Chester
Bennington: "Linkin Park Were Spurred on by Rejection" 1/24/08
Linkin Park front man Chester Bennington was determined not give up on
the band - even when they were rejected by record labels over 50 times.
The singer lead the group - then known as Hybrid Theory - into numerous
showcase gigs for label executives and were turned every time.
The rockers were eventually signed to the Warner Brothers label in 2000
and Bennington, 31, insists he is glad he didn't give up on his musical
dream.
He says, "We played over 50 showcases for label guys and we got
turned down multiple times. It was tough.
"I was f**king miserable. The only thing keeping me going was
knowing that we had something special going on. I knew this was the
one."