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Chester Bennington

Birth Date: March 20, 1976
Birth Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Linkin Park

Chester Charles Bennington a.k.a "Chazy Chaz" (born March 20, 1976) is the vocalist of the band Linkin Park. He is also the oldest member.

He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He is notable for producing loud and very high-pitched vocals. Most Linkin Park songs feature him screaming, using a technique called Creaky Voice, other wise called Vocal Fry. His hair changes style and color frequently. When he was younger he practiced singing every day until his lungs and throat were sore to get the voice that he has now.

Chester had a rather unpleasant life right through adolescence. He was sexually abused as a child, not by his family, but from the people around him. A few of his friends commited suicide, "I also lost a friend in a tragic freak skateboarding accident. He was skateboarding down this little hill, hit a pebble and hit his head just right, and it was over. It can happen to you a million times when you're a kid, you fall down and hit your head-he just happened to hit the wrong spot." When Chester was 11, his parents went through a divorce. He has two half sisters and a half brother. Chester attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshman year. But later he went to Greenway High. As a teenager, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. However, Bennington is now free from his addiction and has been so for many years though he is still a smoker. His co-writer and fellow band member Mike Shinoda wrote a song, which until recently could not be performed live. The song, called "Breaking the Habit," brought back memories from the past which in many cases reduced Bennington to tears.

Bennington was formerly the lead vocalist in a band called Grey Daze in 1994, who were popular across Arizona and the United States, but didn't achieve global status. Chester thought he was not getting enough credit for his vocals and lyrics, so he left the band. Since Chester left, they have replaced him with a new female singer, Jodi Wendt, and the band is now known as Waterface.

He graduated in the year of 1994 from Washington High. He met his wife, Samantha, while he was working in Burger King. He married her on October 31, 1996, at the age of 20, and because he was too poor to afford an actual wedding or engagement ring, the two of them have rings tattooed on their ring fingers. They have one child, a boy named Draven Sebastian Bennington, born April 19, 2002 at 1 PM as mentioned on linkinpark.com : "Chester and Samantha had their son on April 19th, 2002 at 1PM. He's happy, healthy, and cute as can be. The baby and parents are doing great. They thank you for being so interested and they love you guys! The whole family will be on the road during the next Linkin tour!". Draven was supposedly named after a character in the movie "The Crow". As of May 2, 2005 the couple are divorcing after eight years of marriage. Samantha has been granted full custodial rights of their child, while Chester is fighting for joint custody. He has a girlfriend Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model. Like bandmate Mike Shinoda, Chester is working on a solo album. It will be completed by late 2005 and set for release in early 2006.

In 2006, Chester is set to release a solo album, produced by Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck of Orgy. There are currently two confirmed tracks: 'The Morning After' and 'Walking In Circles'. 'Let Down' is also rumoured to appear on the album. Chester will sing, play guitar, play keyboard and does the progamming on the record. Influences for the album include The Cure, Depeche Mode, and Bauhaus, and Chester has described it as "fuckin' driving beats and walls of guitars." One of his friends also likened one track to T-Rex.

CHESTER BENNINGTON OF LINKIN PARK ON FORMING '08 PROJEKT REV

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DnPHlf8q3Pw

"When you put together a list of 150 bands or whatever, finding the ones who are into the idea, finding the ones who will take the right amount of money, finding the ones that are ok with their position on the bill, finding the ones that are available that haven't already made commitments or not in the studio, that's the most time consuming part and that's really difficult."

"There are certain aspects at work that are easy and there are other aspects that aren't. I think when it came to Chris it was very easy. We had toured with Chris in the fall of last year and we talked at the end of that and said 'We should do this again, it was too short.' My response was 'As soon as we find what that is we'll do it.' And this was it. So that was very simple. When it came to Atreyu, it was very simple. We asked and they said 'Yes!' It was like 'OK!'

"And then with the addition of Busta it feels like now we truly have accomplished what Projekt Rev was started out to be. We want to bring all these types of genres together and we love Hip Hop and that was the one element that was missing from this year's Projekt Rev. I think that Busta will not only fill that spot with grace and do a really good job performing live. I think that everyone will be engaged because he's such a great personality and his music is so unique and so good."

[Chris Cornell looks to once-in-a-lifetime collaboration on PR

Don't be surprised if you see Chris Cornell jump on stage with Chester and Linkin Park or any other band on Projekt Revolution.

We caught up with Chris Cornell to get his thoughts on discussing some songs to sing with Chester Bennington and if he's looking forward to sitting in with Linkin Park this Summer while on the road. "Absolutely, either surprise or on purpose. Yeah, Chester and I discussed picking some songs and actually going up. Yeah, I'd be into that anytime anybody wants to do something with me or vice versa performing. I think that's what makes these types of tours work better. That's when you really take advantage of it is when you got a lot of bands together breaking the ice and nothing breaks the ice better than when you're onstage together in front of 20,000 people. It doesn't get any more intense than that. Once you've gone through that with someone you pretty much gonna be pals."

