LINKIN PARK frontman CHESTER BENNINGTON was in MASSIVE DEBT and was asking for MILLIONS of DOLLARS in LOANS before his death, according to his son

In a candid interview with itsJoekMusic | Another Day In The Underground, Jaime Bennington revealed hitherto unreported information regarding his father Chester Bennington's financial circumstances.  Despite Linkin Park's enormous success with "Hybrid Theory" and their succeeding albums, the late vocalist struggled financially throughout his life.

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 "The question of how much he was around before he was even around and why that happened that way is really intriguing," Jaime Bennington stated.  And as he becomes more well-known and "Hybrid Theory" is regarded by the industry as one of the best debut albums ever, he becomes increasingly wealthy.  However, he had a history of losing money.

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He went on, "It seems that by the time he passed away, he was in debt and was requesting seven-figure loans from people."  "Even though that was one of his promises, he had to warn me that he might not have enough money to actually see me through college all the way when I was a junior in college, around 2013–2014."

 Jaime came to the conclusion that, "I don't know why his money was always gone, but you know it was one of those things where he lived almost like he was poor when he had a lot of money or it was supposed to.

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"These disclosures regarding Chester's financial difficulties offer fresh perspective on the life of the renowned singer.  They draw attention to the frequently hidden difficulties that professionals in the music business endure.