Why Linkin Park and Chester Bennington will always mean everything to Latinx emo kids
For a particular sort of Latinx emo kid coming of age in the early naughts, Linkin Park was a refuge.
Older siblings had Morrissey, a beloved emo-ballad-slinging favorite of depressed Mexican-Americans. A younger generation had Linkin Park and, to a greater extent, Chester Bennington. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where this relationship comes from, but it’s probably best to begin at the beginning.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, to working class parents, Bennington’s life was marked by early childhood trauma, abuse and subsequent battles with serious drug and alcohol abuse. Still, as his career as Linkin Park’s frontman launched to incredible heights, his love for the Hispanic community he called home never faded. Read more...
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Why Linkin Park and Chester Bennington will always mean everything to Latinx emo kids
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