Showing posts with label draven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label draven. Show all posts
Apr 20, 2016
Happy 14th Birthday, Draven!
Draven turned 14 yesterday! Time flies...Here are some photos Samantha shared on instagram and twitter:
Jun 14, 2015
Weekly Roundup 6/14/2015
- Chester and Draven worked on this project together:
- I came upon this photo from Tallywood's (a friend of Mike, Anna, Brad, Joe and Heidi) wedding:
Then I found this:
May 14, 2015
Draven in Rock in Rio Backstage video
Rock in Rio's twitter posted a video of a little backstage stuff and Draven is even in it for a few seconds. Watch the video here! Thanks Mali. :)
Apr 20, 2015
Happy 13th Birthday Draven!
Linkin Lady wants to send a belated birthday wish to Draven who turned 13 yesterday! Samantha has been posting photos from his celebrations on instagram. Check them all out here,
Feb 3, 2015
Here's What Samantha Has Been Up to
Sorry everyone that I am behind with on things here. I still need to work on that header for the website but I am currently having computer issues so I haven't been able to use photoshop.
Anyway, I haven't posted anything about Samantha in a while but I saw that she wrote a new blog on January 30 called Happiness Within. She sounds like she is in a great place!
She also has some good news! She is now going to be blogging for CertainlyHer.com and you can read her first one here. She will be posting the blogs on her own website as well. So go read her blogs and check out CertainlyHer.com. ;)
And congrats on the new addition. Adorable!!
Anyway, I haven't posted anything about Samantha in a while but I saw that she wrote a new blog on January 30 called Happiness Within. She sounds like she is in a great place!
She also has some good news! She is now going to be blogging for CertainlyHer.com and you can read her first one here. She will be posting the blogs on her own website as well. So go read her blogs and check out CertainlyHer.com. ;)
And congrats on the new addition. Adorable!!
Jun 20, 2012
Herald Sun: Linkin Park's anchored frontman
Here's a great article from the Herald Sun:
LINKIN Park frontman Chester Bennington is used to scrutiny.Thank you everyone hat tweeted and emailed me the link! Much appreciated. :)
However, on their last world tour, Bennington took careful note of one considered opinion - his six-year-old son, Tyler.
Bennington says: "He has travelled more in his short little life than most have done in their lifetime. He has no idea he's done that."
Bennington is also finding joy in watching Tyler try to piece together the puzzle of the music, the performance, the crowd, the reaction, and how his 36-year-old father fits in all this.
"It's so cute," Bennington says. "He saw people cheering and thought: 'They're all here to see my dad and my uncles'. "He made that connection. He knows there is something special here. He realises dad does something different from what other dads do.
"It's interesting to see kids figure out how people view their father differently."
To most others, Bennington is a songwriter and the primal howl in Linkin Park, one of the biggest rock bands of the new millennium.
Hits include In The End, Somewhere I Belong, Breaking The Habit and Numb.
Their new album, Living Things, a return to the crunching intensity of Hybrid Theory (2000) and pop structures of Meteora (2002), will be released tomorrow.
"Our goal is to challenge ourselves creatively," Bennington says.
"We want to make music that doesn't play it safe.
"That's easier said than done when you've been doing it for 12 years and it's your fifth record.
"It can get easy to become complacent in your career and deal with things you know you're good at."
Bennington says the new album is more personal than their last record, a concept work called A Thousand Suns.
He explains: "Living Things deals with more issues on a human level, a personal level."
Bennington says he and co-writer Mike Shinoda wrote about characters more than specific experiences.
"Our lives are different, so we come from two perspectives," Bennington says.
"I remember saying to Mike: 'When I was a kid, my parents got divorced and that made me really sad. I want to write a song about it.' And Mike goes: 'Well, my parents never got divorced. I have no idea what that feels like.'
"But, somehow, it works. We end up with songs with multiple layers and points of view."
Yet, in the multi-platinum world of Linkin Park, one voice is always loudest: Family.
In the liner notes of the new album, Bennington thanks his wife Talinda, and children Jaime, Isaiah, Draven, Tyler, Lily, Lila and Alyssa.
He says: "My wife and my children give me a perspective that is necessary to stay a normal person.
"They allow me to see life for what it truly is, and what is important.
"Being a rock star is awesome, but it is not a real lifestyle. It's very secluded.
"It's awesome to make music at this level, but ultimately, what we want out of life is to be regular people.
"We don't want to experience life as rock stars on a pedestal.
"Family brings you back down to earth. It keeps you tied to the things that are important," he says.
Linkin Park will tour Living Things, including yet-to-be confirmed dates in Australia.
Bennington says their ferocious live shows keep him connected to the memory of the wide-eyed fan he once was.
"A lot of people can sing, and there are a lot of talented people out there for what they do. But I'm not sure there are many people who can do what I do, the way that I do it.
