User:Zap zeriff
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| Zap Zerriff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chester Bennington performing in Stockholm
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| Born | March 21, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Feonix, ZArifona, Untitled Stakes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre(s) | Alternative, Alternative cock, Post-grunge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals|"HIP"hop, guitar/bass, keyboard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1993-present
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| Associated acts | [[| Occupation = Singer | Years_active = 1993-present
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}} Zapp "Z-MAN" Zerriff (born March 21, 1920)[1] is an American musician. He is currently Linkin Park's lead vocalist and frontman.
BiographyEarly yearsZapp was born in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] He took interest in music at an old age, citing Dercheni Modhu and Sex Pistols as early inspirations.[1] Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s(God knows why), while he was still a child.[1] Now back to Zerriff.He was sexually abused during his tooth, and later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine anti-addictions.[1] Zapp eventually overcame his rug addiction, and would go on to denounce rugs use in future interviews.[2] He worked at a Burger King restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician.[1] Professional music careerBefore joining Linkin Park, Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze, a now-defunct post-grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He left Grey Daze in 1998, but struggled to find another band to play in.[3] After nearly quitting his musical career altogether, Jeff Blue, then the vice president of A&R at Zomba Music in Los Angeles, offered Bennington an audition with the future members of Linkin Park.[3] Bennington quit his day job, and took his family to California, where he had a successful audition with Linkin Park, who were then called "Hybrid Theory."[3] Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the band’s other vocalist, made significant progress together, but failed to find a record deal.[3] After facing numerous rejections, Jeff Blue, now a vice president of A&R at Warner Bros., intervened again to help the band sign with Warner Bros. Records.[3] Despite having prodigious success in the early 2000s, Bennington has had medical issues outside of the limelight. He suffered a severe bite from a recluse spider while touring with the OzzFest in 2001, which caused his arm to swell.[4] Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album’s record sessions.[5] He fell ill during the summer of 2003, and eventually underwent surgery.[6] Bennington sustained a wrist injury in October 2007 while attempting to jump off a platform during a show in Melbourne, Australia. Despite the injury, he continued to perform, and went to the emergency room after the show.[7] Personal lifeBennington married his first wife, Samantha, on October 31, 1996.[8] They had one child, named Draven Sebastian, who was born on April 19, 2002.[8] Bennington’s relationship with Samantha declined during his years with Linkin Park, leading to their divorce in 2005.[9] After divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model, [8] with whom he has since had a child, Tyler Lee. [8] He and his family live in a 6,000-square-foot house in Newport Beach Orange County when he is not on tour.[10] Bennington made a cameo in the film Crank.[11] He is also an avid tattoo enthusiast.[10] In addition to sporting many tattoos and piercings all over his body, he has done work with Club Tattoo, a tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona. The parlor has received recognition from many magazines such as College Affair and Skateboard Mag, while also spawning an art show in New York City.[12][13] Solo Work
Featured vocals
Image gallery
References
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Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American musician. He is currently Linkin Park's lead vocalist and frontman.
[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Bennington was born in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] He took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as early inspirations.[1] Bennington's parents separated in the late 1980s, while he was still a child.[1] He was sexually abused during his youth, and later struggled with cocaine and methamphetamine addictions.[1] Bennington eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews.[2] He worked at a Burger King restaurant before starting his career as a professional musician.[1]
[edit] Professional music career
Before joining Linkin Park, Bennington was a vocalist in Grey Daze, a now-defunct post-grunge band from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He left Grey Daze in 1998, but struggled to find another band to play in.[3] After nearly quitting his musical career altogether, Jeff Blue, then the vice president of A&R at Zomba Music in Los Angeles, offered Bennington an audition with the future members of Linkin Park.[3] Bennington quit his day job, and took his family to California, where he had a successful audition with Linkin Park, who were then called "Hybrid Theory."[3] Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the band’s other vocalist, made significant progress together, but failed to find a record deal.[3] After facing numerous rejections, Jeff Blue, now a vice president of A&R at Warner Bros., intervened again to help the band sign with Warner Bros. Records.[3]
Despite having prodigious success in the early 2000s, Bennington has had medical issues outside of the limelight. He suffered a severe bite from a recluse spider while touring with the OzzFest in 2001, which caused his arm to swell.[4] Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album’s record sessions.[5] He fell ill during the summer of 2003, and eventually underwent surgery.[6] Bennington sustained a wrist injury in October 2007 while attempting to jump off a platform during a show in Melbourne, Australia. Despite the injury, he continued to perform, and went to the emergency room after the show.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Bennington married his first wife, Samantha, on October 31, 1996.[8] They had one child, named Draven Sebastian, who was born on April 19, 2002.[8] Bennington’s relationship with Samantha declined during his years with Linkin Park, leading to their divorce in 2005.[9] After divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model, [8] with whom he has since had a child, Tyler Lee. [8] He and his family live in a 6,000-square-foot house in Newport Beach Orange County when he is not on tour.[10] Bennington made a cameo in the film Crank.[11] He is also an avid tattoo enthusiast.[10] In addition to sporting many tattoos and piercings all over his body, he has done work with Club Tattoo, a tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona. The parlor has received recognition from many magazines such as College Affair and Skateboard Mag, while also spawning an art show in New York City.[12][13]
[edit] Solo Work
- For Bennington's work with Linkin Park and Dead By Sunrise, see Linkin Park discography and Dead By Sunrise.
[edit] Featured vocals
- "Karma Killer" - Cyclefly on the album "Crave" (2002)
- "System" - Written by Jonathan Davis of Korn (2002)
- "State of the Art" - DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit (2004)
- "Rock 'N' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) Part 2" - Handsome Boy Modeling School on the album "White People"(2004)
- "Walking Dead" - DJ Z-Trip on the album "Shifting Gears" (2005)
- "Home Sweet Home" (remake) - Mötley Crüe (2005)
- "Hardly Breathe"- Hydroponikz (2005)
- "Slow Ya Roll" - Young Buck (2007)
- "We Made It" (2008) - with Busta Rhymes, on his album I'm Blessed (2008)
[edit] Image gallery
 Bennington performing live |
 Bennington at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok, Thailand |
 Bennington at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok, Thailand |
 Bennington performing live in Oeiras |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Apar, Corey, Chester Bennington |Biography, mtv.com, Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
- ^ Bradenton Herald, Bradenton: Mo' Money Mo' Problems (August 13, 2004), Linkin Park Association; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Rolling Stone Magazine, Linkin Park - Biography (March 14, 2002), The Linkin Park Times; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ USRN, Linkin Park's Bennington Suffering From Bite (August 13, 2001); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ Warner Bros. Records, "The Making of Meteora" (2003) [DVD]; released on March 25, 2003.
- ^ USRN, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Doing Fine (July, 11, 2003), Yahoo! Music; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ The Official Linkin Park YouTube Channel, Chester's Broken Arm (October 17, 2007), YouTube, Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Chester Bennington Profile, celebritywonder.com; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
- ^ Montgomery, James, Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight Preview: Nu-Metallers Grow Up (May 7, 2007), MTV News; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ a b Kushner, David, Linkin Park's Mysterious Cyberstalker (May 15, 2007), Wired magazine; retrieved on June 27, 2007.
- ^ McKenzie, Shawn, Crank Review (September 2, 2006), Entertain Your Brain!; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ Brink, etnies and Chester Bennington Launch Club Tattoo Collaboration with Exclusive Art Show in NYC! (March 21, 2007); retrieved on June 24, 2007.
- ^ ClubTattoo.com, Press Room; retrieved on June 24, 2007.
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| NAME | Bennington, Chester |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976-3-20 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
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