July 20, was not the frontman of the Linkin Park group Chester Bennington. According to media reports, he hanged himself. The musician was 41 years old.
We recall the facts from the musician's life.
1. Chester Bennington was born on March 20, 1976 in the family of a policeman and a nurse.
When he was 11 years old, his parents divorced, the boy stayed with his father. Parental divorce and separation from the mother had a negative impact on the child's state of mind.
2. By the age of 16, he already had a serious dependence on alcohol and drugs.
In the end, the craving for drugs was overcome. As for the addiction to alcohol, periodic disruptions have happened throughout the musician's career.
3. For 8 years (from 7 to 13) years, he was sexually assaulted by an older friend.
This greatly influenced the psyche of the musician: according to him, he wanted to escape and kill. Probably, from here and problems with drugs. In addition, trying to forget himself, Chester drew a lot and wrote poetry.
4. Early in his career, Chester Bennington was so unsettled and poor that he could not even buy engagement rings for his own wedding.
He and his bride found an original way out: they just made tattoos in the form of rings on ring fingers.
5. And at the age of 23 he suddenly became a millionaire.
He met producer Jeff Blue, who brought him to the promising band Xero. Later, on the initiative of Chester, the team was renamed Linkin Park. The first album, recorded by the guys, became multiplatin. Chester Bennington of the almost impoverished worker Burger King turned into a superstar and favorite of millions.
6. Bennington's second wife, Talinda Ann Bentley, is a former Playboy model.
7. Bennington left six children from 6 to 15 years old: four relatives and two adopted children.
8. Was a fan of tattoos.
He had more than 14 tattoos all over the body, including a green dragon, Japanese carp, fish (his zodiac sign), a pirate skull, flames, the initials of all his children, etc. The name of his group was tattooed on the waist: he argued with a friend , that if the first album of the band becomes platinum, the words Linkin Park will be typed to him free of charge. And so it happened; the tattoo artist did not take a cent from him for his work. Subsequently, Chester became a co-owner of a network of tattoo parlors.
9. I adored to dress well.
He had a large room full of clothes. There were hundreds of T-shirts, various belts and pairs of shoes.
10. Like many creative people, he was left-handed.
However, he played the guitar with his right hand.
11. Chester hanged himself on the 53rd birthday of another famous rock musician Chris Cornell, who committed suicide in May this year.
Chester and Chris were bosom friends. Chester even became godfather for one of Cornell's children.