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I think people underestimate the significance of Chi Cheng to Deftones. While I believe Chinoโs lyrics are the perfect fit for their music and heโs an incredibly talented lyricist, letโs not forget that it was Chi that studied English, it was Chi that was a poet (if you havenโt looked into The Bamboo Parachute yet PLEASE DO it is so worth it). In other words, Deftones always had someone to fall back on if Chino couldnโt deliver (Iโm not saying he ever couldnโt, but just the added security Im sure meant volumes), and the only reason Chino was the primary lyricist was because Chi believed he was amazing (lost the interview he said this in but you know what I mean). I really do believe the world lost an incredibly bright soul when Chi died.