Yahoo News JAY-Z does spine-tingling 'Numb/Encore' in Live Lounge
JAY-Z gave a moving tribute to the late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington as he performed a powerful rendition of his collaboration with the band, 'Numb/Encore'.
Appearing on the show earlier today (September 22), the rap superstar performed his track 'Family Feud' before later taking on the 2004 hit, paying tribute to the singer who died in July.
"That felt really special to me," he explained of doing the song again. "That's the first time I've performed that song after Chester passed away, which was super tragic.
"And I really think, hopefully, his death serves as a wake-up call. Mental health is a real thing. You never know what people are going through. And you think because they're performers, and he sold 14-thousand-million records – that doesn't equate to happiness, money or fame.
"That doesn't mean anything if you're not happy inside. A lot of people, we don't deal with what's happening to us. You just keep going, especially for a performer like that. You become numb. He's telling you you become numb, you get bigger audiences, you move further away from yourself."
JAY added: "It's tragic, I knew him really well, he was a really nice person. He has five kids, just really tragic. Hopefully his death wakes people up and a lot of people start taking care of themselves.
"Men, we have to have this bravado, we have to armour up and be this kind of way. And it's like, nah man, you need to take care of yourself, physically and spiritually."
Earlier this week, a special one-off concert was announced by Linkin Park to honour their late bandmate, with fees going to Music for Relief's One More Light Fund, which was set up in memory of Chester following his death by suicide.
Suicide is preventable. Readers who are affected by the issues raised in this story are encouraged to contact Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org), or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk).
Readers in the US are encouraged to contact the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255.
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