Early life

Chester Bennington was born on March 20, 1976. Bennington became interested in music at a young age. Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots were his inspiration, and his dream was to become a member of Depeche Mode.
His parents separated when he was 11 years old and suffered during adolescence from drug addiction such as cocaine, opium, methamphetamine and alcohol, but was able to overcome his addiction to drug control in the media and interviews he conducted. In an interview, Bennington revealed that he was abused When he was seven years old, he caused great psychological pressure during his childhood. Bennington worked at a Burger King restaurant where he spent all his money buying drugs before starting his career as a professional singer.

Linkin Park

Before joining Linkin Park, Bennington was in another band, Gray Days, from Phoenix, Arizona. He left this band in 1998 and struggled to find another band. When he left the field of music and singing, Jeff Blue offered him the opportunity to join members (Linkin Park). They liked his singing style and joined them officially in 1999, leaving his job and moving him and his family to California.
They have struggled for a while to create a recording company to expect them, but Jeff Blue helped them sign up with Warner Brothers Records and released their first album, "The Hybrid Theory," the following year.

Personal life

Bennington has one child from a previous relationship with Elkas Brand. Pennington married his first wife, Samantha Marie Olt, in October 1996, but they could not afford the wedding ring. They had one child, Draven Sebastian Bingting, in 2002. Bennington's relationship with his wife declined during his first years with Linkin Park. They married three children, Tyler Lee Pennington and twins born in 2011. Bennington and his family live in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Sound

Bennington has a Tenor audio and Bennington was No. 46 on Heat Booker's list of 100 best-known metal singers in history.

His death

On July 20, 2017, Pennington was found guilty at his residence in Palos Verdes Estates, California . On July 21, the forensic doctor confirmed the presence of a half empty bottle of alcohol in his home but no illegal drugs were found. Later, the band announced the cancellation of the rest of the promotional album tour following Bennington's death.
Bennington's death occurred in the history that Chris Cornell would have been at the age of 53. Cornell, who was a close friend of Bennington, also committed suicide by hanging two months ago. Shinoda said Bennington was very sad when the band performed "One More Light" to commemorate Cornell, where he could not finish the song either during training or during live performance. [ Bennington sang the song "Hallelujah" by artist Leonard Cohen during the funeral of Cornell. Bennington was the godfather of Cornell, Christopher.