Quotes from Chester Bennington

Everything you say to me Takes me one step closer to the edge And I'm about to break I need a little room to breathe 'Cause I'm one step closer to the edge And I'm about to break

I'm tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface I don't know what you're expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

I can't fall back, I came too far Hold myself up, and love my scars.

Against my will I stand beside my own reflection It's haunting how I can't seem To find myself again

You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.

Every step that I take is another mistake to you.

I want your lives to have purpose & passion. I wish to meet all of you so I can tell you how much I love all of you.

After I blew kisses to the guys flipping me off, they smiled and gave me heart hands back.

Who cares if one more light goes out? In a sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers

Crawling in my skin These wounds, they will not heal Fear is how I fall Confusing what is real

Tattoos are permanent and a lifelong commitment, the same as marriage.

Your voice was joy and pain, anger and forgiveness, love and heartache all wrapped up into one. I suppose that's what we all are. You helped me understand that.

Everyone's sleeping through life Afraid that their questions Just might have answers

Why does it feel like night today? Something in the air's not right today Why am I so uptight today? Paranoia's all I got left

I think for a lot of people, they think if you're successful, all of a sudden you get some card in the mail that says you're gonna be totally satisfied and happy for the rest of your life. It doesn't happen like that. Life, for me, happens the way it always has ... The only difference is I'm in Linkin Park.

When you suffered it all And your spirit is breaking You're growing desperate from the fight Remember your love And you always will be This melody will always bring You right back home

We're living inside of our minds Afraid someone just might Hear what we're thinking Quiet Careful of what you might say Cause they'll put you away

It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.

It's not cool to be an alcoholic.

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

We like playing smaller venues, but we know how many people want to come and see us so we don't ever want to stop anyone who wants to come to a show from coming.