KEY POINTS

  • Fans remember Linkin Park’s former vocalist on his death anniversary
  • Series of messages paying tribute to Chester Bennington had been tweeted
  • Bennington died of suicide on July 20, 2017

Linkin Park fans pay tribute to its former vocalist, Chester Bennington, on the day of his 3rd death anniversary.

“What am I leaving when I’m done here?” is a line from Linkin Park’s “Leave Out All The Rest.” Released in 2008, the lyrics of the song has captivated a lot of people as it spoke the story of a man looking for redemption.

Bennington previously explained to Kerrang! Magazine that the song was “supposed to feel like an apology letter” from a man who’s moving on and wanted people to remember the good things he has done instead of the bad ones, Songfacts reported.

There was another line from Linkin Park’s song, which spoke of the man’s request not to be forgotten. It said, “keep me in your memory.”

True enough, Bennington’s fans have always kept him in their memories. On the 3rd anniversary of Bennington’s death, Linkin Park’s fans paid tribute to its former vocalist on Twitter.

Bennington was found dead on July 20, 2017, with a belt around his neck and a partially emptied bottle of alcohol. The incident happened a few months after the death of his close friend and Soundgarden vocalist, Chris Cornell.

The day Bennington died was supposed to be Cornell’s 53rd birthday, TMZ reported. The news outlet further reported that Linkin Park’s former lead may have mimicked his friend’s suicide.

Linkin Park reportedly went on hiatus following the death of Bennington but their songs continued to live on. A total of 266 musicians from 35 different countries covered Linkin Park’s legendary song, “In The End,” on May 5 to 21.

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Linkin Park released a statement about the death of lead singer Chester Bennington. Pictured above is Mike Shinoda (L) and Bennington June 18, 2014 in Burbank, California. Getty Images

RocknMob published the collective recording on YouTube on June 24. The uploader revealed that the musicians recorded more than 300 videos at their homes, in their respective countries, amid the quarantine to help them organize this first RocknMob international event.

Linkin Park’s “In The End” became so widely popular until now that even the White House featured the song in their campaign ad. It was earlier reported that Twitter disabled the said video retweeted by President Donald Trump.

Also, Linkin Park reportedly filed a complaint through their label and a cease and desist order has been issued.

“If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Call 1-800-273-8255. The line is available 24 hours, every day.”

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