--- title: "For Chester Bennington – A Birthday Tribute" url: https://altwire.net/chester-bennington-birthday/ author: "Altwire Staff" published: 2020-03-21T00:13:22+00:00 updated: 2026-11-11T03:24:43+00:00 categories: ["News"] tags: ["Alternative", "Chester Bennington", "Linkin Park", "Metal", "Rock"] source: "AltWire (altwire.net)" --- # For Chester Bennington – A Birthday Tribute *By Altwire Staff · March 20, 2020* #### To say that we here at AltWire have been influenced by the immense talent that is **Chester Bennington** could not be more of an understatement if we tried. As fans of the band, we found a medium to explore new genres, new experiences, and new ways of being part of an amazing fan community. To that end, we owe **Linkin Park** so much. To Mike, Brad, Joe, Rob, and Dave, we cannot thank you enough for the amazing memories they helped craft. But Chester Bennington? In Chester, we found a *voice*. Our roots as music lovers are in debt to Chester, and his voice gave every tiny, tangible thought that lay in the back of our minds a way to reach through and be seen. Be *heard*. We, as a fan community, have screamed the lyrics more times than we can remember. We do not need to tell each other what to sing – we have already sung the words a million times over, and Chester is to thank for that. With this in mind, we here at AltWire would like to not only thank Chester Bennington, but also the fellow fans who have sung along with us. The fans who we know are probably singing along with us right now, as we reflect on ten amazing fan covers that we’ve seen over the years and remember Chester for his birthday. With love, and in memory of Chester Bennington The AltWire Team ### [Jonathan Young - Breaking The Habit (Acoustic Cover)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6uDJVfuAR4) [![Video thumbnail, Breaking the Habit acoustic cover: a black-and-white singer with mic beside a bearded man singing](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6uDJVfuAR4) ### [Painted Young - Pushing Me Away](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_QP1x02eFs) [![Video still of a Linkin Park "Pushing Me Away" cover: singer in headphones at a mic, inset of a keyboard player](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_QP1x02eFs) ### [One Voice Children's Choir - One More Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneFCDaeQNY) [![Video still of One Voice Children's Choir in white outfits on stone steps, with the title "One More Light" and a play button](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneFCDaeQNY) ### [Ai Mori - Crawling (Russian Language Cover)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGy1UgqmBzQ) [![Video thumbnail of a Russian cover of Linkin Park's Crawling, with a blonde woman screaming next to a spray-paint logo](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGy1UgqmBzQ) ### [Tris Mikal - Shadow of The Day (Acoustic Cover)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSoc3Gwnf9g) [![Singer with eyes closed plays acoustic guitar at a mic in a Shadow Of The Day cover video, keyboard and monitor behind](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSoc3Gwnf9g) ### [Kim Bo - Linkin Park Piano Medley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOApCF9Il3g) [![Video thumbnail of a pianist in a cap playing an upright piano, titled Linkin Park Piano Medley, with the band's logo](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/6.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOApCF9Il3g) ### [Lights and Sounds - Waiting For The End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWID5BlrP4A) [![YouTube thumbnail for Lights And Sounds' Linkin Park cover of Waiting For The End, two men standing](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/7.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWID5BlrP4A) ### [VCTMS - One Step Closer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6yB2qacd-8) [![Video title card for VCTMS' cover of Linkin Park's One Step Closer, with a jagged white logo on dark red](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6yB2qacd-8) ### [Janet Devlin - Numb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNUeKipc47E) [![Video player: red-haired woman in headphones and grey turtleneck, titled Numb – Linkin Park (Janet Devlin Cover)](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNUeKipc47E) ### [Rob Marconi - Given Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDldH0oUCc) [![YouTube thumbnail for a "Given Up" Linkin Park cover: a tattooed singer in sunglasses and plaid shirt sings into a pop filter](https://altwire.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/10.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBDldH0oUCc) For more Chester content, read our [interview](https://altwire.net/interview-chester-bennington/) we did with him in 2015, and the [article](https://altwire.net/goodbye-old-friend-chester-bennington/) we wrote after his death in 2017. --- From AltWire: https://altwire.net/chester-bennington-birthday/