Quotes by Chester Bennington

About Chester Bennington:

Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise. He was originally the lead vocalist for Sean Dowdell And His Friends? and Grey Daze. He is also the current lead vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots and rock cover band Bucket of Weenies.
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When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why th...

Chester Bennington

This is a business of love and labor.

Chester Bennington

It's not cool to be an alcoholic.

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It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.

Chester Bennington

I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.

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We're shooting for the title of hardest-working band in America.

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I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.

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My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside.

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If fans come up to me, I talk to them.

Chester Bennington

I don't go out and pick fights.

Chester Bennington

The fans are the biggest reason we do what we do.

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There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical.

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Well, we promised our fans that we'd put out records faster, and that's what we're doing. We figured out a way to condense our cycle, so to speak, by... continuing to write, trying to keep the creative ball rolling as often as possible.

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All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody or some musical chord progressions.

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I don't drink. I choose to be sober now. I have drunk over the last six years, but I just don't want to be that person anymore.

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Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.

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For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something.

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We're not a political band, we're a socially-minded band.

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As an artist, I want a reaction.

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Touring for two years is excruciating.

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Author Bio

  • NameChester Bennington
  • DescriptionAmerican musician
  • BornMarch 20, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Singer-songwriter; Singer; Musician; Actor