Late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s Dead By Sunrise bandmate Ryan Shuck discussed having dinner with Chester’s mother Susan after her son tragically passed away in July.
“[We] all took Susan to dinner, I fucking love that we did that, because I was going downhill. So we went to dinner and we started talking. Susan was super grateful, she was like, ‘Thank you so much. I didn’t know that I needed to get out, but I did. I’m so grateful that we’re having dinner together, and grateful.’ That’s a concept, grateful. I started feeling happy as Susan started telling us stories about Chester when he was a 2-year old.”
“She was telling me that he learned the entire Pop Eye movie at like 2 or 3 years old. He would sing and act out all the parts for everyone that came over to the house, the whole thing, and he would make them listen to the whole thing, he would make them sit. This is like little Chester, he probably weighed like 4 pounds, probably as big as a chihuahua. He was a little guy for a long time before he became [a big rock star].”
“We were all laughing at dinner, and we discovered something, that whenever we started talking about Chester, we couldn’t help but start laughing and having a good time. You can probably tell, I was pretty emotional when I came up, but as you start talking about him, you can’t help but start smiling. That’s what happened, and that gave me the direction to start writing something for his actual eulogy.”
Talinda Bennington has also continued to communicate with fans dealing with suicidal thoughts and mental health issues on Twitter with the #FuckDepression hashtag. She also gave an update on the One More Light Foundation. If you are dealing with mental health issues, you can call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or enter their live chat.
You have been a key member in forming the global LP fam. I'm here to bring us all to stand together against #fuckdepression in Chesters name
— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) September 5, 2017
@digbyjim couple of my favorites #fuckdepression pic.twitter.com/KHFLdvB5WL
— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) September 5, 2017
