Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41, LA County Coroner says.
TMZ magazine quoted police as saying Bennington hanged himself at a private home in Los Angeles county, California. His body was found on Thursday morning.
Bennington was said to be close to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, who took his own life in May.
Formed in 1996, Linkin Park has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and has two Grammy Awards.
The band had a string of hits including Faint, In The End and Crawling, and collaborated with the rapper Jay-Z.
Its album Meteora topped the Billboard 200 chart in 2003 and is regarded as one of the biggest indie rock records of all time.
Bennington leaves a wife, and six children from two marriages.
He is said to have struggled for years with alcohol and drug abuse, and has talked in the past about suicide as a result of being a victim of abuse as a child.
Latest Stories
-
Story of a survivor championing patient-led approach to dealing with NCDs in Ghana
1 min -
Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry resigns as transitional council is sworn in
23 mins -
Unforgettable stories from Primary School English text books
23 mins -
Jodie Comer to star in 28 Days Later sequel
32 mins -
CAFCC: GH₵36k for Baba Yara Stadium usage was for GFA, not Dreams FC – NSA clarifies
38 mins -
‘Lost’ Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m
38 mins -
CAFCC: Zamalek arrive in Kumasi ahead of second leg against Dreams FC
42 mins -
Megan Thee Stallion: Cameraman accuses rapper of ‘hostile’ workplace
43 mins -
I would rather invest GH₵50,000 in my soul than go for body enhancement – Celestine Donkor
56 mins -
Four interdicted headteachers transferred after GES probe
1 hour -
Plastic Pollution: UN leads negotiations for international legally binding instrument to regulate usage
1 hour -
UKGCC to tour Golden Exotics on May 2, 2024 as part of World Press Freedom Day
1 hour -
NIC leads insurance firms to donate blood as part of 2023 Blood Donation Campaign
2 hours -
EC sets May 7 to 27 for voters’ register update
2 hours -
Lekzy Decomic, Clemento Suarez, OB Amponsah, others honoured at Ghana Comedy Awards
2 hours