Chester was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He has two half sisters and a half brother. He attended Greenway High School and Washington High School in 1994.
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Trivia
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Chester is the only Linkin Park member that needs a carrying-kit cargo case for his wardrobe. He's got shoes that go with every outfit, his underwear has to match his outfits, his socks have to match his shoes and his pants. Everything is a very big deal to him. (edit)
Chester is often the subject of pranks from bandmates Mike Shinoda and Joseph Hahn; he claims they draw on his face while he's sleeping. (edit)
In the video for "From the Inside", Chester has casts on both his arms. (edit)
Chester guest-starred in the 2006 movie, Crank. (edit)
Chester is a huge Madonna fan. He claims to own every single album she's ever released. (edit)
Chester has two pet dogs: an Australian shepherd and a Rottweiller mixed Labrador. (edit)
Chester sold his car on ebay for the animal charity, "Take Me Home". (edit)
Chester's song "System" is on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack. (edit)
On October 8, 2006, Chester was the guest host on the radio talkshow, Loveline. (edit)
Chester and Talinda had a baby boy named Tyler Lee Bennington early this year in March. (edit)
Chester was born in Phoenix, AZ. (edit)
Chester's siblings are children from one of his step-parent's previous marriage. (edit)
Chester was in MTV Icon : Metallica. (edit)
"The Chemist" is Chester's nickname too. (edit)
In March 2004, Chester had laser eye surgery. (edit)
Chester has designed some clothing for a company called Replicant, owned by Korn's Head and Orgy's Ryan Shuck. (edit)
As a teenager, he was addicted to crystal meth and cocaine. However, Bennington is now free from his addiction and has been so for many years. (edit)
Chester attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshman year. But later he went to Greenway High. (edit)
When Chester was 11, his parents went through a divorce. (edit)
Chester's tattoos, Totaling 13:
1.Upper Left Arm - (Pisces)
2.Upper Back - (Six arms spread out) This Tattoo was to illustrate Chester on stage. The tattooist gave the picture 6 arms to show how he holds the audience with his music.
3.Lower Back - (Linkin Park lettered in old English) This tattoo was the result of a bet Chester made with a friend of his. If Hybrid Theory went platinum, the tattoo would be free. If not, Chester would have to pay full price. The album went platinum, and Chester got a free tattoo.
4.Upper Right Arm - (Japanese Koi Fish)
5.Lower Left Calf - (Hybrid Theory Soldier)
6.Left Arm - (Flames)
7.Right Arm - (Flames)
8.Right Calf - (Dragon)
9.Ring Finger on Left Hand - (Engagement band)
10.Pinkie Finger on Right Hand - (Birthstone in gold ring)
11.Left of Back - (Dragon)
12.Right of Back - (Dragon)
13.Right Elbow - (Unidentified tattoo that looks like a skull on a rose?) (edit)
Chester can play the guitar. (edit)
Chester married his girlfriend Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model. (edit)
May 2, 2005 - Chester and Samatha are divorcing after eight years of marriage. Samantha has been granted full custodial rights of their child, while Chester is fighting for joint custody. (edit)
Chester is working on a solo album. It will be completed by late 2005 and set for release in early 2006.
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Chester married Samantha on October 31, 1996, at the age of 20, and because he was too poor to afford an actual wedding or engagement ring, the two of them have rings tattooed on their ring fingers. (edit)
His co-writer and fellow band member Mike Shinoda wrote a song, which until recently could not be performed live. The song, called "Breaking the Habit," brought back memories from the past which in many cases reduced Bennington to tears.
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Chester met his wife, Samantha, while he was working in Burger King. (edit)
Chester graduated in the year of 1994 from Washington High. (edit)
Chester's first tattoo is his Pisces sign on his left arm. Altogether he has 12. (edit)
(April 19, 2002) His wife, Samantha, gave birth to a boy, name is Draven Sebastian Bennington. (edit)
Chester's hair color is brown. (edit)
Chester has three siblings: Two half sisters and one half brother, Brian. (edit)
Chester's first band was Grey Daze, formed in 1993. (edit)
Chester is one of the lead singers of the band Linkin Park. (edit)
Chester's nickname is Chaz. (edit)
Chester is 5'10" tall. (edit)
Quotes
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Chester: I really wish Mike and Joe would stop drawing on me while I'm sleeping. (edit)
Chester: I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up. (edit)
Chester: My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside. (edit)
Chester: I was an athletic kid but I just stopped caring about it, and I stopped doing well in school. I started smoking weed and going to parties. I think I was 11 when I started smoking pot. (edit)

LP in Lithuania: Interview with Chester and Phoenix

e-X-treme has translated an interview with Chester and Phoenix from Lithuanian newspaper, Lrytas. Thanks e-X-treme, and also thanks to Arminas for sending me the same article.

