Chester Bennington Quits Stone Temple Pilots

Amid comments made public by ex. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland regarding the split between Chester Bennington & Stone Temple Pilots it has bubbled to the surface that the rumors are true. Stone Temple Pilots released a five-track EP titled High Rise in October of 2013, credited as Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington.  Oddly enough,  the writing was on the wall when the band  officially dropped \”with Chester Bennington\” from their name back in  March of 2015. Here\’s what Bennington had to say in his formal statement. 

\”The last few years have been an  amazing experience. I got to create and perform with one of the greatest rock bands of our generation, that had so much influence on me growing up. With the amount of time STP deserves, in addition to being in Linkin Park, and with the needs of my family, one of them always seems to fall short. Going in to this, the four of us… Robert, Eric, Dean and myself knew what we were up against. We decided in due fairness to friends, fans and the legacy of STP that it needs more than time was allowing me. And in all fairness to my bandmates in Linkin Park, as well as to myself and to my family, I’m going to focus solely on Linkin Park so I can contribute 100%. It’s been an amazing experience and a dream come true, and I look forward to the future of both STP and Linkin Park.\”

– Chester

The remaining core Stone Temple Pilots members have also released a statement on the exit of Chester Bennington and future plans for STP moving forward.

What an amazing and beautiful few years we’ve all had together. It was our honor to play and see all of you recently on tour. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time together with Chester not only professionally, but even more so on a personal level. Sadly, it was evident that scheduling and time was working against us. Within this, there is a new beginning. There is an abundance of new music written, some of which is already recorded. We have had the fortune of playing with some very talented singers over the last few months and will continue to do so until each of us feels and knows when the right person arrives.

With love,

Robert, Eric & Dean