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.
My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside.
We'd like to think that our music will always be bigger than any one of our individual personalities.
We're not the Grateful Dead or Pink Floyd. We're Linkin Park, and we cut all the fat out. We don't do guitar or drum solos.
We're shooting for the title of hardest-working band in America.
Chester guest-starred in the 2006 movie, Crank.
Chester has two pet dogs: an Australian shepherd and a Rottweiller mixed Labrador.
Chester's song "System" is on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack.
Chester and Talinda had a baby boy named Tyler Lee Bennington early this year in March.
Chester's siblings are children from one of his step-parent's previous marriage.
"The Chemist" is Chester's nickname too.
Chester has designed some clothing for a company called Replicant, owned by Korn's Head and Orgy's Ryan Shuck.
Chester attended Centennial High School at the beginning of his freshman year. But later he went to Greenway High.
Chester's tattoos, Totaling 13: 1.Upper Left Arm - (Pisces) 2.Upper Back - (Six arms spread out) This Tattoo was to illustrate Chester on stage. The tattooist gave the picture 6 arms to show how he holds the audience with his music. 3.Lower Back - (Linkin Park lettered in old English) This tattoo was the result of a bet Chester made with a friend of his. If Hybrid Theory went platinum, the tattoo would be free. If not, Chester would have to pay full price. The album went platinum, and Chester got a free tattoo. 4.Upper Right Arm - (Japanese Koi Fish) 5.Lower Left Calf - (Hybrid Theory Soldier) 6.Left Arm - (Flames) 7.Right Arm - (Flames) 8.Right Calf - (Dragon) 9.Ring Finger on Left Hand - (Engagement band) 10.Pinkie Finger on Right Hand - (Birthstone in gold ring) 11.Left of Back - (Dragon) 12.Right of Back - (Dragon) 13.Right Elbow - (Unidentified tattoo that looks like a skull on a rose?)
Chester married his girlfriend Talinda Bentley, a former Playboy model.
Chester is working on a solo album. It will be completed by late 2005 and set for release in early 2006.
His co-writer and fellow band member Mike Shinoda wrote a song, which until recently could not be performed live. The song, called "Breaking the Habit," brought back memories from the past which in many cases reduced Bennington to tears.
Chester graduated in the year of 1994 from Washington High.
(April 19, 2002) His wife, Samantha, gave birth to a boy, name is Draven Sebastian Bennington.
Chester has three siblings: Two half sisters and one half brother, Brian.
Chester is one of the lead singers of the band Linkin Park.
Chester is 5'10" tall.