Mike Shinoda has opened up about his relationship with his late Linkin Park partner Chester Bennington. Speaking of their friendship, he said it went beyond brotherhood because unlike family they could have completely split up had they wanted to. “I spent more time with Chester than anyone else in my adult life, except for my wife. We were always around each other. People would say we were like brothers, but we were different because brothers are bound by blood. Technically we were dudes in a band who could break up and walk away from each other if we wanted to. I think it’s more exceptional that we never did that.” He added that Bennington was a consummate family man: “He deeply loved his wife and all his kids. His family is really complicated in terms of blood relation, adoption, and whatever… I’m not a perfect parent, nobody is, but Chester had the very best intentions. He had such a huge heart and he loved his family more than anything.” Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights Reserved