{"id":78372,"date":"2017-07-21T11:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=78372"},"modified":"2017-07-23T10:57:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T14:57:42","slug":"did-chester-bennington-really-commit-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=78372","title":{"rendered":"Did Chester Bennington really commit suicide?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chester Bennington’s apparent suicide comes on the birthday of close pal Chris Cornell<\/h1>\n

BY RACHEL DESANTIS
\nNew York Daily News<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ypVeJ6x75wk#action=share<\/p>\n

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was found dead of an\u00a0apparent suicide<\/a>\u00a0Thursday \u2014 the same day his close friend Chris Cornell would have turned 53.<\/p>\n

Bennington’s death at 41\u00a0sent shock waves<\/a>\u00a0through a music community still reeling from Soundgarden frontman Cornell’s own\u00a0suicide\u00a0<\/a>May 18 in Detroit.<\/p>\n

The pair, both lead singers of their respective bands, were close friends for years and often appeared on stage together. Bennington was even the godfather to one of Cornell’s children.<\/p>\n

The day of Cornell’s death, Bennington penned a touching tribute to his pal on Twitter, praising his talent and thanking him for the time they spent together.<\/p>\n

Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dead at 4<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bennington sings \u201cHallelujah\u201d at Chris Cornell\u2019s funeral\u00a0(CHRIS PIZZELLO\/INVISION\/AP)<\/p><\/div>\n

“I’m still weeping, with sadness, as well as gratitude for having shared some very special moments with you and your beautiful family,” he wrote. “You have inspired me in many ways you could never have known Your talent was pure and unrivaled. Your voice was joy and pain, anger and forgiveness, love and heartache all wrapped up into one. I suppose that’s what we all are.”<\/p>\n

Bennington ended his note with a heart wrenching, “I can’t imagine a world without you in it.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Chester Bennington<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2714<\/b><\/span>@ChesterBe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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With all of my love\u00a0@<\/span>chriscornell<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n