Linkin Park Bandmates Pen Emotional Letter to Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs on stage at the iHeartRadio Album Release Party presented by State Farm at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles in Burbank, Calif., on May 22, 2017. Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

Following the tragic suicide of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, his bandmates released an emotional letter to their friend and colleague.

In the first public statement after Bennington’s death, bandmates Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn and Rob Bourdon say that their “hearts are broken” and that Bennington left a “void that can never be filled.”

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