Linkin Park paid tribute to its late singer, Chester Bennington, on Monday on Twitter.
https://t.co/CkwWKW25et pic.twitter.com/364B8vHRmf
— LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 24, 2017
Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, has committed suicide, TMZ reported. He was 41.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Bennington hanged himself at a residence in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and his body was discovered Thursday at 9 a.m.
He had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years, according to TMZ.
Bennington was close with former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, who hanged himself in May. Today would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday.
Bennington wrote an open letter to Cornell after learning of his passing.
With all of my love @chriscornell. pic.twitter.com/NFz0dnxfp8
— Chester Bennington (@ChesterBe) May 18, 2017
Linkin Park formed in 1996 and released its debut album, "Hybrid Theory" in 2000. The band has since released six more albums, the most recent being this year's "One More Light."
The band's biggest hits include "In the End," "New Divide" and "What I've Done."
Tributes quickly poured in online.
no words. so heartbroken. RIP Chester Bennington.
— Imagine Dragons (@Imaginedragons) July 20, 2017
RIP Chester Bennington, thank you for everything you did not only for rock, but for music pic.twitter.com/M24EpCMmc6
— nick (@RynoNick_) July 20, 2017
RIP Chester Bennington. Horrible news. One of the best front men to ever do it. A true legend. #LinkinPark
— Levi Benton (@levibenton) July 20, 2017
i was raised on meteora and hybrid theory, it still brings me joy listening to them now. RIP chester bennington.
— aaron powell (@_foglake_) July 20, 2017
