Chester Bennington quotes

Chester Bennington was an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. His powerful voice and emotional performances helped shape the sound of modern alternative rock. He inspired millions with his passion and honesty in music. Here are 20 of his quotes:

You can't be afraid of people willing to hurt you, cause if you fear life, then you will never live. (Chester Bennington)

You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

Chester Bennington

Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.

Chester Bennington

It's not cool to be an alcoholic.

Chester Bennington

I don't drink. I choose to be sober now. I have drunk over the last six years, but I just don't want to be that person anymore.

Chester Bennington

I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.

Chester Bennington

I don't like to hold back, because that's how you hurt yourself.

Chester Bennington

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

Chester Bennington

I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.

Chester Bennington

My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside.

Chester Bennington

To pigeonhole a genre as being successful or unsuccessful is weird. (Chester Bennington)

I don't go out and pick fights.

Chester Bennington

If fans come up to me, I talk to them.

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Touring for two years is excruciating.

Chester Bennington

All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody or some musical chord progressions.

Chester Bennington

You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.

Chester Bennington

There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical.

Chester Bennington

It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.

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We'd like to think that our music will always be bigger than any one of our individual personalities.

Chester Bennington

For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something.

Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: March 20, 1976
Died: July 20, 2017
Quotes count: 20
Wikipedia: Chester Bennington

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