Linkin Park Responds On Facebook To Chester Bennington’s Suspected Suicide By Hanging

Linkin Park issued a statement Monday after their lead singer, Chester Bennington, died from a suspected suicide by hanging Thursday. He was 41 years old.

Linkin Park took to Facebook to post their message.

Dear Chester,

Our hearts are broken. The shockwaves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened.

You touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized. In the past few days, we’ve seen an outpouring of love and support, both public and private, from around the world. Talinda and the family appreciate it, and want the world to know that you were the best husband, son, and father; the family will never be whole without you.

Talking with you about the years ahead together, your excitement was infectious. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled—a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal. After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made everyone fall in love with you in the first place. You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us together and taught us to be more human. You had the biggest heart, and managed to wear it on your sleeve.

Our love for making and performing music is inextinguishable. While we don’t know what path our future may take, we know that each of our lives was made better by you. Thank you for that gift. We love you, and miss you so much.

Until we see you again,

LP

Within minutes, the post was shared more that 30,000 times and garnered more than 250,000 reactions from Linkin Park’s 62 million followers.

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Benning is survived by his six children and his wife, Talinda. She has not yet responded to his death.

The singer was discovered by his housekeeper just before 9 a.m. He was supposed to go on a photoshoot for the upcoming tour with his band, which was ultimately canceled in the wake of Bennington's untimely death.

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Linkin Park bandmate, Mike Shinoda, confirmed Bennington’s death to Twitter Thursday. “Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true,” he said. “An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.”

The rock band was best known for hits like “Crawling” and “In The End.” They sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. They won two Grammy Awards: one for Best Hard Rock Performance and another for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay Z.

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