Chino Moreno
Chino Moreno
Chino Morenois an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, Saudade, and Palms...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth20 June 1973
CitySacramento, CA
CountryUnited States of America
grew throughout
I grew up in the eighties; that's probably why I like some of the earlier electronic from Kraftwerk to all throughout new wave and things like that.
best playing raw
For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.
Anything I do with Team Sleep, I'd do with Deftones as well.
chore lyrics sing spending stuff
To write lyrics and sing stuff used to be a real chore for me, especially before this 'Diamond Eyes' record. I was spending years making records.
along hear learned playing pumpkins records smashing totally
I learned how to play guitar by playing along to Jane's Addiction records and Smashing Pumpkins records, things you can totally hear if you listen to my guitar.
complicate left natural sound
I have this natural want to... when things sound very easy and straightforward, something inside me always makes me want to take a left turn. If it comes to me and it's too simple, there has to be a more complicated route. I will complicate things like that at times.
chance created felt guys melody project sounds work
A chance to work with the guys from Isis sounded like a lot of fun. I've always been into the atmospheric sounds they had created with that project and felt my sense of melody would meld well with theirs.
I went to see Mogwai at the Fillmore, and that was both the loudest and quietest concert I've ever been to.
circles guess second sit time work
I used to second guess myself all the time. I can sit there and work in circles when I'm nervous about what I'm doing.
led sort
The Butcherettes are led by a female singer, and they're sort of wild.
electronic fan good love music
I love some electronic music. I'm not a big fan of dubstep, but there is so much good electronic music out there.
grew music pop stuff
I grew up listening to so much different pop and stuff other than just aggressive music.
band depeche hitting love mode raw record recording rod sounds steel trash
A band like Depeche Mode would go out and record them hitting a trash can with a steel rod or something and recording it. And that would be one of their sounds of the drums. I love the creativeness of that kind of really raw sampling.
instrument rhythms soapbox
I always enjoy rhythms and melodies, but I always use my voice as more of an instrument and less of a soapbox for me to say or to preach.