Chris took his life and later Chester took his. The burden of Chester loosing his best friend really pushed him. You will have to see Linkin Park live on Jimmy Kimmel show singing “One More Light” where you see Chester’s emotion singing this song shortly after Chris’s passing. Very emotional. Thanks for reacting🙏🏼
Linkin Park was my go to "I'm feeling lost and don't want to feel" music, in that it made what I was feeling bareable. They saved me too. It broke my heart when he died. Chris didn't get me as much but it was still a great loss. I've never recovered.
Hybrid Theory and Meteora are two Linkin Park albums that do not have a single bad song on them. They are masterpieces. Would love to see you react to more Linkin Park.
I'm so stoked for this rabbit hole! R.I.P. Chester! Chester passed away by suicide, on Chris's birthday following his death. We lost two absolute legends due to Mental Health that year. It was rough for many of us. 😢
We lost them true but with Chesters death the stigma and apathy to those of us with mental illness! The shock that the world felt led to people being able to talk about it!
I think what people really don't understand about having a lifelong struggle with depression and anxiety is the sheer rage that's built up in you. Everything is setting you off, and you're trying so hard to play nice because you know it's irrational, and you never let it out. You go numb.
Listening to Linkin Park after his death is like looking into his soul and all his depression. The songs just feel like cries for help. One More Light is another soul gripping song and MV.
I'm wondering, if that gets skewed a bit by what happened. I'm sure he did put his soul into the songs, but we as humans also tend to put too much into some things in hindsight. The type of music genre that they made songs for are usually like this and speak out to many...or at least did when I was a teenager, but I am still not sure if that automatically means all the songs are personal cry outs as well.
World was a better place with Chester in it❤one person saved millions but millions couldn’t save one person,RIP Chester, your music 🎶 and voice is always with us!
Mike is a founding band member, producer and the glue to the band and Mike writes a lot of the lyrics and Chester does too. Chester was sexually abused from the age of 7 to 13 and was addicted to drugs since age 11. These songs were his way to cope. Mike wrote Breaking The Habit about Chesters drug addiction and Chester got clean, but his demons never left him alone and he spoke in interviews about it openly, Mike once said they write music for everyone to relate in their own way but he also wrote a lot about Chesters life because Chester had such a passion for the songs that he felt. I fell in love wit Linkin Park as soon as their first single hit and a huge fan all the way to Chesters passing. Great reaction! There will never be another voice like his, he makes you feel. REST IN PEACE CHESTER 🤍🤘🤍
Linkin Park was my son Jesse's favorite band...my son passed away 17 years ago and Chester Bennington and the rest of Linkin Park helped me through some really tough times. They are now my favorite band! Rip Chester you saved so many with your beautiful voice and I am one of them...Thank you ❤️
Just as there will be those who don't like it when you talk, there will be many more who are here to hear what you have to say. Do what your heart tells you.
It's definitely an outcasts' anthem, however you want to define 'outcast'. This song stood out to me and always meant a lot because, even though I had a very positive relationship with my mom growing up. She was very supportive and loving in pretty much everything I did, and I was lucky for that, but I've always struggled to connect with my peers(mainly in school) so I was bullied a lot and didn't have many friends. It was cathartic to have music like this.
My parents bullied me into not going the artistic route of becoming an actress. I met success, played in large theater, did a lot of things in my big city. But this life of hustling and finding jobs after jobs because you can never have a stable income unless you're a superstar got me deeper in depression as I struggled to play bills during covid. Eventually I got a more normal job and I got plenty of time to still write, act and do everything I love in my spare time. In my new community I teach my art, play important and historical writings and get involved. My parents were wrong, being educated in art SAVED my life because if I had nothing but my part-time work I would have killed myself long ago. My talents got me to travel, to meet people, to work and feel valued as a person and value other people. Art is generosity and beauty. Numb was the anthem of my teenage years. I'm so happy you like it too.
Such a beautiful but also sad song. Every time Chester sang it came straight from his soul. His face showed it. Need to see and hear him do "Givin Up." Such a strong cry for help. R.I.P. Chester. You are deeply missed.
About time you get to Linkin Park my friend. RIP Chester you are sorely missed. Enjoy this rabbit hole it is a deep and full of great great songs. Most of this will be on your play list I am sure.
Chester said in an interview that he writes about the abuse he suffered (paraphrasing here). That's why I got attracted to their music since I had similar experiences.
