In a January 2011 interview , in response to the 2011 Tucson shooting , Bennington said , " 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 . In a free society , people have a right to believe whatever they want to believe . That 's their business and they can speak their mind . But '' 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 . " Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of '' Meteora '' , and struggled to attend some of the album 's recording sessions . In the summer of 2003 , he began to suffer from extreme abdominal pain and gastrointestinal issues while filming the music video for " Numb " in Prague . He was forced to return to the United States for surgery , and filmed the remainder of the music video in Los Angeles
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
Chester Bennington