DEFTONES BASSIST CHI CHENG’S CONDITION IMPROVES
Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 11:57am by Vince Neilstein
According to an article on The Gauntlet published Wednesday [sent in by MS Maniac Adam W.], Deftones’ bassist Chi Cheng — who has been in a coma since November following a horrifying car crash — is now out of the Intensive Care Unit, is breathing on his own, and his condition has improved dramatically. A follow-up post on the site One Love For Chi clarifies the information in the Gauntlet report; apparently Chi is still in a sort of semi-coma, able to breath on his own, track with his eyes, and say a few words, but is by no means completely “awake.”
Regardless, this is great news. We wish Chi and his family the best.
-VN
great news, great guy
good to hear. i’ve always been a deftones fan. saturday night wrist was a great album.
anything to delay a new deftones album.
*goin straight to hell.
Horrible…but true. Something always impedes on the release of a new deftones album. For the first time I thought they might release an album a little quicker than normal and then poor Chi didn’t fasten his seat belt. Hopefully he makes a full recovery.
although I don’t listen to Deftones as much as I used to this is great news and i look forward to seeing Chi on tour Again someday
This is great news. I sure hope he continues to improve. All the best to his family and friends.
Thank you for taking some time out from making fun of bandmembers haircuts, and actually posting some real news for a change. Thanks!
This is great news, and i hope he continues to improve even if he cost me $20 on the Death Pool.
This is great news.
Shoulda been you Jon Davis…
Fuck you. That’s not funny.
Umm, yes it is.
no its not.
Should have been you Fred Durst
Yay, great news! Hope he gets better enough to keep on working soon!
I hope Chi can make a full recovery and get back on stage. Get well Chi!
i dont like deftones at all and some how i doubt metalsucks does either, but its good to see you guys wishing him well
Just shows the world isn’t fair: Fred Durst is alive and well, and Chi Cheng is in a coma.
I have a candle lit for you brother.
Much love to chi and the whole fam, this is such great news!
WE LOVE YOU CHI!!!! Please get better….my thoughts are with you!!!
Load of BS. Chi’s family’s cut his own wife out by court order. His eyes track, sure but they’re closed…like when you dream. Sometimes he makes a noise, but only those buried in unrealistic hope can fool themselves into thinking they can pick a word out. Can you imagine? Vegitative, but your family has removed the one person who has your back; doomed to machine-forced life so your family can profit. Monsters.