Mike Shinoda Opens Up About Losing Chester Bennington

Published 2023-02-15
Mike Shinoda tells Howard Stern about the passing of his friend and Linkin Park bandmate Chester Bennington.

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All Comments (21)
  • @sylviam6653
    Say what you want, but Hybrid Theory was one of the best albums of the past 25 years, no question. What an amazing record and so unique at the time too.
  • I love Linkin Park, every member is amazing but hearing Chester's voice & Mike rappin made me an instant fan. LP is my #1 forever. RIP Chester Bennington
  • @rorschach3285
    Mike thinks his life through, in and out. You can see how he responded to the last question with so much internal deliberation, clarity and awareness. One of the reasons why he is an artist of great stature.
  • I was in rehab fighting my own demons when my counselor told me the lead singer for Linkin Park had taken his life. She didn't know she was telling me my childhood release was dead.
  • @kalaperr
    I didn’t realize Chester had a rough upbringing. I also had a similar upbringing and let me tell you, it fuels your depression, self doubt, imposter syndrome, insecurities, among other things. I am reminded if the quote “Its much easier to build strong children than repair broken men”.
  • "It was like being a member of a club I didn't want to join" hits hard.
  • @StephenYang
    I had the good fortune to not only meet Chester, but visit his home while he was still living in Long Beach, during the time he was doing Dead by Sunrise with Ryan and Amir. I met not only him, but his wife and son while setting up some networking equipment there. Very kind, very nice, and very sorely missed.
  • @lorir5728
    I saw them in concert 2014. It was amazing. They got in the crowd. They were hugging everyone in the crowd and hugged each other at the end. You don't see people going into the crowd like that anymore. They were just so genuine
  • @suuske3563
    Mike is such a handsome, talented, well-spoken and wholesome person. The world is lucky to have him ❤
  • Mike is super well spoken. Knows exactly what to say and how.
  • I would like to hear a lot more about how Mike's relationship with Chester worked throughout the years, now us knowing that Chester battled deep depression throughout the years. Honestly, not interested in their songwriting/band dynamic, but really more about what it was to deal with somebody like that. Obviously not everybody is comfortable talking too much about this kind of stuff, but would be really educational to listen to what Mike has to say.
  • @Chris24_
    You can always tell Mike tries his best to not bring up the personal details of Chester’s struggles. I think at this point he probably hates that a lot of these interviews are digging for personal stories about Chester’s struggles that he really doesn’t feel comfortable telling.
  • Chester blessed us with beautiful music for years. He changed the game.
  • @jackwitcombe765
    They were so dynamic together, the way their styles aligned was incredible.
  • I think one of the saddest things about Chester in his passing is the lyrical content of all of his material. It always seems that the most abused and depressed artists produce some of the best material. The most twisted and saddening content, lyrically and emotionally, that we can relate to or understand, is written or performed by equally suffering souls. I just wish we could have helped him.