(CNN)Now, nearly a year after Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington took his own life, it's clear to his widow that in the days before he died, there were warning signs.
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The Los Angeles County coroner has confirmed the cause of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington’s death.
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The 41-year-old was found by an employee on Thursday in the bedroom of his house and while a note has not been found, the death is being treated as a suspected suicide. An autopsy is pending.
Bennington had spoken about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as depression. “My whole life, I’ve just felt a little off,” he said in an interview earlier this year with Music Choice. “I find myself getting into these patterns of behaviour or thought – especially when I’m stuck up here [in my head]; I like to say that, ‘This is like a bad neighbourhood, and I should not go walking alone.’”
The singer had been close friends with singer Chris Cornell, who killed himself earlier this year; Thursday would have marked his 53rd birthday. Bennington performed at his funeral and honored him via a post on social media after his death, saying that he “can’t imagine a world” without him in it. Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, tweeted yesterday: “Just when I thought my heart couldn’t break any more...I love you.”
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Tributes have continued to pour in for Bennington from the music industry, with Bennington’s former bandmates at the Stone Temple Pilots (he anchored the band from 2013 to 2015) issuing a statement on their official site, entitled “Chester”.
“It is a sad day today to know that so many of us will no longer share in your laughter, friendship and love,” it reads. “You showed us time and time again what it is to be an incredible human being. A beacon of light and hope is what you will always be to us. We love you Chester. We will miss you.”
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst also remembered him on Instagram, sharing a picture of the pair with the words “Gonna miss you”, while Placebo warned on Facebook of the “life-threatening nature of the twin demons of addiction and depression”.
It was also revealed that Bennington, along with his fellow band members, had recently wrapped an episode of Carpool Karaoke with James Corden just days before his death. Linkin Park released their last album earlier this year and had been touring before Bennington’s death.
In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14.
• This article was amended on 24 July 2017 to adhere to Guardian guidelines on the reporting of suicide.
LOS ANGELES -- New details have emerged on Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's suicide.
Police in Palos Verdes Estates released audio Monday to The Associated Press of a hired driver's 911 call in the singer's death.
The driver told authorities he had pulled up for a pickup at Bennington's house and was alerted by a housekeeper that she had found Bennington's body hanging in a bedroom. Her loud sobs can be heard in the background of the call.
The driver told police he had not seen the body himself.
On Friday, the Los Angeles County coroner ruled his death a suicide by hanging. Watch Commander Lt. Rudy Molano said an autopsy was conducted on July 21.
Coroner office spokesman Ed Winter's confirmed last week that no drugs were evident in Bennington's room.
Bennington's suicide echoed that of his good friend, Chris Cornell, who hanged himself in May. He had a strong bond with Cornell and died on what would have been the Soundgarden singer's 53rd birthday on Thursday.
Members of Linkin said say their hearts were broken following the death of their lead singer. Autocad 2012 64 bit installer. The rock band said 'shock waves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened' and added that Bennington 'touched so many lives, maybe even more than you realized.'
Linkin Park had planned to launch a tour this week, but canceled it following Bennington's death. Their hits include 'In the End' and 'Numb.'
An interview thought to be Chester Bennington's very last before he committed suicide has been published, a poignant and tragic read that suggests the Linkin Park singer had actually turned a corner when it came to his depression.
Obtained by The Mirror and conducted by Will Lavin, the interview sees Bennington insist: 'I came to a point in my life where I was like, 'I can either just give up and fucking die or I can fucking fight for what I want.' And I chose to fight for what I wanted.'
He talks about having come through the 'darkest time' in his life, the band's latest record proving 'therapeutic' for him and containing a 'hopefulness' and sense of 'moving forward'.
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Andaaz movie hd video song download. Bennington discusses how the album, One More Light, coupled with therapy, helped him move past his 'demons' and accept that life may not always be perfect.
It stands as a stark reminder that depression is a tough, resilient beast and that people can be saying one thing outwardly and feeling another internally.
Bennington mentions the feelings he'd been struggling with, including not even wanting to get out of bed in the morning feeling like 'the world is full of shit'.
Tributes have poured in for the singer from rappers and rockers alike over the past day (including fellow nu metal architect Fred Durst), Bennington's body having been discovered at his home near LA on Thursday morning.
Linkin Park DJ Joe Hahn headed there on Thursday afternoon, while guitarist Mike Shinoda tweeted: 'Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.'
Whatever you’re going through, you can call Samaritans free any time on 116 123 (this number will not appear on your phone bill), email [email protected], or visit www.samaritans.org to find details of your nearest branch.