Chester Bennington's death shows depression's pretty damn real

By Matt Crossman
Updated July 21 2017 - 5:04pm, first published 5:00pm
Tragic loss reminds us depression’s real
Tragic loss reminds us depression’s real

The tragic death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington sparked an immediate outpouring of grief on Friday, with fans and pundits quick to pay tribute to the man who helped propel the rap-metal movement into the mainstream. Much like the deaths of Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell in May this year and comedian Robin Williams in 2014, Bennington’s apparent suicide led a large number of mostly-well-meaning people to ask the question “why?”.

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