Chester Bennington

His full name Chester Charles Bennington. He was born March 20, 1976. Chester Bennington has two children from a previous relationship with Elka Brand; Jamie and Isaiah. Bennington married his first wife, Samantha Marie Olit, on October 31, 1996. They had one child together, Draven Sebastian Bennington, who was born on April 19, 2002. He is best known as the lead vocalist , song writer of linkin park. Bennington became known as a vocalist with Linkin Park's. Bennington took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode andStone Temple Pilots as early inspirations. Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s. He later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine addictions. Bennington eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews. He worked at a fast food restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician. Before joining Linkin Park , Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze.

 Bennington later described the songwriting experience toRolling Stone magazine in early 2002:

  "It's easy to fall into that thing— 'poor, poor me', that's where songs like 'Crawling' come from: I can't take myself. But that song is about taking responsibility for your actions. I don't say 'you' at any point. It's about how I'm the reason that I feel this way. There's something inside me that pulls me down."

Bands

§  Grey Daze – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1992–1998)

§  Linkin Park – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion (1999–present)

§  Dead by Sunrise – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard (2005–2010 or present)

§  Julien-K – production (Teamed up with them for some songs, but is not in the band)