Who cares if one more light goes out?
There have been so many celebrity deaths lately I have lost count, David Bowie, George Michael, Chris Cornell and the one that hit me hardest was the death of Chester Bennington - The lead singer of Linkin Park. According to the news, he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Linkin Park was one of the bands I grew up with and like many of you, there will always be a few special bands that have followed you through puberty and into adulthood. Linkin Park was one of mine.
I can remember getting a notification on my phone on the 20th of July from BBC news whilst I was in the car with my boyfriend. I looked down and there it was 'Chester Bennington died at age 41'. I couldn't believe it I was in total shock, I lost my breath and started to get erratic as I told my boyfriend what had happened. But for some reason, he didn't have the same response as me. I was breathless, I was just listening to them in the car, how can he be dead??
I guess I'm one of those people who really connect with the music, I memorise every lyric and dissect the meaning of every sentence. Admittedly, I do prefer Linkin Park's earlier work such as Hybrid theory but after his death, I started listening to his newest album. Although it's a lot lighter and a lot more 'mainstream' than his previous songs the meaning of the songs are so profound. 'One more light' is a song about death, about losing the ones we love and honestly I cannot listen to it without crying. Just think, a man who seemed so happy actually had so many demons plaguing him every single day and they forced him to take his own life. He had a career, a family and money. Most would ask 'why did he do it, he had everything' but unless you have walked in his shoes you will never know why.
So why do we cry at celebrity deaths? Cause although we didn't personally know them we knew them through there art, whether that was music or acting, we saw them grow and develop their craft and because of this, we became fans. We grew up with them. We watched them through a screen or at a theatre. We knew about them and we wanted the best for them. I never thought that I would see my favourite bands break-up or pass away before I was ready to let them go. I cried about Chester dying and if it were another band I grew up with I would cry again and the hurt will probably never go away.
RIP Chester, and know that I care and you will be missed.
Linkin Park was one of the bands I grew up with and like many of you, there will always be a few special bands that have followed you through puberty and into adulthood. Linkin Park was one of mine.
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I can remember getting a notification on my phone on the 20th of July from BBC news whilst I was in the car with my boyfriend. I looked down and there it was 'Chester Bennington died at age 41'. I couldn't believe it I was in total shock, I lost my breath and started to get erratic as I told my boyfriend what had happened. But for some reason, he didn't have the same response as me. I was breathless, I was just listening to them in the car, how can he be dead??
I guess I'm one of those people who really connect with the music, I memorise every lyric and dissect the meaning of every sentence. Admittedly, I do prefer Linkin Park's earlier work such as Hybrid theory but after his death, I started listening to his newest album. Although it's a lot lighter and a lot more 'mainstream' than his previous songs the meaning of the songs are so profound. 'One more light' is a song about death, about losing the ones we love and honestly I cannot listen to it without crying. Just think, a man who seemed so happy actually had so many demons plaguing him every single day and they forced him to take his own life. He had a career, a family and money. Most would ask 'why did he do it, he had everything' but unless you have walked in his shoes you will never know why.
So why do we cry at celebrity deaths? Cause although we didn't personally know them we knew them through there art, whether that was music or acting, we saw them grow and develop their craft and because of this, we became fans. We grew up with them. We watched them through a screen or at a theatre. We knew about them and we wanted the best for them. I never thought that I would see my favourite bands break-up or pass away before I was ready to let them go. I cried about Chester dying and if it were another band I grew up with I would cry again and the hurt will probably never go away.
RIP Chester, and know that I care and you will be missed.
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-Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
One more light - Linkin Park
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