Linkin Park 发布官方声明悼念主唱 Chester Bennington

距离 Chester Bennington 离世已经过去了四天，Linkin Park 其他几位成员终于打破沉默，在不久前通过官方社交媒体主页发布了一封公开信，以此来悼念他们的主唱。「我们悲痛万分，我们至今仍然没办法接受这个事实，这一切发生的太突然了。」，他们在公开信中写到：「你（Chester Bennington）打动了这世界上太多的人，多到你自己可能都不知道。」

而关于乐队的未来，成员们这样说：「你的离去所留下的空缺没有任何人可以填补，虽然我们依然热爱音乐并且想为人们表演，但是目前我们仍不知道未来的路该怎么走，但我们知道的是，因为你的存在让我们每个人都变得更好，谢谢你所做的一切。」，完整的信件内容详见下方：

Dear Chester,

Our hearts are broken. The shockwaves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened.

You touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized. In the past few days, we’ve seen an outpouring of love and support, both public and private, from around the world. Talinda and the family appreciate it, and want the world to know that you were the best husband, son, and father; the family will never be whole without you.

Talking with you about the years ahead together, your excitement was infectious. Your absence leaves a void that can never be filled—a boisterous, funny, ambitious, creative, kind, generous voice in the room is missing. We’re trying to remind ourselves that the demons who took you away from us were always part of the deal. After all, it was the way you sang about those demons that made everyone fall in love with you in the first place. You fearlessly put them on display, and in doing so, brought us together and taught us to be more human. You had the biggest heart, and managed to wear it on your sleeve.

Our love for making and performing music is inextinguishable. While we don’t know what path our future may take, we know that each of our lives was made better by you. Thank you for that gift. We love you, and miss you so much.

Until we see you again,
LP