Chester Bennington’s widow Talinda puts heartwarming tribute to the singer on what would have been his 45th birthday: ‘This life will never get easier without you’
Chester Bennington’s widow Talinda posted a video to her Instagram account to commemorate what would have been her late husband’s 45th birthday.
In her video, the Linkin Park singer could be seen dancing with his son Tyler while PSY’s hit Gangnam Style played in the background.
The musician’s widow also wrote a short note in the caption of the post to let her fans know how much her late husband meant to her and the couple’s children.
Looking back, Talinda, Chester Bennington’s widow, posted a retro video to her Instagram account to commemorate what would have been the 45th birthday of the Linkin Park frontman; the two are pictured at the Billboard Music Awards 2012
Bennington began by writing, “Congratulations … you would have been 45 and yes, Tyler would have you do this dance again!”
She continued: “This life without you will never get easier or less painful. We miss you very much. We will celebrate you in so many ways today. ‘
The singer’s widow closed her message with, “Tyler is teaching the girls and I this dance will be only one. We love you forever. ‘
The former Playboy model and Linkin Park frontman were first romantically linked in 2004.
Down: In the video, Bennington could be seen dancing with his son Tyler while listening to PSY’s hit Gangnam Style
Additional meaning: The singer’s widow also wrote a short note in the caption of the post, in which she began by commenting, “This life without you will never get easier or less painful”; the couple was pictured together in 2011
The couple would tie the knot in 2006 and shared a son named Tyler, 15 years old, as well as twins Lily and Lila, both nine years old.
Prior to his engagement with his second wife, Bennington was married to Samantha Marie Olit from 1996 to 2005; the couple welcomed at their wedding a son named Draven, who is currently 18 years old.
The musician also shared a son named Jaime with Elka Brand; he also adopted Brand’s son from a previous relationship.
Bennington died unexpectedly by suicide in July 2017, not long after Linkin Park released their seventh studio album, One More Light.
Sudden Incident: Bennington died of suicide in July 2017, just months after Linkin Park released their seventh studio album; the singer performs in 2014
After the death of their frontman, the band took a long hiatus to mourn the passing of their former bandmate, which lasted until April last year.
That month, the band’s bassist, Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell, stated in an interview that new music was in the works, although the members had worked separately due to the circumstances of the global pandemic.
In January, Linkin Park released a remix of their debut single One Step Closer, which had been reworked by hyperpop act 100 cs.
The band then revealed that they would be teaming up with several other artists to give their fans new interpretations of their earlier songs, in the same vein as their 2001 remix album Reanimation.
Taking time: After the death of their former frontman, the other members of Linkin Park took an extended hiatus, which only ended last year; Bennington is singing in 2007