The genius of this song is that you got goosebumps, just like everyone else got goosebumps. And all for different reasons. This song transcends everything. If you feel it then it applies. ❤
Audioslave, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog... Pearl Jam, Linking Park, Nirvana, Alice in Chains: Those bands were the anesthetic of my youth and a good part of my contemporaries in a time when listening to rock was considered a BIG problem. From La Habana, thank you.
Personally when I look back and listen to these songs. I feel as if Chester was trying to tell us he was hurting. When you listen to his voice, you hear the pain. The lyrics as well tell you he's hurting. Thankful for his music and talent, saddened by the loss of such a great soul. R.I.P. Chester Bennington, and thank you for the music you shared with the World. Great reaction BP.
Reading the lyrics of Linkin Park, I always felt that Chester experienced it all. It's too relatable for it to not be. Granted the rest of the band could easily feel that way probably going the route of 'I'm going to be in a rock band" and the parents wondering where they 'screwed' up raising their kids to "goto college".
I've lived my whole life worrying about what others wanted of me and feeling like I failed over and over again. I never felt like I fit in or had anything valid to share, be, or say. It's taken to getting to almost 60 to sort this out in my head, to where I feel like I can be brave, be who I am, and explore my creativity and what I have to share. Being fearless is the most fearful thing you can do. I feel you, from your story, and I have mad respect for your genuineness and honesty.
❤ rip Chester ❤️ Linkin park & Soundgarden were amazing ❤️ What Chester went through as a child is just heartbreaking 💔 he was SA as a child, I work in this stuff & can feel his pain 😔🖤
You hit the nail on the head. It’s the expectation for your child that your child doesn’t want. Strongest lyric, “ you’re just like me with someone being disappointed in you!”
This song 🎧 hits home for me, because I’ve been a Lone Wolf 🐺 all my life and I’m 55 yrs old yes, I get along with some people, but always feel like the outsider
You are not the outsider, they are the outsiders. I'm a few years older than you and know exactly what you are saying. I've bucked convention since day (according to my parents)😂Be true to yourself as only you can provide what you need from life
I used to listen to Linkin park daily, since he passed its not been something I've really listened to. I suffer from bad mental health and listening to Linkin park and Chesters voice was always something that helped me. Now knowing he lost his life due to his mental health its sad to hear. R.I.P Chester, i wish we could have saved you look you saved so many.
Thank you for sharing your story. This song cuts to the very depth of my soul. I was a single Mom when this song came out, raising my teenage son on my own. His father had left us to, as he put it, "upgrade to a better life". He was in and out of our son's life, as it worked for him, never around to support him, but always having lots of criticisms about his life choices. My son played this song for me, it felt like it came from his life. We had a really good conversation about how he was feeling. We started to share music with each other, introducing the other to songs that were meaningful to us. This became our way to work through a very difficult period in our lives. We still share music with each other today, one of my favourite things to do.
I'd say everything from them is great. Some people like to shit on their later albums for not being like the early ones, but to me that's a perfectly valid path for an artist to go, to evolve. I like that their music was changing with them. I still miss Chester :')
To all who is struggling mentally, who lost hope, who tried and tried but failed...keep going. We owe it to the ones who couldnt carry on. Doesnt matter if no one cares, we owe it to ourselves, to our past, to our future.
You never get it wrong man whatever you take and relate to is so valid and true music is a way of expression and songs mean something different to everyone
I miss Chester and Chris more than words can say! They are both up there on my list of favorite artists of all time! There's a live video of Chris and Chester performing Chris's song Hunger Strike together! Definitely worth checking out! I've been reading a lot of conspiracy theories about Chris and Chester being murdered because they were very close to exposing something to do with child trafficking within the industry, but who knows if there's any truth to it....But with everything that's going down with diddy, it doesn't seem that far fetched! I 💯 believe there's some sick and twisted shit going down within the industry, and it definitely makes me question all of the other "overdoses", and "sui*ides" that have happened with other big artists! RIP to both of these amazing artists!! ❤
This hits pretty deep for me. Growing up, I was a bit rebellious, was grounded a lot and had average to below-average grades. My parents didn't really ever really expressed pride in me when I did well, but would express their disappointment in me when I failed their expectations. I also moved around a lot growing up so always felt like an outsider. I feel like my parents are happy with the way my life has turned out, but I still have moments where I think I should be doing better and thoughts of being a failure. I often wonder if I would have a different outlook in life had my successes (however small) were celebrated as much as my failures were punished.
