AltWire has an exclusive interview with Chester Bennington, the first since Linkin Park’s unfortunate cancellation of The Hunting Party Tour for North America back in January after a brutal break to his ankle.

[AltWire]: First off, how have you been doing? How has the recovery been and how are you feeling now?

I’m doing pretty well. I started walking on my foot a couple of days ago, so that’s been pretty awesome. It’s still super sore, but I should be ready to go. I should be ready to play my first show in a couple of weeks, and see how it feels… but not go too crazy.

Chester and AltWire discuss Stone Temple Pilots and Linkin Park’s differences and approaches to music as well as the upcoming tour for Pilots in April before Linkin Park take stage again, most questions taken from fans themselves. Read the entire interview HERE.

A playlist of Chester’s influences and favorite bands mentioned in the interview was also complied by AltWire, a taste of Chester’s inspiration set at just a simple click of ‘play’ HERE.

We’re glad you’re doing well, Chester!