“Kerrang” – July, 2000 // Deftones Interviewed

©KERRANG! So, it is with the greatest confidence that Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham,Chi Cheng and Frank Delgado pull up a pew in a plush hotel room and prepare to ask each other the type of questions they’ve, until now, avoided. Gentleman, the Kerrang! Truth Or Dare challenge awaits you… Stephen: “Alright Chino, what’s […]

“MTV” – July, 2000 // Chino, Stef and Chi Interviewed

Stef, Chino and Chi interviewed by “MTV” July, 2000 <—> MTV: Ever forget lyrics, or forget which song you guys are actually playing? Chino: It’s not that dramatic, no. I don’t think we’ve ever… Stef: It happens, though. I’ve seen this fool [points to Moreno] running around, going, “I forgot the words!” MTV: Are you […]

“Metal Hammer” – July,2000 // Chino Interviewed

Chino Moreno interviewed by “Metal Hammer” July, 2000 <—-> After ten years together, musical differences put a strain on the band – specially between Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter. According to Chino, the White Pony process took a different slant than on previous Deftones records. Chino: There were a lot of struggles. At one point […]

“Blitz” – July, 2000 // Abe Interviewed

  Abe Cunningham interviwed in “BLTZ” July,2000 <—-> The “White Pony” was delayed several times. Was a hard job to release your new album? Abe: All the work with the new album took more time than we initially expected. But in the end we are very satisfied with the result, and that’s the most important. […]

“New York Daily News” – July, 2000 // Chino Interviewed

Chino interviwed by “N.Y. Daily news” July, 2000 <—-> Deftones frontman Chino Moreno had some less than kind words for a few bands in an interview featured in the New York Daily News, today Monday July 10th. He took the time to comment on a variety of current bands and also on the status of […]

“Kerrang!” – July, 2000 // Chino Interviewed

Chino Moreno interviewed by “KERRANG!” July, 2000 <—-> Chino: There’s a lot of our bootleg stuff on the internet”, Chino says. “And I’m not completely upset by it. We would use it to our advantage. When I was growing up, I loved to find underground stuff. I still do. Some bands get bummed out because […]

“Launch.com” – July, 2000 // Chino and Chi Interviewed

Chino and Chi interviews by Dave DiMartino (launch.com) ©2000 PONY TALES Bandmates Chino Moreno and Chi Cheng talked with LAUNCH’s Dave DiMartino about their new album, their new sound, working with Tool/A Perfect Circle singer Maynard James Keenan, and what it was like to stay in a “haunted” house during the making of White Pony. […]