He also paid tribute to Cornell on Twitter: "Your voice was joy and pain, anger and forgiveness, cinta and heartache all wrapped up into one. I suppose that's what we all are. anda helped me understand that."

For many disaffected teenagers, Linkin Park touched them in ways that no other band could. There was a sense of raw anger, hurt and defiance that set the tone for their songs, an acceptance that there was internal strife...

"My whole life, I've just felt a little off," Bennington berkata in conversation with musik Choice earlier this year.

Linkin Park mainman Chester Bennington talks to ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor penulis Rick Florino in this exclusive interview about the story behind A Thousand Suns, the letter in "The Messenger" and Saw 3D...

the fanspot for Dead oleh Sunrise, Chester's side project.

Chester Bennington teamed up with PETA for a brand-new "Ink, Not Mink" ad campaign where he shows off his tattooed physique above the tagline "Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin, and Let binatang Keep Theirs."