Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Dead at 42

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Source: Billboard

Deftones bassist Chi Cheng died Saturday at the age of 42. A founding member of the group, he had been in a semi-vegatative state after suffering serious injuries in a car accident in November 2008. A post
on the website OneLoveForChi, which had been set up by his family to provide updates on his condition, reads:

“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 room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear.

Read more: http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/1557424/deftones-bassist-chi-cheng-dead-at-42

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"My Own Summer (Shove It)" (1997)

"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" (97)

"Change (In the House of Flies)" (2000)

"Hole in the Earth" (2006)

"Mein" (06)

[TwilightGardener]

1. Very sad--my sons are both big Deftones fans. Peace to his family.

[Bjorn Against]

2. I used to listen to the Deftones when I was younger

I kind of grew out of them, but they did have some good songs. Sad to see Chi and his family experience so much pain in the last few years of his life, sad to see him go but also glad his suffering is over.

[Inkfreak]

3. Love the band. Such a shame.

RIP. I'll be listening yo all there music for s few days. Reminds me of alot of good times.

[JaneyVee]

4. Love Deftones. Sad.

[RZM]

5. RIP n/t

[Ezlivin]

6. REMEMBER: Wear your seatbelt!

As a Deftones listener, I'm saddened by the death of Chi Cheng.

But the main thing to take away from his death was that it wasn't necessary: He could have worn his seatbelt.

Cheng was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Santa Clara, California, on November 4, 2008. Cheng had been traveling with his sister, Mae, when their vehicle flipped three times after hitting another car going 60 mph. Cheng, who was in the passenger seat, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Mae sustained minor injuries, as she had been wearing her seat belt. She attended to Cheng, holding his head until two off-duty EMTs, who happened to have their medical equipment, rendered aid. They were able to insert a tube into Cheng's throat to help him breathe until the ambulance arrived, an action that doctors later said helped him survive. The accident left Cheng in a coma.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Cheng_(musician) )

[nomorenomore08]

7. I guess most people can only last so long, in the state he was in.

Really, he'd already been near death for the past 4 years. This is not a surprise.

[David__77]

8. Never knew him, had high school math with two of the others.

They seemed very polite. Much more so than friends and I...

[Initech]

9. Damn. Love me some Deftones. RIP.