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Jared Leto's Emotional Tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Will Break You Heart

The passing of Chester Bennington has been a hard pill to swallow for many.

By Dustin MurphyPublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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The passing of Chester Bennington has been a hard pill to swallow for many. It's one that has caused anger, hurt, heart break, and sadness from those who let him into their lives through his music, his friendship as well as the knowledge of his own personal struggles. Among many celebrities that have reacted, recently Thirty Seconds to Mars singer and Suicide Squad actor Jared Leto reflected upon the singers passing. This has even been one of the sincerest and nicest reactions since the recent reaction by Brian Welch of KoRn.

His tribute isn't just one that focuses upon the loss of Chester, but also the things he remembers most about him. In his post, Leto, now 45, can be quoted from his Instagram saying, "When I think of Chester, I remember his smile. His laughter, intelligence, kindness and talent. The absolutely unforgettable voice that was at once - delicate, ferocious, and always full of emotion."

'From Yesterday' (Credits: 30 Seconds to Mars)

Many can relate to the reflection Leto shared of the singer whom passed away last week. Songs such as Crawling, Numb, Breaking the Habit, The Catalyst, and Lost in the Echo can confirm just how much emotion, ferocity, and gentle touches that Bennington was capable of having within his music. It was those very qualities that led many fans to relate to the band Linkin Park's music over the years.

In his caption, Leto continued on stating that Bennington taught him a lot about life through watching him, "especially about commitment, about kindness, about hard work, about the pursuit and ahievement of dreams and mostly, about love. I know that both his family and his band were a massive source of inspiration and pride for him. It was clear to me that he was deeply grateful for both the people that surrounded him and the life that he had."

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“My heart goes out to his family, friends and fans. A tragic loss of an absolute legend. We will miss you.”

Jared Leto finished up with a heart touching sentiment that has been reverberating throughout the internet. Fans have since poured out their life, heartbreak, and passionate well-wishes to both Bennington's family and friends after the 41 year old was found deceased at his private residence in LA. News of his death was announced two hours after the release of the bands latest music video “Talking to Myself", which can be see down below.

In the recent day since Chester Bennington took his own life, his longtime friends and bandmates in Linkin Park have also set up a suicide-prevention web page in honor and remembrance of him at the official Chester Bennington | Linkin Park page. On the page there is a simple statement with the leading text, "In case you or someone you know needs support, here are some resources."

The page also lists contact numbers, sites, and also headlines #ripchester on the page. This news also breaks after the announcement that Linkin Park and punk-rock band Blink-182 have canceled their North America tour together in order to promote Linkin Park's new album, "One More Light". the Blinkin Park Tour was set to start next weekend on Saturday.

The death of Bennington follows up with the recent losses of et alone was Bennington remembered by actor and Singer Jared Leto; he was also remembered by Blink-182 in a heart touching message on their Twitter page.

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The death of Bennington follows up with the recent losses of YouTube star Stevie Ryan, movie icon's #GeorgeRomero and #JohnHeard.

Bennington is survived by his wife and six children

If you or someone you know needs to talk about depression, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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Dustin Murphy

A video games journalist and Content Creator. He has been featured on sites such as AppTrigger and MoviePilot. He's the president and editor-in-chief of the independent news publisher Blast Away the Game Review.

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