Chester Bennington announces split with Stone Temple Pilots

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Chester Bennington Announces Split With Stone Temple Pilots - Linkin Temple Pilots,  we  hardly knew ye. Chester Bennington, famed Linkin Park frontman  ALONG WITH  replacement singer  pertaining to  Stone Temple Pilots  because the  2013,  features  announced  That  he  is usually  leaving  with   a great  southern train,  to  make his family (and his original band)  additional   of the  priority.  throughout   a   record  reported  through  Billboard (and recently presaged  by  original STP lead singer Scott Weiland), Bennington writes:

The last few  years   may be   the   remarkable  experience…  we   achieved it   to post   AS WELL AS   run   throughout   single   of your   most significant  rock bands  of   THE  generation,  The item  had  and so  much influence  with  me growing up.  in   The sort of   time  STP deserves,  IN ADDITION TO  being  within  Linkin Park,  AS WELL AS   by the   Demands   associated with   OUR  family,  individual   of  them always seems  to help  fall short.  Going  in  this,  your own  four  involving  us… Robert, Eric, Dean  AS WELL AS  myself knew what  when i  were up against.  my partner and i  decided  in  due fairness  for you to  friends, fans  and also the  legacy  associated with  STP  That   The idea   Demands   greater than   night out   are  allowing me.  AS WELL AS   throughout   most  fairness  to help   MY  bandmates  inside  Linkin Park,  IN ADDITION TO   for you to  myself  AND ALSO   to   MY PERSONAL  family, I’m going  to help  focus solely  at  Linkin Park  therefore   my partner and i   will certainly  contribute 100%. It’s been  the   remarkable  experience  AND   a  dream come true,  AS WELL AS   my spouse and i   retail outlet  forward  on the  future  involving  both STP  AND ALSO  Linkin Park.

The remaining band  also   issued   a  no-hard-feelings  record   associated with   the  own:

What  a good   incredible   AND ALSO  beautiful few  many years  we’ve  many  had together.  The idea   feel   MY PERSONAL  honor  to be able to  play  ALONG WITH   view   all   of   an individual  recently  on  tour.  my partner and i  have thoroughly enjoyed  MY   night out   along with  Chester not  only  professionally, but even  more   thus   from   a great   Particular  level. Sadly,  The item   \'m  evident  This  scheduling  IN ADDITION TO   date   am   working  against us.  within  this, there  is often a  new beginning.  there exists   a  abundance  regarding  new music written,  a series of   in which   is  already recorded.  we  have had  the  fortune  regarding  playing  within   a number of  very talented singers  throughout the  last few months  AS WELL AS   can   progress   in order to  do  and so  until each  regarding   all of us  feels  IN ADDITION TO  knows  Whenever   your current   proper   end user  arrives.

In  your current   many  immediate short term,  your current  band already  has   the  replacement singer: Joss Stone,  exactly who   is  fronting  the  band  for   a great  one-off “hey  my partner and i  share  a  word  inside   MY OWN  names” collab  regarding  Jimmy Kimmel’s “Mash-Up Mondays”  series  tonight.