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Lead singer Linkin Park hangs himself
Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda confirmed the fact that lead singer Chester Bennington hanged himself at the age of 41.

According to the Associated Press, the male singer hanged himself at his home in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, on July 20, local time. After some media reports of the incident, lead member Mike Shinoda officially confirmed the incident on the personal tweeter: "Shocked and hurt, but it is true. Be aware of this! ".

"About 9am, we received a medical examination of a death in Palos Verdes," said Brian Elias, Los Angeles County screening officer for Rolling Stone. "We were at the scene and we are very sorry to confirm that the dead man was Chester Bennington."

Chester Bennington was born in 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is the lead vocalist of the popular rock band Linkin Park. Chester's high and emotional voice combined with Mike Shinoda's rap has made Linkin Park's music stand out as the most representative nu metal band in nearly two decades.

Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory debuted in 2000, selling over 24 million records globally and making it one of the most successful recordings of the first two decades of the 21st century. Linkin Park won two Grammy Awards and several other awards. . The group's latest album, released earlier this year, is called One More Light.
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Chester Bennington once admitted that he was heavily influenced by stimulants for a long time. He also suffered heavy psychological trauma due to a man harassing him when he was young.

He married Talinda Ann Bentley and had six children.!