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Linkin Park to not perform this song in live shows as it reminds of Chester Bennington

Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular American band Linkin Park has decided that they will remove their song " One More Light " from their live performances . The rock band considers that this song is "too sad to play." The song is the title track of the band's last album with late frontman Chester Bennington . He died by suicide in 2017. It brings back too many painful memories for the band an interview to The Guardian, co-founder Mike Shinoda said, "[It was originally written] for a woman at the label that we worked with who passed away." "Then, after Chester passed, the world decided that it was about him. And so that's just too sad to play," he further Chester passed away, Mike took a break from the rock band and created his solo album, Post Traumatic, while coping with his grief. He called the project a personal diary of his feelings during that difficult time, but also saw it as a way to reassure fans that he was still there, saying, "to provide an area for fans to commune and go, 'Oh, Mike is still here. We didn't lose the tour initially provided some solace, Mike admitted that it eventually became "exhausting," as he found himself grappling not only with his grief but also that of the fans."And then towards the end, it was exhausting. I had started to ... I don't want to say move on. 'Move on' to some people means not looking back and forgetting; that's completely not how I felt. I felt like I was coping well, and I was able to get up in the morning and not think about it, and I was evolving from the terrible stuff that had happened. Then I would go to the show and spend 90 minutes with half the crowd crying,' he said. 'And I'm like, this is f-----g exhausting. You know how therapists see patients all day and help them, but then they need therapy themselves? That's how I felt," he a seven-year break, Linkin Park brought in a new lead singer, Emily Armstrong, who got mixed reactions from fans. The band's bassist, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, got in touch with 98 Rock radio about working with Emily and their new drummer, Colin Brittain. "Gradually, just Emily and Colin were the fit. They were the ones that just jelled with,' Dave shared. "It's hard to talk about 'cause there isn't an easy set of words to make that make sense, but it was just right," he further stated.