In a recent interview with Rock Feed Podcast, Aaron Lewis touched on the shared trauma he had with the late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington.

Bennington’s death in 2017 resonated with many artists, Lewis among them. During a performance on July 20, 2017, at the Hampton Beach Casino in New Hampshire, Lewis dedicated the track ‘Something to Remind You’ from Staind’s 2011 self-titled album to the late Linkin Park vocalist.

Delving deeper into their connection, Lewis mentioned in the interview about the bond he and Bennington shared. Asked about his relationship with the singer, he said:

“One of those that was really close until our paths changed, and that’s one that f*cks with me a little bit because I know what he was up against from where he’d go before he was up against anything in the industry. And we come from similar places, and we share a lot of the same childhood trauma.”

Lewis then went on to say that he envied Bennington for his bravery:

“You know, I’ve never just really talked about it at all. I’ve always steered clear of it, and he didn’t. And I always looked up to him for that. Jonathan from Korn, another one. Just always looked up to him for having the f*cking balls to say the sh*t that he said in songs.”

Lewis has been candid about his personal struggles in his lyrics. From moving to New Hampshire at age eight to relocating to Longmeadow, Massachusetts, after his parents’ divorce, his childhood was tumultuous. He also faced bullying and harassment during his school days and struggled with a sense of abandonment following the death of his grandfather.

Korn’s Jonathan Davis has also been open about his struggles, particularly in the song ‘Daddy,’ which touches upon his experiences with childhood sexual abuse.

Lewis and Linkin Park collaborated on ‘Krwlng‘ from the band’s 2002 remix album, ‘Reanimation.’

You can watch the rest of the interview below.

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Staind guitarist Mike Mushok recently gave an interview where he talked about if he was ever concerned by Aaron Lewis’ decision to build himself a solo country career. Mike explained the situation between them and mentioned another musician helped them reunite and allowed them to play again:

“Throughout the whole thing, we would always talk and I always thought we’d get back together and do something. There were never really any plans for that to happen. And then, honestly, there’s a gentleman that kind of really helped pull the whole thing together. And it was Ben Kitterman, who used to play with Aaron. He came out and saw me and he said, ‘Hey, I think you guys should really work again. Aaron’s ready to do it.’ And I was, like, ‘Count me in.'”

Mushok told how their first reunion went down and got interrupted by COVID-19:

“So we did those [first reunion] shows in 2019. We had a whole plan for 2020. We had signed a record deal to do a record. And then that pandemic hit and really obviously changed the course for everybody, their path and what they were doing and how things were gonna go down.”

The guitarist also mentioned their first album since 2011, and his feelings about working together again:

“We did that tour with KORN in ’21, and a lot of what’s on the [upcoming Staind] record [‘Confessions Of The Fallen’] really came together on that tour. And it was an opportunity to get into a room with Aaron and play. I had a lot of music written, and [I had a chance to] play it for him and kind of get an idea of what he liked and take some suggestions and some direction. And I went back and kind of redid a bunch of those demos. We got a producer and, yeah, just started working.”

Aaron Lewis started his solo country music career in 2010, and released three albums since then, with the fourth on the way. Staind announced they would reform in 2019, and they would go on tour in April 2022. They’re still on tour, which will end in October 2023. You can click here for the tickets. Below, you can listen to their single ‘Cycle of Hurting,’ which is a part of their album ‘Confessions of The Fallen,’ which will release on September 15, 2023.

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