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'Chester Charles Bennington' (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. He is best known as Linkin Park's lead vocalist.
Bennington was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as early inspirations. Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s, while he was still a child. He was sexually abused during his youth, and later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine addictions. Bennington eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews.[2] He worked at a Burger King restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician.
Before joining Linkin Park, Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze, a now defunct grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He left Grey Daze in 1998, but struggled to find another band to play in. After nearly quitting his musical career altogether, Jeff Blue, then the vice president of A&R at Zomba Music in Los Angeles, offered Bennington an audition with Linkin Park. Bennington quit his day job, and took his family to California, where he had a successful audition with Linkin Park, who were then called “Hybrid Theory”. Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the band’s other vocalist, made significant progress together, but failed to find a record deal. After facing numerous rejections, Jeff Blue, now a vice president of A&R at Warner Bros., intervened again to help the band sign with Warner Bros. Records.
Despite having prodigious success in the early 2000s, Bennington has had personal problems outside of the limelight. He suffered a severe bite from a recluse spider while touring with the OzzFest in 2001, which caused his arm to swell.[4] Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album’s record sessions.[5] He fell ill during the summer of 2003, and eventually underwent surgery.[6] Bennington’s relationship with his first wife, Samantha, also declined during his years with Linkin Park, leading to their divorce in 2005.[7]
Bennington married his first wife, Samantha, on October 31, 1996.[8] They had one child, named Draven Sebastian, who was born on April 19, 2002. After his divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Bentley, a former ''Playboy'' model, with whom he has since had a child, Tyler Lee. He and his family live in a 6,000-square-foot house in Orange County when he is not on tour.[9] Bennington made a cameo in the film ''Crank''.[10] He is also an avid tattoo enthusiast. In addition to sporting many tattoos and piercings all over his body, he has done work with Club Tattoo, a tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona. The parlor has received recognition from many magazines such as ''College Affair'' and ''Skateboard Mag'', while also spawning an art show in New York City.[11][12]
# "Let Down" - Written by himself for his solo project (Release in 2007-2008)
# "Walking In Circles" - on his solo album/written by himself (Coming out in 2007-2008)
# "Morning After" - Written by himself (Release in 2003)
# "Slow Ya Roll" - Young Buck (Off his new album Buck the World released March 27)
# "Home Sweet Home" - Mötley Crüe performed at ReAct Now (Release in 2005)
# "State of the Art" - DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit (Release in 2004)
# "Karma Killer" - Cyclefly (Release in 2002)
#"System" - Written by Jonathan Davis of Korn (Release in 2002)
# "Walking Dead" - DJ Z-Trip (Release in 2005)
# "Rock 'N' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) Part 2" - Handsome Boy Modeling School (Release in 2004)
# "Technical Difficulties" - Julien-K
1. Apar, Corey, Chester Bennington | Biography, mtv.com, Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
2. Bradenton Herald, Bradenton: Mo' Money Mo' Problems (August 13, 2004), Linkin Park Association; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
3. Rolling Stone Magazine, Linkin Park - Biography (March 14, 2002), The Linkin Park Times; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
4. USRN, Linkin Park's Bennington Suffering From Bite (August 13, 2001); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
5. Warner Bros. Records, "The Making of Meteora" (2003) [DVD]; released on March 25, 2003.
6. USRN, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Doing Fine (July, 11, 2003), Yahoo! Music; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
7. Montgomery, James, Linkin Park's ''Minutes to Midnight'' Preview: Nu-Metallers Grow Up (May 7, 2007), MTV News; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
8. Chester Bennington Profile, celebritywonder.com; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
9. Kushner, David, Linkin Park's Mysterious Cyberstalker (May 15, 2007), ''Wired'' magazine; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
10. McKenzie, Shawn, Crank Review (September 2, 2006), Entertain Your Brain!; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
11. Brink, etnies and Chester Bennington Launch Club Tattoo Collaboration with Exclusive Art Show in NYC! (March 21, 2007); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
12. ClubTattoo.com, Press Room; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
★ Linkin Park official website
Bennington performing live
Bennington at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok, Thailand
'Chester Charles Bennington' (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American vocalist. He is best known as Linkin Park's lead vocalist.
