Linkin Park's Dave Calls Chester Bennington's Death 'Big, Tragic Disaster' For Band: Time Stops... | Exclusive

Rock band Linkin Park's Dave will be debuting in India after almost 20 years to perform two shows for his From Zero World Tour. While exclusively talking to us, the singer has expressed his bond with other

members of the band while also mentioning about the unexpected death of Chester Bennington in the year 2017. He also shared their best moments from their journey together, while also mentioning the highs and lows and the victories and defeats. Dave called the band 'a version of family'.

Dave speaks about the journey of Linkin Park band

While talking to us, Dave expressed, "A band is, in its best and worst forms, is like a version of a family. You've got all the ups and downs, of what comes with that. And you end up living, eating, enjoying, playing, your families get intertwined, everything like that." He further recalled Chester's sudden death, mentioning that it was 'brutally difficult' as he said, "It was hard to go through. And with that, it was also really, really important to me to figure out some way to kind of move forward. Obviously, even in the family analogy, when you lose a loved one, it feels like your world stops, time feels like it stops for that period of time. But everything else around you actually keeps going, life moves forward and you've got to figure out a way."He added, "I had to figure out a way to like on-ramp back into that. Like, how do you figure out now how to live differently? Obviously it's a big change and everything from that point moving forward is always going to be different."

Dave speaks about 'tragic disaster' and how they came back more strong

During the conversation, Dave added that they had to somehow figure out how to move forward with Linkin Park after 'big, traumatic disaster'. He explained, "We've had small victories, big victories, we've had small struggles and we've had huge tragedies in the band. It is that version of family where you either figure out how to navigate it or you don't. Like with the band, you either figure out how you move forward or you just fold it up, wrap it up, and don't be a band anymore."He concluded with mentioning that a big part of their victory and where they are right now is that they navigated and figure out their own ways through those difficult waters.Check out complete interview below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3BJw_ruUcE

More about Linkin Park

Formed in 1996, Linkin Park's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bassist Dave Farrell, vocalist Emily Armstrong, and drummer Colin Brittain. For the unversed, the band went on a hietus since 2017 after Chester's death who died by suicide at his house in Los Angeles.The band will perform a standalone show in Bengaluru on January 23, followed by a headlining set at Lollapalooza India 2026 on January 25 at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse.