Linkin Park Shares Carpool Karaoke Video Filmed Before Chester Bennington's Death
The rock band just shared some of the last footage taken of their late lead singer, Chester Bennington.
Sharing a video of the group's appearance on an unaired episode of Carpool Karaoke on Facebook, Linkin Park told fans, "Watch our Carpool Karaoke episode with Ken Jeong now, streaming for free right here on Facebook."
As Nicki Swift previously reported, Bennington passed away on July 20, 2017 of an apparent suicide. He was just 41 years old. Bennington had recorded the episode of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke with his bandmates and Community star Ken Jeong one week earlier.
The Carpool Karaoke video, which was taped on July 14, begins with a message that reads, "With the blessing of Chester's family and his bandmates, we share this episode and dedicate it to the memory of Chester."
After meeting Jeong, the group, with Bennington behind the wheel, sings along to songs like OutKast's "Hey Ya!," Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," and the band's own songs "Numb" and "In the End."
Before Linkin Park had released the video, Corden, who executive produces the show, told the Associated Press (via People), "We will approach it in whichever manner his family or the people that were involved in that episode, however they would like it to be handled."
"We will navigate it as delicately as possible and just adhere to whatever wishes they would want because I don't think there's any other way we could deal with it, really," the late night host continued. "It's completely up to them and that's a conversation we haven't even thought about having right now."
For details on Bennington's life and legacy, read all about the untold truth of the late singer.