I feel much sadness in his loss but also joy that he must be in a better place. His voice has animated the pain i felt during my teenage years of being left out ,being an introvert and alone and gave voice to those feelings. I was so obsessed with LP at that point my friends used to tease me about it. Open put it so eloquently "He had such an amazing energy - a guttural, primal energy, but also with such vulnerable softness at times" . I remember playing his songs over and over again ,screaming and moving with it and it eventually led me to take u the guitar and start up a band with my closest friend. At that time it became unfashionable to like linkin park in Rock/Metal circles and i went with the popular opinion and stop listening to it. But i will always remember the initial connection i received with his music and it will always be in my heart.