Revealed: Chester Bennington’s son's touching note to father weeks before Linkin Park singer's death
The son of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington left him a touching note, encouraging his father to “love life” in the weeks before his death.
Eleven year old Tyler left a post-it note on his father's coffee mug telling him to enjoy his day at rehearsals.
The note, which included a reference to a Linkin Park song, read: “Dad, enjoy your rehearsal or whatever your doing today. Love life because it’s a ‘Castle of Glass’. Tyler.”
Bennington’s wife Talinda shared a picture of the note on Twitter with the caption: “Our Tyler is the best! @ChesterBe.”
Chester, 41, was found dead in a suspected suicide at a private residence in Los Angeles on Thursday, the Los Angeles County coroner has said.
He is survived by his wife and six children, three of which – Tyler Lee and twins Lilly and Lila – he had with Talinda.
He also had Jaime from his previous relationship with Elka Brand and later adopted her son, Isaiah, before welcoming Draven Sebastian with his first wife Samantha Marie Olit.
Chester’s fellow bandmates Mike Shinoda and Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell said they had been left “heartbroken” by the news.
The band’s official Twitter account also paid tribute by posting a picture of Bennington on stage surrounded by hundreds of fans creating a sea of lights with their phones.
Tributes flooded in from musicians including Rihanna, Imagine Dragons and Stormzy.
Korn guitarist Brian Welch was slammed for his Facebook post which saw him call Chester a “coward” and claim his death will send out the wrong message to fans.
Alongside a picture of the late singer on Facebook he wrote: “Honestly, Chester's an old friend who we've hung with many times, and I have friends who are extremely close to him, but this is truly p****** me off! How can these guys send this message to their kids and fans?!
“I'm sick of this suicide s***! I've battled depression/mental illness, and I'm trying to be sympathetic, but it's hard when you're p*****! Enough is enough! Giving up on your kids, fans, and life is the cowardly way out!!!”
