Talk:Chester Bennington

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Chester and Samantha were married for 8yrs. They have one son Draven. They then divorced in 2005 and Chester met Talinda, who already had a son Jamie. Jamie is Talinda's Son and Chester's Step Son. Chester and Talinda married on the 31st December 2005, Talinda gave birth to Tyler Lee in March 2006 (Chester's 2nd Biological Son).

Wikipedia is not a message board. If you want to chat with other fans, find a fansite. --SayCheese 22:48, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Voice? 2 Sexuality 3 Solo Album 4 Random Information 5 Genre 6 Edited 7 Sexual abuse 8 Early Life 9 Image Problems 10 Chester's Tatoos

[edit] Voice?

I am hoping this isn't a pointless comment.

First off, I love Linkin Park and listen to it all the time. I was screaming along with Chester one day and I wondered, what sort of stuff does he do to keep his voice sounding good? Of course, he doesn't do it all the time, but for concerts and also the albums, he has to scream a lot. If I screamed that much, my vocal cords would refuse to let me speak normally, much less sing like he does. So, does anyone know if he uses some sort of tea or something? Meditation?

• I've been a fan for years and I've never heard of any special remedy he uses. I think he's just gifted in that regard. He was sick at the concert I went to (laryngitis, if I spelled that right) but he sounded amazing anyway. So I think his vocal cords are just stronger or something. [[User:Premeditated Chaos|User:Premeditated Chaos/Sig]] 06:40, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• I'm studying classical singing (clean voice) and I've learned that singing does actually 'strengthen' your vocal cords, allowing them to take more punishment in the form of screaming etc. If he actually did train his voice since he was a kid, his cords are probably stronger just because he's been doing it so long.

I think this is indeed another pointless comment. There are forums on their official site, you know.

I know someone will think that this is completely pointless but I'm sure someone wants to know so it's not as pointless as they think. Now Chester says in the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival that he probably does everything that you shouldn't do. So I guess that if you want to have a voice like him do everything that you shouldn't do.(This here is pointless, I'm sorry) All I know is that I have been singing for a long time and screaming a lot too and I dont have a problem either so I guess that he just got used to it.

4 those of u that seriously don't know. Chester from a very young age, practised every single day, sing/screaming at the top of his lungs, until his throat was soar, to get the voice he has 2day.

It's still the most amazing voice I've ever heard! I screamed along and I lost my voice, but I still do it anyway because LP lifts my sprits and lets me fly. But, now that I've been screaming more, I don't loose my voice. So, yeah, he must be used to it!

[edit] Sexuality

Chester is a Heterosexual Please stop any debate on this! Chester is also married. (thought it was important to add!) ---

-actually chester even said himself that he is not 'straight', and he is not 'gay' he is 'just chester'.

The interview said "I can't actually classify my sexuality because I check out males and females. I can be aroused by either sex or what not, so I don't see myself as a heterosexual man or a homosexual man. I'm just Chester!" ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 01:13, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Which means he is officially bisexual, many bands and artists do this as it helps gain a fan base from all types of people.

on his myspace (before he closed it) under Orientation: he put Straight

[edit] Solo Album

Chester's Solo Album Snow White Tan, Has been put on hold for release untill after the new Linkin Park album has been released, possibly will be out in 2007.

i am glad to present the news of: The new Linkin Park album is to be released in March 2007.. i got this information off a reliable source: Kerrang music channel, the "The Rock God!" (you text in any question about rock, and he'll answer you, this question was mentioned and this was his answer, this topic arose at around 6pm, english time, thursday 1st feburary)

[edit] Random Information

If you would like to view the information that was here previously go to a fansite because it is all there. Try [pushmeaway.com]

[edit] Genre

Untill the solo album is released you can not say what the genre is.

is it proven that the woman who hacked bennington's computers really are the woman who owns that myspace page??

..no, she worked in the U.S. government in the computers labs sectioned, and hacked in etc..... this source can be found on amazon.com

[edit] Edited

I have edited this article, basically taking out all the repeated things and the chit chat and unfortunatly this is what you are left with. (Manderf 16:49, 16 August 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Sexual abuse

chester bennington was sexually abused as a boy, sources have been found, i will not mention where though. apparently it was for a good few years in his childhood. although not by family members, but by people that were thought to of been close family freinds, where fingered pointed at as the guilty attackers, although, chester did say himself he lost his virginity when he was fifteen. this maybe true but it still doesn't exclaim the child molestering he endured also in his own words he opened up to the truth that he was sexually abused as a boy. surely that is proof on it's own.

Actually, he just mentioned his sexual abuse (albeit briefly) on LoveLine the other night. Here's the official link to the Downloadable Mp3 for proof:

• Sep 21, 2006 - Loveline w/ Linkin Park

Now the fans have known about it for a long time, but if you need the proof, there it is. Jay 01:41, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Early Life

This section appears to have been edited and written in a fashion that suggests a fan wrote it as opposed to someone writing the facts. Either way, the repetitiveness of the word "Chester" might distract readers. Anyone want to fix that?--72.226.224.251 17:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Problems

All the images on this page were supposedly licensed under a {{attribution}} claim. Apparently, the uploader failed to provide proof that Pushmeaway.com actually released the images, or proof that the website even had official permission to release the images. Although the website was dead, I looked it up on the Internet Archive, and noticed that some LP fans likely operated the site. In that case, it’s unlikely LP would allow the site’s web masters to use the images, barring some persuasive legal jargon. --ShadowJester07 07:37, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

The producer of the website claimed fair use for the photos, so it wouldn't be likely that the owner took the image herself.[1] --Kzrulzuall 04:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

and does noone have a image of Bennington?, there are thousands of people contributing, so there must be someone.... --Kzrulzuall 10:16, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chester's Tatoos

Hi. I strongly believe that the section that talks about Chester's tatoos should be shorten and put under "Trivia" instead. Wouldn't talking about a guy's tatoo here at Wikipedia be unprofessional and unencyclopedic? - Omar 180 18:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Keep in mind that Trivial and unencyclopedic information does not belong on Wikipedia. NO GA and FA articles have trivia sections. Also, take not the section is poorly sourced - the only sources you find on the internet were copied from Wikipedia. -- ShadowJester07  ►Talk  19:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree the section is unencyclopedic and akin to something from a fansite. I deleted it and added a small blurb in the trivia section. --Foot Dragoon 06:45, 1 April 2007 (UTC)