Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington committed suicide and was found this morning. His bandmate Mike Shinoda confirmed the news. In the wake of his passing, several fellow musicians have paid their respects, including Chance the Rapper, Run the Jewels, Passion Pit, Best Coast, Geoff Rickly, Pusha T, Chuck D, Rihanna, Dam-Funk, The Mountain Goats, and more:
RIP Chester. Tragic ending. Condolences his family and friends and Linkin Park 🙏🏾
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/therealelp/status/888110886988128257
RIP Chester. Salutes and Condolences to Mike and Your band mates and big love and Condolences… https://t.co/bohnNYY5aF
— Killer Mike (@KillerMike) July 20, 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWx6DjADYcH/
https://twitter.com/passionpit/status/888114657587634177
RIP. Mental health is not a joke. Heartbreaking 💔 https://t.co/31oKtz1HM6
— Bethany Cosentino (@BethanyCoast) July 20, 2017
I hate seeing the news of another singer passing this way. Sending love to Chester's friends and family. ❤️to his band mate brothers.
— Geoffrey Rickly (@GeoffRickly) July 20, 2017
Chester it was truly a pleasure, thank you for sharing your greatness… #RIP #LinkinPark 🙏🏿
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) July 20, 2017
Rest In Beats Chester from @linkinpark damn yo.
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) July 20, 2017
R.I.P. to @linkinpark's Chester Bennington. Damn… He was tight. Made some good music.
— FunK (@DaMFunK) July 20, 2017
RIP Chesterhttps://t.co/s5tN8blowW
— fromidable! (@owenpallett) July 20, 2017
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide!?! Fucking seriously?
— Keith Caputo (@KeithCaputoLive) July 20, 2017
#RIPChesterBennington I remember the 1st day I went in the basement Warner Bros. Records #Burbank to hear you 1at… https://t.co/gDkXtq5Vge
— Nile Rodgers (@nilerodgers) July 20, 2017
whoa. chester bennington's death is hitting hard. linkin park was genuinely my first favorite band, and was for so many others also.
— sinai vessel (@sinaivessel) July 20, 2017
chester bennington was my 1st celeb crush, linkin park was 1st band i learned on guitar, hybrid theory soundtracked 1st depression at 11 y/o
— 🅔🅜🅡🅔🅞 🅚🅐🅡🅣 (@emilyreo) July 20, 2017
Rest in Peace Chester Bennington
Photo from #Ozzfest 2001 https://t.co/ZpBQpdpk1T
— OzzFest (@TheOzzFest) July 20, 2017
I am in tears.Chester just told me how happy he was…..He was such a sweet and talented man……Ifeel so sad for his family,band mates and fans
— 📷 (@NikkiSixx) July 20, 2017
#LinkinPark means a lot of things to a lot of people…definitely means a lot to me…condolences to his family and my fellow LP heads…😞😔
— “SAMURAI DX” & “SAMURAI” OUT NOW! (@LupeFiasco) July 20, 2017
Linkin Park meant a LOT to a lot of kids I used to take care of in treatments & placements & therefore to me, too. Very sad today.
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) July 20, 2017