Depression and Suicide Message as Seen in Chester Bennington of Linkin Park’s Selected Lyrics From 2000 (Hybrid Theory) Until 2017 (one more light)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36057/jilp.v2i2.363Keywords:
Chester Bennington, Hybrid Theory until One More Light, Sigmund Freud, George Yule, DallinAbstract
Linkin Park consists of six people, namely Chester Bennington as the vocalist, Mike Kenji Shinoda as a rapper (founder of Linkin Park), Brad Philip Delson as a guitarist, David Micheal "Phoenix" Farrel as a bass, Joseph Hanh as a disc jockey (DJ) and Rob Gregory Bourdon as a drummer. The writer only focus on Chester Bennington’s life, how his struggle in roller coaster life and accept himself cannot separate with his suffered on his past. Chester Bennington always interpreted him become part of his songs in Linkin Park’s lyrics.
This thesis is entitled "Depression and suicide message as seen in Chester Bennington of Linkin Park’s Selected Lyrics from 2000 (Hybrid Theory) Until 2017 (One More Light)" seen from the perspective of psychological analysis, pragmatics analysis, lyrics of songs analysis. This research is limited on basic ideas that relate to the observation into three questions as follow: (1) what makes Chester Bennington left his message in lyrics of Linkin Park’s songs, 2) what the causes Chester Bennington depression and decides to commit to suicide, and (3) What song proves Chester Bennington was depressed and decided to commit suicide. The objectives of this research were (1) To explain the reason Chester Bennington of Linkin Park had written down his stories into lyrics of Linkin Park’s songs (2) To explain the causes that Chester Bennington depression and decides to commit suicide, and (3) to explain that the songs of Chester Bennington was depressed and decided to commit suicide.
The theory used is from a some sourceres by Sigmund Freud about Chester Bennington’s mental health. For searching his message is using by George Yule’s theory. For the method of data analysis, the author uses qualitative research. For searching seven lyrics of songs analysis using Dallin’s theory. This research is qualitative research using the content analysis method. The findings of this research is a song lyric, lyrics give the audience deep understanding about the message contained in the song.
Downloads
References
Abrams, M. H. 1976. The Mirror and The
Lamp : Romantic Theory and The Critical Tradition. London: Oxford University Press
Bandelow, Borwin and Dan J. Stein.2004. Sociality Anxiety Disorder. file:///C:/Users/Windows%201/Download/(Medical%20psychiatry%2029)%20Borwin%20Bandelow,%20Dan%20J.%20Stein%20-%20Social%20Anxiety%20Disorder-Marcel%20Dekker%20(2004).pdf. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 6:00 AM
Emile Durkheim. 1897. Suicide.file:///C:/Users/Windows%2010/Downloads/(Routledge%20Classics)%20Emile%20Durkheim%20-%20Suicide_%20A%20Study%20in%20Sociology%20
Routledge%20(2005).pdf. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 7:05 AM
Freud, Sigmund. 1910. The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis. First Published in American Journal of Psychology, 21, 181-218. America
Firdaus, Edwan Ali. 2013. Textual Meaning In Song Lyrics. Indonesia University of Education (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris).file:///C:/Users/Windows%2010/Downloads/349-623-1-SM%20(2).pdf.
accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 8:55 AM
Linkin Park. 2000. Crawling. Album : Hybrid Theory. https://genius.com/Linkin-park-crawling-lyrics. accessed, January 17th, 2019 at 6: 21 AM_________.2003. Numb. Album : Meteora. https://genius.com/Linkin-park/
numb-lyrics. accessed, January 17th, 2019 at 7 : 00 AM__________. 2009. What I’ve Done. Album : Minutes To Midnight.https://genius.com/Linkin-park-what-ive- done-lyrics. accessed, January
th, 2019 at 6: 07 AM__________. 2010. Waiting For The End. Album : A Thousand Suns.https://genius.com/Linkin-park-waiting-for the-end-lyrics. accessed,January 17th, 2019 at 7 : 05 AM
IHeart Radio. 2017. How Linkin Park Wrote "Heavy" | iHeartRadio Album Release Party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q-GVlrv3Xo (in minute 4:47). accessed, February 14th, 2019 at 9:54 PM
Jacofsky. Psychological Explanations Of Anxiety Disorders. 2019. American Addiction Centers. https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/psychological-explanations-of anxiety-disorders/. accessed, January 15th, 2019 at 09:44 AM
Kennedy, X.J. 1987. An Introduction to Fiction (Fourth Edition). Glenview: Scott Foresman and Company
Kelly, Emma, 2017. Chester Bennington was molested aged seven by anolder friend.
