transcribed from ROCKSOUND magazine by Adam a.k.a. çhëçk thë çløüds “CHANGE IN THE HOUSE” In a special news report, rock sound scribe Robyn Doreian talks to Chino Moreno about life in the Deftones camp and their hot1y-anticipated fourth album. It’s 7pm at the Palace venue in Melbourne, Australia, and the Deftones have just finished sound […]
“Kerrang!” – January 2003 // Abe, Chino and Frank Interviewed
“RollingStone.com” – March 2002 // Chi Cheng Interviewed
CHI INTERVIEWED BY RollingStone.com ********************************* “We definitely want to put out a very energetic, very upbeat, fast album,” says Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, speaking about the band’s fourth effort, Lovers. “We’ve proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one.” The Deftones […]
“Radio 1” – March 2002 // Chino Moreno Interviewed
Chino Moreno from Deftones on BBC Radio 1 Rock Show Broadcast 19 March, 2002 Chino Moreno from Deftones joined Mary Anne on the ‘phone to talk about his year-long project ‘Team Sleep’ and the impending Deftones album. Where are you right now? I’m walking down the street in Sacramento, where I live. Tell me.. how […]
“Micstand” – 2001 // Chi Interviewed
“Chi Cheng” TITLE: Aesthetic Nuances BY: Matt Peterson ©2001 ——————— www.deftonesworld.com ——————— In Eastern thought, the duality of yin and yang expresses partial contradiction. Yin is dark, while yang is bright. Imbalance of the two is recipe for catastrophe, but the rotation of the two—yin becoming yang, yang becoming yin—represents synchronicity and unity in multiplicity. […]
“Dr. Drew” – 2001 // Chino Moreno Interviewed
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno by Blair Fischer www.deftonesworld.com —————————– As expected, the latest Deftones album, White Pony–the title of which is a veiled reference to one of frontman Chino Moreno’s guilty pleasures–has exploded on the sales chart. Less than a month after its release, the album has already approached gold status and is almost guaranteed […]
“Metroactive Music” – December 2001 // Todd Wilkinson Interviewed
The Sleeper Will Awake Todd Wilkinson and friends–who just happen to be in the Deftones–assemble a more-restful Team Sleep By Darren Keast BEFORE HIS current tour, Todd Wilkinson had never played his guitar in front of more than a few friends. In his first full-fledged interview a few months ago, he confessed he was pretty […]