June 12
Lrytas

Translated by e-X-treme

Q: Your fans waited for your performance next to the stage for half a day. What do you think about that?
Chester: It seems normal to me, when teens are acting like that. When I was their age I did the same. But it's a little bit worrying when grown men acts the same.
Phoenix: For me - its nothing. I'm just a bassist, no one knows me. They're waiting six hours to get to the arena, and I waited all day, untill I'll have opportunity to give interview with Chester - he's our star! (laughs)

Q: You came to Lithuania for a very short time. What do you know about our country?
Phoenix: Not much. On the way to arena we saw that Vilnius - beautiful, green city. I guess that's all.
Chester: I know more. Lithuania - basketball's gold mine. No one knows why, but you have very good players. Don't tell anyone, but I think your country will win the olympics!
Phoenix: Really? They're gonna beat us?
Chester: That's how it's gonna be! Lithuanians will take our best players, like Ilgauskas, and they will kick our ass! I say "our" cause we really love them.

Q: For your fans you all are like half-gods. On the internet they say that they would give anything away, for five minutes with you. Aren't you amused by this kind of talks?
Phoenix: No. I feel the same. Every day I ask Chester to sign my ass!
Chester: Seriously, sometimes it scares me. I don't like it when fans imagine us completely different from the reallity. Then we meet them, we try to show how simple we are, I think it helps, their hands stop shaking.

Q: You came to eastern Europe six years ago, then most of the best groups tried to avoid coming here. Why?
Phoenix: I'm afraid it's not our desert. Just like the fact that we are in Lithuania today. If someone invites us, and pays our fee - we come. It's simple.
Chester: But we never grimace, we never think that one country is better then other. For example we're one of a few best known groups who played in Malaysia. In the very beginning of our career one well-known musician told me - if they invite you to play, you have to play, cause next time maybe they won't invite you anymore.

Q: Do you check your bank accounts after tours? Do money matters to you?
Chester: We make enough, so we don't have to worry about anything. It's good to know that your family won't have any financial problems. But we came to the music world not because of money. People who do it for money is doomed for failure.

Q: You sold over 50 million albums, what more can you dream about?
Phoenix: After our first album Hybrid Theory, which was incredibly popular, we were afraid, that that's may be the end. How could we make something successful like that again?
Chester: But our second album "Meteora" was very popular too. Third one, "Minutes To Midnight" is a completely different story - we changed our style. Now it doesn't matter how many albums we will sell - the most important thing is that Linkin Park would create something new, improve all the time. Our purpose is that our group would exist many many years. I feel that's just how it's gonna be!

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Chester: "I am not Velvet Revolver's new singer"

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has dismissed rumours that he is set to replace Scott Weiland as the new frontman of Velvet Revolver.

In an exclusive interview for next week's Kerrang! magazine Bennington said:

"I'm friends with all the guys in Velvet Revolver and have played with all of them before. I'm friends with Scott [Weiland] too. I think the rumour that I was going to join Velvet Revolver started because Slash asked me if I'd come play a show with them in Vegas right around the time that Scott left the band. Timing-wise, it didn't work out for me, though. Maybe people assumed that invitation meant I was joining the band."

"It would be very uncomfortable for me to join that band because I'm friends with all of them, including Scott," Bennington continues. "If I was even going to do just one show, or record just one song with them, I'd have to know it was okay with my band, all those guys and Scott too.

That said, if Bennington didn't have prior commitments or wasn't friends with all parties, he'd jump at the chance:

"If I wasn't in Linkin Park anymore and I didn't know Scott, though, I'd say yes," he says. "Who wouldn't? The music is great and it would be a really cool opportunity."

А если бы он ушел из Линкин Парк, и раз Скотт ушел из Велвет Револьвер, почему для Честера было бы неприемлимо вступить в группу своего "друга"? Он же типа не выжил его.
Значит, если бы они были не знакомы, это окей, а раз они все приятели, то это выходит за рамки.... я пока ничего не понимаю.... может Честер здесь просто увиливает и скрывает истину.

Я читала, некоторые люди удивляются, что держит Честера в ЛП..... Майк? (это причем на полном серьёзе, а не из разряда слэш-шуточек). И вроде бы Майк тоже смог бы обойтись без ЛП, но в его случае (это моё мнение) он не может бросить просто так своих друзей, с которыми вместе уже полжизни.