Chi Cheng

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Deftones pay tribute to Chi Cheng on the one year anniversary of his death by releasing song, Smile

April 13, 2014

Deftones pay tribute to their late bassist, Chi Cheng on the one year anniversary of his death. Chi passed away on April 13th after a car accident in 2008 that left him in a coma for the past four and a half years. Today they released the song, Smile which was off their album Eros which they were finishing up work on at the time of Chi’s accident back on November 4th, 2008. The album was shelved and they then began work on their album Diamond Eyes with bassist Sergio Vega. So, please take the time out to honor Chi and take a listen to the song, Smile:     You can read our original post here and also check out the tribute video for Chi Cheng.   ~ Marisol

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Deftones bassist, Chi Cheng dies at age 42

April 14, 2013

It is a sad, sad day for music today. We lost another great one, Chi Cheng, bassist for Deftones had battled for four years to survive a devestating car crash on November 4, 2008. Chi has spent most of his time in a coma and recently he was thought to have shown signs of improvement and showing signs of conciousness. Chi lost his battle at 3 AM on April 13th.  The following statement was posted by his mother on their site www.oneloveforchi.com  Our dearest Family, This is the hardest thing to write to you. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you. He was taken to the emegency [sic] room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear. He fought the good fight. You stood by him sending love daily. He knew [Read More]