hey everyone welcome back to Hollywood entertainment today we're diving into a deeply emotional topic as Mike shenoda opens up about losing his Lincoln Park bandid Chester Bennington Chester tragically died by suicide in 2017 just months before his passing the 41-year-old musician shared his struggle with depression during an interview on Wednesday Mike candidly discussed Chester's death in an honest conversation with Howard Stern on siriusxm's Howard Stern Show revealing that those close to Chester were unaware of the severity of his depression Mike reflected on the early days of their friendship in band recalling Chester's tumultuous upbringing and struggles when I met Chester I didn't know his stories Mike said as I got to know him I found myself saying I've never heard such a crazy upbringing like doing hard drugs on the roof of his high school and barely staying out of jail despite Chester's issues Mike explained that the band faced many challenges during their early days with Hybrid Theory including small shows and exhausting tours in the midst of this Chester would sometimes go missing in return completely wasted making it difficult to communicate with him Mike also shared the impact of Chester's death on his own life admitting that he contemplated never making music again for me it just felt like too much to get back on it and try to do some version of music and also be seen through the lens of what had happened Mike confessed it was like being a member of a club that I didn't want to join earlier this month Lincoln Park released a previously unreleased single titled lost featuring Chester's vocals while chatting with Howard Stern about their hit song In the End Mike emotionally reflected on Chester's career saying he was born for this singing on albums and on stage was as happy as it got for him I feel good about that if you enjoyed this video don't forget to hit that like button subscribe to Hollywood entertainment for more updates and ring the bell so you never miss out on the latest news and rumors thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video