https://metro.co.uk/2017/07/21/chester-bennington-was-molested-aged-seven-by-an-older-friend-6796146/. accessed, January 15th, 2019 at 11:45 AM
Lapsley, Daniel and Ste, Paul. C. 2011. Id, Ego and Superego – Sigmund Freud.University of Notre Dame. United State of America. America https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237306175_Id_Ego_and_Supere
go. accessed, January 29th, 2019 at 23:00 PM__________. 2012. I’ll Be Gone. Album : Living Things.
https://genius.com/Linkin-park-ill-be-gone-lyrics. accessed,January 17th, 2019 at 7: 29 AM
__________. 2012 Castle Of Glass. Album : Living Things.https://genius.com/Linkin-park-castle-of-glass-lyrics. accessed,January 17th, 2019 at 7: 35 AM
__________. 2017. Heavy. Album : One More Light.https://genius.com/Linkin-park-heavy-lyrics. accesed, January 17th,2019 at 8:00 AM
Marlina, Lina and Helmita. 2018. The True Love of A Princess of A Princes As Seen In William Shakespeare’s King Lear. https://doi.org/10.36057/jilp.v2i1.333. accesed, August 09th, 2019 at 12:05 PM
Mcload, Saul. Id, Ego, Superego by Sigmund Freud. 2016. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html. accessed, January 27th, 2019 at 9:50 PM
Miller, Ashley M. 2017. Analyzing Songs Used for Lyric Analysis With MentalHealth Consumers Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) Software. Texas. University of Kentucky. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/musicetds/88/. accessed, January 15th, 2019at 7:08 AM
Nemade Rashmi. Cognitive Theories Of Major Depression – Aaron Beck. 2019. AmericanAddictionCenters.
https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/cognitive-theoriesof-major-depression-aaron-beck/. accessed January 15th, 2019 at 09:44 AM
Oktaviane, Achrenzia and Raflis. 2018. Self Actualization in Hierarchy of Needs of A Princess As Seen In Meg Cabot’S The Princess of Diaries. https://doi.org/10.36057/jilp.v1i2.160. accesed, August 9th, 2019 at 12:10 PM
Petterson, Thomas J. 2008. Word Usage and Thematic Content of Song Lyric Analyses: A Comparison of Adolescents Living in Community and Residential Environments. Florida. Florida State University.
https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:176435/datastream/PDF/view. accessed, January 29th, 2019 at 4:22 AM
Pradopo, Rachmat Djoko, et. al. 2001. Metodologi Penelitian Sastra. PT.Hanindita Graha Widia: Yogyakarta
Ransom, Patricia Fox. 2015. Message In The Music : Do Lyrics Influenced Well Being?. Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania. https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1094 context=mapp_capstone. accessed February 14th, 2019 at 5:00 AM
Setyowati, Nita Agustina. 2008. A Discourse Analysis of Song Lyrics In Avril Lavigne’s Album Let Go. Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Diterbitkan. http://eprints.ums.ac.id/3729/1/A320040191.pdf. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 10:55 AM
Songfacts. 2019. Linkin Park. Crawling. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/crawling. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 11.00 AM________. 2019. Linkin Park. Numb.https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/numb. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 11.30 PM________. 2019. Linkin Park - What I’ve Done. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/what-ive-done. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 11.35 AM
________. 2019. Linkin Park - I’ll Be Gone https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/ill-be-gone. Accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 12.55 PM________. 2019. Linkin Park - Castle of Glass. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/castle-of-glass. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 1:05 PM________. 2019. Linkin Park - Waiting For The End. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/waiting-for-the-end. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 1:15 PM
________. 2019. Linkin Park - Heavy. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/linkin-park/heavy. accessed, August 3rd, 2019 at 1:20 PM
Semi, Atar. 1990. Metode Penelitian Sastra. Bandung : Angkasa
Soul Intent Reverb. 2017. Mtv Linkin Park - A Hybrid Odyssey (2001 MTV Documentary - Incomplete Recording - Ocular Music). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYGzAYmlrwc. (in minute 08 : 22).accessed, January 17rd, 2019 at 7: 38 AM
Thompson, L. Marie. 1947. Mental Illness. First Published in 2007. Greenwood Press :America.file:///C:/Users/Windows%2010/Downloads/(Health%20and%20Medical%20Issues%20Today)%20Marie%20L.%20Thompson%20-%20Mental%20Illness-
Greenwood%20(2006).pdf.accessed,August 3rd, 2019 at 4:55 PM
Yule, George. 1996. Pragmatics. First Publish in Oxford Unity Press. OxfordEnglish.