Chester took his life on Chris Cornell's birthday. Chris had took his life a few weeks earlier. So sad that these two musical geniuses could not be saved. Definitely check out Linkin Park's performance on Jimmy Kimmel "One More Light." The emotion from Chester in that performance was heartbreaking 💜💜
Chester Bennington died on what would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday. Linkin Park songs have helped me in my life. Numb, Breaking The Habit, Leave Out All the Rest, Bleed It Out.
I think that's the beauty of this song. Most people can relate to the feeling, even if they can't admit it sometimes. It tunes in to your internal self. Great reaction ❤
The song Leave Out All the Rest I feel was almost foreshadowing for Chester. I haven’t looked to see if he wrote it or anything but the lyrics make me think he almost felt like he would lose his never ending battle with himself and he didn’t want his loved ones or fans upset. It is a really good song that you should check out. RIP Chester.
I only really discover LP last few yrs and man his lyrics sound like a cry - I understand that cry. Thank God he ( God ) pulled me outta of that. He was an amazing talent. 😢 Love from lisa a lyme warrior 🦠💚🙏 prayers for those who struggle
I still love this band. Some of my favorites are “Figure .09”, “Hit the Floor”, Papercut”, “Don’t Stay” and “One Step Closer”. That last one was channeling pure GenX anger and frustration. That and apathy were pretty much our default emotional range. If you dive into more of their music, you will not regret it.
I, too, went down the LP rabbit hole about a year ago. I was aware of songs played on the radio and enjoyed them but never really thought twice about them. As I got older, I listen more to the lyrics so hearing them now hits different then they did back then on the radio. So I started with the tribute to Chester concert (on YT) and went on from there. I discovered so many new favorites and can relate to alot of the lyrics. RIP Chester - gone too soon 💜
I love so much that you are delving into music that I experienced when it was first released. I feel so fortunate to have grown up in that time. And I love your passion for music, your emotionality, and your genuine way of being. Big fan and looking forward to checking out your podcast. This is also the first time I've listened to Linkin Park since Chester passed. I just couldn't. Thank you for bringing it back to me.
My son recently shared with me that he was happy I found his Chester through Ren! Music is so healing🙌🏻 Glad you followed your dreams BP and found your way creating a beautiful life for yourself and family💝
I grew up listening to this but the older I get, the more emotional this song becomes. I love my dad but In my early 20s I saw myself becoming more and more his shadow rather than being myself and even today after I've found my own image, I still feel that sensation from my early 20s coming out every single time the chorus hits.
Chris and Chester weren't just best friends. Chester Bennington was Chris Cornell's son Chris' godfather. They were beyond close. In fact, Chester took his own life on Chris Cornell's birthday. There's so many good Linkin Park songs, it's a deep hole. One Step Closer is what hooked most of us. In The End, Numb, Crawling, My December, It's Going Down (with Xecutioners, Wayne Static of Static-X)...so many.
This is my favorite Linkin Park song! I remember listening to it when I was younger and pissed off at my mom. Then years later, I heard my daughter listening to this same song when she was upset with me! This song has bridged generations!
Linkin Park saved me through out my life! Sometimes music is so much stronger than words can express! I was blessed to see them 5x and including live in Texas (Houston) and to this day I still listen to them and hearing Chester’s voice brings a tear to my eyes. Please react to Lost, Crawling (acá pella), given up, breaking the habit, Heavy and One More light! You will hear the Beaty of Chester’s voice! The singer with 3 voices! Thank you Linkin Park! Thank you Pegasus for reacting!
There is a perfect song from Muse about the struggle you describe 10:22 - Muscle Museum, single from the first EP, I think you will really like it. Early Muse has some crazy good music. TSP was my ringtone for a long time.
I love when you,re talking and telling your stories. This one got me emotional because I can relate so much. My parents are very traditional, and I dont mean it in a bad way. They just wanted me to do well, they wanted me to go to college and have a good job, marry, have kids. And I did everything opposite. So this song speaks so much to me. And your comments about it mean so much also. Thank you for sharing!
I had my dad read the lyrics to this song. I told him this is how I felt as a teenager. He now understands why we had all the fights. It has brought us closer.
when my dad left me, he left behind this huge binder full of cd's. and 2 cd albums were hybrid theory and meteora. and those songs i kept as a reminder: even though other ppl will give up on me, i must always remember to never give up on myself. and i felt like that was the message that linkin park was trying to get to me. rip chester 🕊️❤️🩹 and i appreciate your stories as well
Every album they put out front to back was a cry from the misunderstood and a cry for help. RIP Chester. 🫡 Their Lyrics aren't just a performative piece. They are a declaration. Reading them with hindsight is chilling.
