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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 25 July 2017
Linkin Park releases statement about band member’s death

By MESFIN FEKADU the world to know that you album, “One More Light,”
AP Music Writer were the best husband, dropped in May.
NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin son, and father; the family Billboard says the band’s
Park said their hearts are will never be whole without latest effort, “One More
broken following the death you,” the statement said. Light,” re-entered Bill-
of lead singer Chester Bennington was one of board’s Top 200 album
Bennington, who died by two lead vocalists for Linkin charts at No. 17 on the
hanging last week. Park, which became one most recent chart. The
The rock band said Mon- of the most commercial- band’s popular debut,
day that the “shock waves ly successful acts of the “Hybrid Theory,” checked
of grief and denial are still 2000s. They won countless in at No. 27. “One More
sweeping through our fam- awards, including Gram- Light” topped Amazon’s list
ily as we come to grips with mys, and their hits include of best-selling albums Mon-
what has happened.” “In the End,” ‘’What I’ve day, while “Hybrid Theory”
Bennington, who was 41, Done” and “Numb.” was fifth.
hanged himself from a The group also includes More than 11 million cop-
bedroom door in his home Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, In this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo, Chester Bennington, left, and ies of “Hybrid Theory” have
near Los Angeles. The Los Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Mike Shinoda of the band Linkin Park perform in concert during sold since it was first re-
Angeles County coroner Hahnand and Rob Bourdo. their “Carnivores Tour 2014” at the Susquehanna Bank Center leased in 2000. The band’s
ruled that the death was a They said Bennington’s in Camden, N.J. Billboard said July 23, 2017, that the band’s al- 2003 follow-up, “Meteo-
suicide. “absence leaves a void bums have returned to its album charts following Bennington’s ra,” was at No. 41 on the
The band started the state- that can never be filled — July 21 death. Billboard list, while 2007’s
ment with, “Dear Chester.” a boisterous, funny, ambi- Associated Press “Minutes to Midnight” was
“You touched so many tious, creative, kind, gen- demons that made every- on your sleeve,” the state- at No. 115.
lives, maybe even more erous voice in the room is one fall in love with you in ment continued. “Our love for making and
than you realized. In the missing.” the first place. You fear- Linkin Park had planned performing music is inextin-
past few days, we’ve seen “We’re trying to remind lessly put them on display, to launch a tour this week, guishable. While we don’t
an outpouring of love and ourselves that the demons and in doing so, brought but canceled it following know what path our fu-
support, both public and who took you away from us together and taught us Bennington’s death. They ture may take, we know
private, from around the us were always part of the to be more human. You released their debut al- that each of our lives was
world. Talinda and the fam- deal. After all, it was the had the biggest heart, bum, “Hybrid Theory,” in made better by you,” the
ily appreciate it, and want way you sang about those and managed to wear it 2000, and their most recent statement read.q