Linkin Park's Shinoda Reacts to 'Creepy' Chester Bennington Imitators

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  @AGoodJoe · 1 year ago

  I wouldn’t wanna be looking at someone pretending to be my dead bandmate. Pick someone new and go forward.

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  @ricosheric9389 · 1 year ago

  What's creepier is, fans who "carried" Chester's "Be kind" attitude but always have the time and energy to hate on Mike and Emily to a point that they degraded the band  just because the band decided to move forward. Even more creepier, fans who actually hate Emily for singing old LP songs but at the same time love listening to AI Chester singing Emily's songs. The creepiest of them all are fans who want the band to change their name to something else like they've actually contributed something to the band, the entitlement really shows on their thick faces. Double standards and hypocrisy exist.

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  @heidibaltom8138 · 1 year ago

  Having someone who looks and sounds like a dead best friend would be terrible because it will always remind people that its not actually him. They without a doubt went in the right direction with Emily.

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  @majoraccident1924 · 1 year ago

  Imagine if a friend of yours died and some dude shows up, looking and sounding exactly that dead friend, trying to pass off as them

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  @oo131193oo · 1 year ago

  Emily Armstrong is the most creepy Chester imitator i have ever seen.🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

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  @noeezy1 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Chester Bennington quote when he was replacing the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots.... <br>&quot;We were talking about the opportunity to change the name of the band and start something new, and I was like &apos;why give up what you guys have worked so hard on? This is your legacy. [..] We should be able to move forward.&quot;

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  @hollyunicorn · 1 year ago

  Rest in peace Chester ❤

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  @danaleiva6611 · 1 year ago

  A lot of people lack empathy here. Chester wasn’t just another band member, he was a friend to Mike. I would really feel awkward having someone next to me impersonating a loved one so I absolutely understand him. You so called “fans” are incredibly emotionally immature. Haven’t you learnt anything about mental health? If you don’t like the new direction, move on, don’t ask Mike to do something hurtful just to keep you entertained, seriously smh.

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  @Rony-L · 1 year ago

  My gf and I are huge fans of LP. And I told her to give the new album a listen, and she simply said &quot;I&apos;m good.&quot; Like dude said, you gotta respect it.

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  @AmericanMisfitt · 1 year ago

  He’s talking about Ivan from the hybrid theory cover band

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  @iSolz_ · 3 months ago

  You do know imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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  @soraiacardoso450 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Linkin Park&apos;s legacy continues to inspire. Their ability to fuse different genres and express deep, often painful, emotions through their music ensures that they remain a vital part of the modern music landscape, and there is no doubt Emily is delivering as her own with the new songs. <br>Do i like to hear the old songs in her voice, not really, because it is inevitable to have reminiscence of how Chester sang them.<br>Mike was completely right on not getting someone similar to Bennington &nbsp;to this new age of LP, and i understand how creepy it would have been to do so.<br>I agree that Ivo is not Chester, but he sounds very close to him, maybe is my mind tricking me or whatever, but seeing Hybrid Theory live allows us to go through memory Lane with them, and get an amazing experience! (BTW they will be in MEO arena Lisbon with Grey Daze on March 22nd)<br>Another fact is, in one interview someone asked Ivo if he would want to be Mike&apos;s choice, he promptly said NO, he said of course it would be a dream but, not for him as he has so much respect for Chester, in that same interview HT said they enjoy the new LP fondly.<br><br>There is room for everyone, we all are tribute bands, just think the amount of times you hum a song of you favorite band ;)

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