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Late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington’s 15-year old son Draven discussed his father’s death in a new interview. Alternative Nation transcribed Draven discussing his father’s depression.
“I mean, he was really good at hiding it. I saw him a week before, I would not even be able to tell one thing was different. I thought everything was going great. It was really difficult. After it happened, you kind of think if it was planned, because I was there the week before, that I got to see him and spend time with him. It’s really difficult when you’re in that moment to actually tell.”
He later said, “I wish he had reached out more, and that he would have talked about it. He did a little bit, but then he’d cover it up a lot. He opened up, and then he starts changing his attitude. He started working out more, he seemed fit and really happy, he didn’t seem like he was as depressed as he was.”
He also discussed his own grieving process
“I like to process a lot on my own. I feel like it’s harder when Mom is trying to help you process, because then she feels bad about it, and she cries too. You feel bad for making her sad about it too. I know if there was anything I really needed to talk about, if I was too depressed, something along those lines, I know I would go to her, but it’s sometimes easier to take a step back.”
