I am incredibly sad today, as Linkin Park is one of my absolute favorite bands, & now the voice of that group is gone. They’ve always had a lot of heavy songs, & now it will be impossible not to assume that there’s a lot of Chester’s own feelings in those songs. This is probably my favorite musician to die during my lifetime, & this is a day I won’t ever forget. For whatever reason, a lot of people decided it was cool to hate on this band, but they were & are very important to me & countless others.
I hope Chester is in a better place now & that his friends & family will be able to get through this incredibly difficult time. It is profoundly sad that so many of these artists suffer so deeply & that so many of them don’t make it to old age. Depression is an illness, not a state of mind, & I hope more & more people will continue to understand it a little better, even if they don’t experience it themselves. Thank you for this article.
