Chino Moreno

Chino Moreno, the lead singer of Deftones, shares insights into the band's journey and their new album, Private Music. He discusses stepping up on guitar during a health crisis among band members and how sobriety has transformed his creative clarity. Chino reminisces about the band’s early days, living with late bassist Chi Cheng, and the story behind the iconic Around the Fur album cover. He also reflects on the balance of parenting with his music career and his newfound love for rom-coms after shows.

Deftones are a Grammy-winning band from Sacramento who’ve sold over ten million albums. Their ninth album, Ohms, came out this year, on September 25th, 2020. In this episode, singer Chino Moreno breaks down how the title track came together, and how they literally went back to where things started in order to create it. songexploder.net/deftones