Twitter in tears after Chester Bennington's untimely death

Linkin Park lead vocalist Chester Bennington, who overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but melodic brand of metal, was found dead Thursday in what is being reported as suicide. He was 41.

His death also came on the birthday of fellow rockstar and close friend Chris Cornell, who committed suicide in May.

Linkin Park singer dead in apparent suicide

Soon after the news of his death broke the internet, tributes started pouring in for the musician from across the world.

Bennington's band-mate and LP's lead songwriter expressed his feelings on Twitter.

From the likes of Avril Lavigne to Meesha Shafi, this is how the celebrities reacted to the Numb singer's untimely death.

Meesha Shafi:

Salman Ahmad:

Umair Jaswal:

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Xulfi:

Quratulain Balouch:

Ali Safina:

Armeena Khan:

Linkin Park:

Avril Lavigne:

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Rihanna:

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Jimmy Kimmel:

Imagine Dragons:

One Republic:

Pharrell:

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