Emily Armstrong talks fitting into Linkin Park and Chester Bennington’s legacy: “I would love to do him proud”
nme.comLinkin Park‘s new singer, has spoken about the late Chester Bennington’s legacy, saying she would “love to do him proud”.On Friday, (September 6), Linkin Park announced their comeback through a livestream event, where they debuted Armstrong, formerly of Dead Sara, as their new singer.The announcement followed weeks of speculation from fans after the band shared a mysterious countdown teasing potential news.
Their surprise return saw them perform a new song, ‘The Emptiness Machine’, a few Linkin Park classics, and announce a new album ‘From Zero’ along with a short supporting world tour with six shows across the globe.Now, Armstrong has spoken about the process of joining the band and what it means to follow in the footsteps of Bennington, who died in 2017.Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Armstrong said she was initially apprehensive about taking on the role. “I mean, there was a lot of feeling,” she said. “I definitely didn’t want to go there and be like, oh, I’m the singer, or I could be the singer.
It was just like, what is good for this band as a fan? What would be the ideal voice or energy or what is that fit?“I took myself out of the equation and I just looked at it as what could be a good fit?
And I held onto that question for a bit as I was going in and singing and stuff,” she said. “That’s when the thoughts would trickle being like, ‘I mean, this would be really fun.
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