Chester Bennington Quotes & Sayings

“I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.”

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

“I don't drink. I choose to be sober now. I have drunk over the last six years, but I just don't want to be that person anymore.”

“I don't like to hold back, because that's how you hurt yourself.”

“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.”

“Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.”

“The fans are the biggest reason we do what we do.”

“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.”

“As an artist, I want a reaction.”