The first time I heard Chester sing was on my mum's old iPod. It was Blackout and I was around 8/9 and felt like a badass for listening to a song with a swear word. New Divide came on later and I just absolutely loved it. My dad was moving out at the time and I was angry and confused and that music encapsulated what I felt. When I was 12, my uncle bought me ATS, Reanimation, Collision Course and Hybrid Theory for my birthday and as I was waiting to rip them to my laptop, I started reading through the booklets and fell in love with all of them. I started to watch all the interviews I could, buying magazines when they were on the cover. I was drawn to Chester because of all he'd been through and he was still so strong and kind and amazing. I not only looked up to him but felt some weird connection, like he could be there in ways my family couldn't. This continued and still does, even now. I was fortunate enough to meet Chester in 2017 and gave him a letter, bearing my heart and soul and he promised me that he'd read it. He was so friendly and patient and down-to-earth, and I couldn't be more grateful that I got that chance. Now, I get to do what I love and help soldiers in the LP community. I've learned so much about mental health, having compassion and taking care of myself. I was at a really low point in my life a few years ago, to the point where I wanted to give up and almost attempted to twice, but just having LP's music to fall back on and being able to connect with like-minded people has kept me going time and time again. I couldn't be more grateful to not just Chester, but the whole band, and I will try with everything I have to make it up to them by carrying on and doing my best to make Chester proud.