One more Light live on Jimmy Kemmel (Chris Cornell tribute). Chester is so broken hearted. And Given Up is a very short song, but unbelievable. To hear him scream out to God & then that 17 second scream~man! Chester & Chris will forever be missed!
Glad you had the strength and courage to go for your own goals. Hard sometimes to let go of one's own dreams for your kids when you've been responsible for them for so long, and seen so much potential in them... but it's a critical step. Parents, let your kids know you love them for them, not for what they do (even and esp if it's not the path you picked for them)... and read up on adhd, anxiety, and depression. They're real things that are super hard to recognize from the outside -- procrastinating, sleeping too much or too little or at odd times, getting "stuck" -- this isn't laziness. It'll help your relationship with your kid immensely.
not a rap fan but my son loved Linkin Park and played them constantly. Once I paid attention I loved them. I still really only still like rap mixed with singing. The lyrics really spoke to him during the teenage/young adult years.
I recommend you check out "Papercut" from Hybrid Theory, the album opener that leaves you craving more. "Lying from you" from Meteora is another standout track, and don't sleep on the most underrated song from the same album, "Figure.09". Every track on Hybrid Theory or Meteora is phenomenal; there's not a single weak one. And for a true display of Chester's vocal prowess, give "Given up" or "QWERTY" (Live from Summer Sonic Tokyo 2006) a listen - his performance there is simply mind-blowing. ❤
Speak your truth. My parents were like that too. I found my own path , but my parents never supported my choices until they saw my success. Then they were mad cuz I didn't welcome them back into my life now that they were proud of me. I made them earn their way back into my life. Wrong or not those were my terms, and they understood that. So B4 they passed we finally came together as a family and accepted what the journey was.
Linkin Park's live gig video in an underground station is one of my favourite performances.. Gives me MAAAD GOOSEBUMPS! Deffo worth a watch after this @blackpegasus
Damn, I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing the music video for this song after listening to it hundreds of times, and it adds so much more meaning, so much more feeling. Very glad I found this video, and I appreciated your commentary, very understandable, and no (11:38), you're not tripping, cheers! :)
When you connect to a song, you connect to it. Every Linkin Park song has a message that someone is going to relate to in some form or fashion. *Talking To Myself* is written from the perspective of "ok I keep trying to talk to you to help (which is Chester or those of us that battle the mental blegh), but I feel like I'm not getting through and I'm talking to myself". People b!tched and moaned and grouched about the song Heavy, about the One More Light album being "not like Linkin Park at all" before Chester passed away, then they acted like they'd been hit with a clue when he passed, that is something that just grates on me. The One More Light Live concert/album has some beautiful versions of older songs, Crawling is heavy, faster paced....at the concert, it's something else entirely. There's an interview he did shortly before July 20th, 2017, and he is explaining some very heavy dark things, paraphrasing the space between his ears (his mental state) can become a bad neighborhood and the guy doing the interview starts laughing at one point (not an uncomfortable laugh), I stopped the video because I was just like WTAF.
Tough song for me to hear. I deal with severe depression/anxiety and have had those bad thoughts quite a few times. Like Chester, my head is my own worst enemy and a bad street to be on. RIP Chester
Damn, BP! I got misty watching this one. Your authenticity is a Treasure. I bout fell out of my chair when u shared about your miscarriage & another miscarriage & another I think. But y’all persevered. Didn’t succumb to despair like some of these folks. Thanks for keeping it 100. You’re like broken bread we all get a piece of. God bless.
Hybrid Theory got me through a very bad period of my life in Secondary School (UK, so High School in USA), health wise. Had to spend 5 months in bed and my sister bought me the first 4 harry potter books at the time (I was around 13 at the time. Also missed a whole year when I was 5, so couldnt read going to school), I read those 4 books and listend to this album over and over again during that time. They saved my life brother. Only thing is that I think of Linkin Park when I read/watch Harry Potter, or Vice Versa (thinking of Harry Potter when Listening to Linkin Park). But in all honesty, that is not a bad thing, as both were magical. Respect for the appreciation of such an important influence of my life. You sir, are a diamond.
