Chester Bennington: Lead Singer of the Group Linkin Park
Chester Bennington, lead singer of the group Linkin Park, is my favorite singer. Chester was born on March 20, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona. When he was two years old, Chester's brother taught him to sing "Hot Blooded" and taped it. From this early age, Chester's fascination with music started. When he was young, Chester used to pretend he was the fifth member of the band Depeche Mode and sing along with them. His brother, who is 13 years older than him, got him into liking bands like Loverboy, Foreigner, and Rush. The first album that had an impact on him was the Misfits and the first instrument he ever played was the piano ("Chester Bennington"). When he was thirteen, Chester began to practice singing; he used to practice until his throat hurt. When he was fifteen, Chester joined a band called "Sean Dowdell and Friends" which he was the lead singer of. With this band he recorded three songs whose titles were, "Painted Pictures", "Kill the Flies", and "God's Afraid" ("Random Facts"). In 1993, Chester joined his first official band ca
The band Stone Temple Pilots influenced Chester's career the most; he first went to their concert when he was 14. His musical role models are Scott Weiland and Robert Plant. His favorite albums include Black Celebration, Purple, and Zeppelin #4. The albums he rates as being his top five favorites include: 1). Fugazi, 13 Songs 2). Al Green, Greatest Hits 3). Led Zeppelin #4 4). The Beatles, the White Album 5). Stone Temple Pilots, Purple. Besides this, Chester was also a fan of hip-hop music growing up, his favorite acts being Sugarhill Gang and Slick Rick. Chester also says he owns every Madonna record that has existed ("Chester Bennington"). The type of music that the band Linkin Park sings is known as Nu/Alternative Metal with Rap mixed in. Fellow band member Mike Shinoda raps some of the lyrics while Chester sings the rest. Nu Metal is a new type of music that first became popular in the 1990's with bands like Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Helmet, and others. Nu Metal is considered to be a more commercial form of alternativ
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