Success is nice, but it shouldn't be the only reason why you're a musician. Chester Bennington More Quotes by Chester Bennington More Quotes From Chester Bennington You can't be afraid of people willing to hurt you, cause if you fear life, then you will never live Chester Bennington causes hurt people I'm strong on the outside, not all the way through. I've never been perfect, but neither have you. Chester Bennington strong perfect way When life leaves us blind, love keeps us kind. Chester Bennington blind-love blind kind What’s the worst thing I've stolen? Probably little pieces of other people’s lives. Where I’ve either wasted their time or hurt them in some way. That’s the worst thing you can steal, the time of other people. You just can’t get that back. Chester Bennington pieces hurt people Alone in a world, With millions of souls Walking in circles Trapped in their dreams unhealthy, unclean walking in circles, now do not disturb scream in silence everyone's sleeping Chester Bennington circles dream sleep I don't like to hold back, because that's how you hurt yourself. Chester Bennington hurt You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it. Chester Bennington proving-yourself made trying Some kids are so depressed at home and with how people treat them in school that they cut themselves. This happens all over the world - kids who don't want to kill themselves, but nobody understands how much they hurt, so they cut themselves with razor blades. Chester Bennington hurt kids school 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. Chester Bennington reflection writing song 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. Chester Bennington rocks stars dream Tattoos exude pain and pleasure all at the same time. Chester Bennington pleasure tattoo pain I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music. Chester Bennington able pain negative You think I'm stupid. Stay out of my way. You think I'm stupid. Chester Bennington stupid way thinking I was a geek who thought I was cool. I didn't hang out with a particular clique, but with different people from different cliques. I was a total nerd, trying to fit in. Luckily, I found music and that was my niche. That sorta took me out of my geekdom. I was never invited to parties as a teenager - I turned up with the popular people. That's where the lyrics to 'Guilty By Association' came from. Chester Bennington teenager party people Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like. Chester Bennington asking sound looks We'd like to think that our music will always be bigger than any one of our individual personalities. Chester Bennington individual personality thinking 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. Chester Bennington recovery reflection writing Tattoos are permanent and a lifelong commitment, the same as marriage. Chester Bennington lifelong tattoo commitment There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical. Chester Bennington encounters wish average There was another time when Mike was really foul mood and we had to make a pit stop so he could use a porta potty. Mike went to use the porta potty and we were waiting inside the RV. It was joe’s idea, but we all got out and started to rock the thing back and forth. We didn’t mean to, but we ended up tipping the porta potty over while Mike was in it! Then we attacked him with air freshener Chester Bennington rocks air mean
