We didn’t really get much radio play.'įor the 2003 self-titled, Chino writes 'I was a little out of my mind, with drugs or whatever, and just sort of in a dark place. But I didn’t know where it was going to fit in in the times. They were just like, “Where are the old Deftones at? Where’s the screaming?” It was a slow grower and there was a lot more to take in.' He concludes 'I knew that we liked it. But I also remember a lot of our fans not liking it, or maybe not getting it. When we were done with the record, I remember us being proud of it. I think we wanted to dive into that a little bit, and see how we can really bring some of these sonics into our sound. That probably is one of my favorite records of ours, because of that reason.'įor their smash 2000 album, White Pony, Chino writes 'At that time, I was listening to more electronic, breakbeat stuff, like DJ Shadow records, UNKLE records, trip-hop.

More than anything, confidence, I think, when you hear that record, that’s the one thing that stands out. But yeah, I hear our youth in that record.'įor their breakthrough 1997 album, Around The Fur, Chino says 'We were all pretty much in our early 20s, and just full of energy. There are some moments in there that are pretty special. Sometimes there’s beauty in that, when you don’t know what you’re doing. My confidence as a vocalist, it hadn’t really blossomed at all. It’s probably one of my least favorite records of ours. That’s probably why some of the record makes me cringe a little bit.'īut overall, he gives Adrenaline a favorable review, saying 'I think it came out okay. If I ever had to go back on something, it would be different every time. I would just make stuff up and then he would keep it. For Deftones' debut record, Adrenaline, Chino says of his writing 'As a songwriter, I didn’t know how to write lyrics.

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