I've always tried to stay clear of being labeled, putting a label on what type of music that I make. Chino Moreno More Quotes by Chino Moreno More Quotes From Chino Moreno It's fun, working with different people, everybody works differently. When I have time off from music, I want to make other music. That's what I do, that's what's fun, that's what makes me happy. Chino Moreno different fun people Deja vu is one of the weirdest things that happens to me. It boggles my mind. Chino Moreno deja-vu mind happens Deftones is always my main focus. I’ve been doing it the longest and it’s definitely a priority. I think of these as projects. It’s not like I’m unfulfilled with a need to find another outlet. I look at it as making music with my friends, and I’m blessed that they’re great musicians. Chino Moreno focus blessed thinking As Korn go on, it's the same things - bad childhoods and mean moms. It gets too old after a while. How old is Jonathan? Thirty? How long has it been since he lived with his parents? Chino Moreno mom long mean As a kid growing up in a lower-class neighbourhood, where everyone around me was listening to hip hop, what was I doing listening to new wave, and why was that my favourite music? I don't know why, but it just spoke to me. Chino Moreno growing-up hip-hop kids People ask me if I'm influenced by British music, and I suppose I grew up listening to mostly British music - from new wave stuff through to heavy metal. Like, when I got into metal, it was Black Sabbath. I never really got into a lot of American rock. I appreciate some of it, but not much! Most of the great new wave music was coming out of Britain, and Germany. So maybe those influences have made their way into my music, and perhaps that's why I have this connection with people in Europe. But maybe it's something cosmic. Chino Moreno appreciate black people I think a lot of bands are influenced by religious symbolism and not even necessarily Christianity or Catholicism. Chino Moreno symbolism religious thinking When I see old friends, I'm very excited. Chino Moreno old see friends old-friends Religion, in any form, is always interesting to me because of how powerful it is. Not even the religion itself, but to the people that follow it... The effect that it has had on people's minds. Chino Moreno me powerful people religion A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive. Chino Moreno grow you positive people I grew up listening to so much different pop and stuff other than just aggressive music. Chino Moreno aggressive music different listening 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. Chino Moreno me simple complicated easy The Butcherettes are led by a female singer, and they're sort of wild. Chino Moreno wild sort singer female 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. Chino Moreno lyrics eyes me real 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. Chino Moreno myself i-can work time For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy. Chino Moreno best me band energy I just happened to wind up in a metal band when I was 15. Chino Moreno just happened band wind I've always had a deep passion for a lot of early electronic and sampled music. Chino Moreno deep always passion music Anything I do with Team Sleep, I'd do with Deftones as well. Chino Moreno well anything team sleep 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. Chino Moreno always chance work fun