"When I get up on stage scream and yell and deliver ... I feel everybody wants to do that.
"At that moment, I'm speaking for all of us."
The singer says he recognises himself in the fan in the front row shouting every word of every song.
"There is something about that one kid who got there early, got his tickets first, and ran up to the barricade and waited all day to scream as if they were in the band.
"I remember being in that place, looking up at my heroes. There is nothing better than being that for somebody."
Apr 20, 2012
Chester's interview with The Edge
Chester called in to The Edge and did a quick interview (in his quiet dad voice) during naptime. He talked mostly about his family, like Jaime wanting to be a composer and how he feels about the kids getting tattoos...It's definitely worth checking out. :) You can stream or download it at LPTimes!
"If you had to have a dad, I'm a pretty cool one to have." -Chester
Apr 18, 2011
Video: Linkin Park in LA - Chester and Draven hug
Here's a video from Linkin Park's LA show. They are performing "One Step Closer" and near the end (3:18) you can see Draven run up to hug Chester. Cuteness! Thanks SV for the link. :)
Feb 28, 2011
Samantha's pictures from twitter
Ok, we absolutely missed those lovely updates on Sam's twitter. Here're some of those. Click HERE to check out more!
Feb 24, 2011
Live Review quote
Another review from last nights show quotes Chester:
Bennington also gave a special dedication in the middle of the show. He smiled announcing, "I want to say hi to my son up there. He got to bring his friends to the show for the first time. I hope you're having fun! I love you buddy."
Linkin Park Rocks Staples Center
“This song is dedicated to my son who is here tonight for the first time with his friends,” Chester Bennington (vocals) announced prior to their anthem “Iridescent.” -NeonTommy.comLast night Sanmantha posted on her facebook that she was going to take Draven to the show. Later Chester tweeted about how amazing the show was: "Best crowd we've ever had in LA tonight! Thank you!!!".
Dec 29, 2010
Sam & Draven pictures :)
Sam has posted on her twitter picture of her and Draven:
here's another one as well because i dont remember if we posted it already.
To see more pictures go HERE. Thanks to pat b for letting us know!
here's another one as well because i dont remember if we posted it already.
To see more pictures go HERE. Thanks to pat b for letting us know!
Oct 24, 2010
Draven the skeleton
Draven wore his Halloween costume when he went to see Deftones tonight. Samantha posted some pictures.
Sep 13, 2010
Los Angeles Times Interview
LA Times:
Via LPTimes.
“I made my mind up three years ago: I don’t want to scream anymore,” said Bennington, 34, stepping into the studio after a drive up from home in Orange County, his hair cut close to the scalp. “I think all of us at that point were going, ‘If I keep doing this, this is just what I’m going to keep doing for the rest of my life.’”
He attributes his willingness to step into new emotional territory to his experience raising four boys (ages 4, 8, 13 and 14 years), along with a widening of his musical tastes: “I’m a father now. I’m inspired to sing that way.”
“When I was 20 years old, I would have told you ‘I hate the Beatles. There is no way I will listen to that,’” added Bennington, whose personal model then was the roaring creep show punk-rock of the Misfits. “Now, I would tell you that I love the Beatles, and I didn’t figure it out until I was 27: ‘Oh. This is what everybody … talks about.’ It was weird. It was like all of a sudden I like broccoli. Now I love broccoli.”
Via LPTimes.
Nov 29, 2009
Gratitude & thanks! - Samantha's blog
Samantha posted a blog with a list of things she is thankful for. It's really sweet and I loved reading it. You can read it HERE!
Oct 4, 2009
Twitpics: Sam and the boys at the fair
Here's a picture of Sam, Draven and Ian (her Godson) at the Manhattan Beach Fair that she uploaded earlier.
May 10, 2009
May 9, 2009
Kids On Stage
Here's a quote from Chris Cornell's twitter:
Here's the video:
Cant find a youtube of the kids at wiltern but we just found this one at project rev with Chester B+ his son Tyler>http://tinyurl.com/qwzxqq
Here's the video:
Oct 4, 2008
Chester compares Mike to Draven - By SDsoFLY
Another Irvine video. This time it's one of Chester comparing his son Draven to Mike. Check it out! Thanks Ale for sending it in.
Sep 9, 2008
Old USA Weekend article
You'd be hard-pressed to find the expected rock-and-roll tour trappings of groupies, hangers-on and all-night partying. Linkin Park's buses and backstage area are smoke-, drink- and guest-free -- aside from their families, that is. Bennington, Shinoda and bassist David "Phoenix" Farrell all are married, while Delson, drummer Rob Bourdon and DJ Joseph Hahn have steady girlfriends. Bennington's wife, Samantha, and their 15-month-old son, Draven, usually travel with the band.
-USA Weekend
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