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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

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Chester Bennington
Age: 41 †
Born: 1976
Born: March 20
Died: 2017
Died: July 20
Actor
Musician
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Phoenix
Arizona
Chester Charles Bennington
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