Chi Cheng (musician)

Chi Cheng
Chi Cheng
	Cheng performing with Deftones at Hultsfred Festival in June 2006
Background information
Birth name	Chi Ling Dai Cheng
Born	July 15, 1970; Stockton, California, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2013 (aged 42); French Camp, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal;
Occupation(s)	Musician; poet;
Instrument(s)	Bass;
Years active	1988–2008
Formerly of	Deftones
Website	oneloveforchi.com; buckleupforchi.com;

Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the alternative metal band Deftones. He joined the band in 1990, and stayed with them until his career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious automobile crash in Santa Clara, California, while not wearing a seat belt. After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. After Cheng's hospitalization, a friend of the band, Sergio Vega, became the band's full-time bassist until 2021, having previously filled in for Cheng.

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