming out every week. Now it's maybe one every 3 months.
Rock was also the big genre, it's shifted to pop, pop rap type stuff now. Hopefully rock hits a comeback, but much of what would be hits years ago is buried by pop rock on the charts. It's all there, just really hard to find.
Nobody of credibility is going to put Lincoln park ahead of Led Zeppelin. Now or 100 years from now.
Breaking: area man believes music was better back in his youth. More at 11.
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