One More Light has gone out. The death of Chester Bennington, lead singer of the band Linkin Park, compounds an already tragic year for rock music fans. Chester was a close friend of Chris Cornell who also took his own life earlier this year.
Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter best known as the frontman for the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead singer for Dead by Sunrise and fronted Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015.
Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, in 2000, which became a commercial success. The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005, making it the best-selling debut album of the decade, as well as one of the few albums to ever hit that many sales. Linkin Park’s following studio albums, Meteora (2003), Minutes to Midnight (2007), A Thousand Suns (2010), Living Things (2012), The Hunting Party (2014), and One More Light (2017) continued the band’s success. Bennington formed his own band, Dead by Sunrise, as a side project in 2005. The band’s debut album, Out of Ashes, was released on October 13, 2009. He worked on new material with Stone Temple Pilots in 2013 to release the EP High Rise on October 8, 2013 via their own record label, Play Pen. Bennington has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader (No. 46).
#OneMoreLight Lyrics –
Should’ve stayed, were there signs, I ignored?
Can I help you, not to hurt, anymore?
We saw brilliance, when the world, was asleep
There are things that we can have, but can’t keep
If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone’s time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We’re quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
The reminders pull the floor from your feet
In the kitchen, one more chair than you need oh
And you’re angry, and you should be, it’s not fair
Just ’cause you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it, isn’t there
If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone’s time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We’re quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone’s time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We’re quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
Well I do
Born – Chester Charles Bennington
March 20, 1976
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Died – July 20, 2017 (aged 41)
Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S.
Cause of death – Suicide by hanging
Occupation – Musician singer songwriter
Years active – 1992–2017
Spouse(s) –
Samantha Olit
(m. 1996; div. 2005)
Talinda Bentley
(m. 2006; his death 2017)
Children – 6
Musical career
Genres – Alternative, metal nu metal, hard rock, alternative rock, electronic, rock, post-grunge
Instruments – Vocals
Labels – Machine Shop Warner Bros.
Associated acts –
Linkin Park Dead by Sunrise Julien-K Kings of Chaos Stone Temple Pilots
