Jared Leto pens emotional tribute to ‘absolute legend’ Chester Bennington
Last updated 23rd Jul 2017
Jared Leto has penned a poignant tribute to his late friend Chester Bennington.
Taking to Twitter two days after Chester’s death, Jared said the Linkin Park singer taught him a lot about “kindness, hard work and love” and hailed him as an “absolute legend.”
Jared toured with Chester in the summer 2014 when Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds To Mars co-headlined the Carnivores Tour, which took in 25 arenas and stadiums in the US and Canada.
Chester’s body was discovered on Thursday morning (20th July) by an employee at his Palos Verdes Estates home in Los Angeles.
On Friday, Ed Winter, spokesman for the L.A. County medical examiner-coroner, confirmed that Chester had died by hanging himself from a bedroom door.
Linkin Park have cancelled all upcoming tour dates in the wake of Chester’s tragic death including their scheduled co-headline dates with Blink-182.
Jared’s full tribute reads:
When I think of Chester I remember his smile…
His laughter, intelligence, kindness and talent.
That absolutely unforgettable voice that was at once – delicate, ferocious and always full of emotion.
Witnessing his life taught me a lot. Especially about commitment, about kindness, about hard work, about the pursuit and achievement of dreams and mostly, about love.
I know that both his family and his band were a massive source of inspiration and pride for him. It was clear to me that he was deeply grateful for both the people that surrounded him and the life that he had.
My heart goes out to his family, friends, band and fans.
A tragic loss of an absolute legend.
We will miss you