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Early years |
| Professional career |
| Personal life |
| Independent songs |
| Solo |
| Featured |
| References |
| External links |
Biography
Early years
Bennington was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as early inspirations. Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s, while he was still a child. He was sexually abused during his youth, and later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine addictions. Bennington eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews.[2] He worked at a Burger King restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician.
Professional career
Before joining Linkin Park, Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze, a now defunct grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He left Grey Daze in 1998, but struggled to find another band to play in. After nearly quitting his musical career altogether, Jeff Blue, then the vice president of A&R at Zomba Music in Los Angeles, offered Bennington an audition with Linkin Park. Bennington quit his day job, and took his family to California, where he had a successful audition with Linkin Park, who were then called “Hybrid Theory”. Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the band’s other vocalist, made significant progress together, but failed to find a record deal. After facing numerous rejections, Jeff Blue, now a vice president of A&R at Warner Bros., intervened again to help the band sign with Warner Bros. Records.
Despite having prodigious success in the early 2000s, Bennington has had personal problems outside of the limelight. He suffered a severe bite from a recluse spider while touring with the OzzFest in 2001, which caused his arm to swell.[4] Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album’s record sessions.[5] He fell ill during the summer of 2003, and eventually underwent surgery.[6] Bennington’s relationship with his first wife, Samantha, also declined during his years with Linkin Park, leading to their divorce in 2005.[7]
Personal life
Bennington married his first wife, Samantha, on October 31, 1996.[8] They had one child, named Draven Sebastian, who was born on April 19, 2002. After his divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Bentley, a former ''Playboy'' model, with whom he has since had a child, Tyler Lee. He and his family live in a 6,000-square-foot house in Orange County when he is not on tour.[9] Bennington made a cameo in the film ''Crank''.[10] He is also an avid tattoo enthusiast. In addition to sporting many tattoos and piercings all over his body, he has done work with Club Tattoo, a tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona. The parlor has received recognition from many magazines such as ''College Affair'' and ''Skateboard Mag'', while also spawning an art show in New York City.[11][12]
Independent songs
Solo
# "Let Down" - Written by himself for his solo project (Release in 2007-2008)
# "Walking In Circles" - on his solo album/written by himself (Coming out in 2007-2008)
# "Morning After" - Written by himself (Release in 2003)
Featured
# "Slow Ya Roll" - Young Buck (Off his new album Buck the World released March 27)
# "Home Sweet Home" - Mötley Crüe performed at ReAct Now (Release in 2005)
# "State of the Art" - DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit (Release in 2004)
# "Karma Killer" - Cyclefly (Release in 2002)
#"System" - Written by Jonathan Davis of Korn (Release in 2002)
# "Walking Dead" - DJ Z-Trip (Release in 2005)
# "Rock 'N' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) Part 2" - Handsome Boy Modeling School (Release in 2004)
# "Technical Difficulties" - Julien-K
References
1. Apar, Corey, Chester Bennington | Biography, mtv.com, Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
2. Bradenton Herald, Bradenton: Mo' Money Mo' Problems (August 13, 2004), Linkin Park Association; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
3. Rolling Stone Magazine, Linkin Park - Biography (March 14, 2002), The Linkin Park Times; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
4. USRN, Linkin Park's Bennington Suffering From Bite (August 13, 2001); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
5. Warner Bros. Records, "The Making of Meteora" (2003) [DVD]; released on March 25, 2003.
6. USRN, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Doing Fine (July, 11, 2003), Yahoo! Music; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
7. Montgomery, James, Linkin Park's ''Minutes to Midnight'' Preview: Nu-Metallers Grow Up (May 7, 2007), MTV News; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
8. Chester Bennington Profile, celebritywonder.com; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
9. Kushner, David, Linkin Park's Mysterious Cyberstalker (May 15, 2007), ''Wired'' magazine; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
10. McKenzie, Shawn, Crank Review (September 2, 2006), Entertain Your Brain!; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
11. Brink, etnies and Chester Bennington Launch Club Tattoo Collaboration with Exclusive Art Show in NYC! (March 21, 2007); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
12. ClubTattoo.com, Press Room; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
External links
★ Linkin Park official website
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