Cameron Strang praises Chester Bennington's 'extraordinary talent' as music world pays tribute

Cameron Strang praises Chester Bennington's 'extraordinary talent' as music world pays tribute

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has been described as "an artist of extraordinary talent and charisma" by Warner Bros chairman and CEO Cameron Strang.

The singer died yesterday (July 20) in Los Angeles County, he was aged 41.

In a statement, Strang said the singer was "a human being with a huge heart and a caring soul. Our thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful family, his bandmates and his many friends. All of us at WBR join with millions of grieving fans around the world in saying: we love you Chester and you will be forever missed.”

Tributes have been pouring in from across the music community since the news was announced. Scroll down to see a selection of those posted on social media.

 

Painful Day. So sing the pain away. Thank you, Boston. Love you all. #stonesour #hydrogradtour

A post shared by Corey Taylor (@coreytaylor) on Jul 20, 2017 at 8:13pm PDT



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