LINKIN PARK Frontman Chester Bennington On Arizona Shootings - "Nobody, Even In A Free Society, Has The Right To Take Another Person's Life. Ever."
January 16, 2011, 13 years ago
Courtesy of Billboard.com, LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington recently shared his thoughts Florida's Broward New Times on the January 8th shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz. that claimed six lives and injured congresswoman, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Bennington, an Arizona native, called violent acts such as last week's a "primitive" means of resolving conflict that the world needs to "move beyond."
Bennington: "We live in a crazy world. There's no explanation for it. I personally feel that violence and war and murder are primitive, and I think that we've evolved as a species beyond that. Unfortunately some people still feel that's a means to an end.
"There's a non-violent way to express yourself and get your point across - regardless of what you're saying or what your point is, "Bennington continued. "...Nobody, even in a free society, has the right to take another person's life. Ever. That's something that we really need to move beyond."According to Billboard.com, DROWNING POOL say they are "devastated" that the band's 2001 single, 'Bodies', was featured in a YouTube video posted by Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner,
In a statement posted on its official website, the Dallas metal band says: "We were devastated to learn of the tragic events that occurred in Arizona and that our music has been misinterpreted, again...For someone to put out a video misinterpreting a song about a mosh pit as fuel for a violent act shows just how sick they really are. We support those who do what they can to keep America safe. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families of this terrible tragedy."
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