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 In their first statement since Bennington's
suicide at his Southern California home last week, the remaining
members of Linkin Park said they did not know "what path our
future may take."
The alt-rock band on Friday canceled its North American tour
that had been due to start on July 27.
Bennington, 41, had a history of alcohol and drug abuse and
depression and had spoken openly in the past about his struggles
when Linkin Park first found fame in 2000 with their
best-selling debut album "Hybrid Theory."
"Dear Chester, Our hearts are broken," the band said in a
statement.
"Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled - a
boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in
the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the
demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal.
After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made
everyone fall in love with you in the first place.
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You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us
together and taught us to be more human," the statement added.
Bennington, who was twice married, leaves six children. The band
said they and the singer's wife Talinda and his family appreciated
the love and support shown by fans and other musicians over his
death.
Bennington was the second American rock star to die by suicide in
the last two months. Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris
Cornell, 52, a close friend of Bennington, hanged himself in a
Detroit hotel room in May.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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