What happened to Chi Cheng Deftones?

Alternative metal bassist Chi Cheng of the Deftones has died, four years after a car accident left him in a coma. Cheng died on Saturday after being brought to a hospital emergency room, according to a website set up to raise funds for the stricken musician. He was 42.

Did Chi Cheng wake up?

Following the release, a rumor started to spread in early May that Cheng had awakened fully from his coma but this was denied on oneloveforchi.com, stating that Cheng was in a semi-conscious state.

Who replaced Chi Cheng in Deftones?

bassist Sergio Vega
Cheng died in April of this year, after being in a coma for four years, following a car accident in 2008. He was replaced by current bassist Sergio Vega in 2009.

Who is the current bassist for Deftones?

Chi Cheng
Sergio VegaDominic Garcia
Deftones/Bassists

When was Chino Moreno born?

June 20, 1973 (age 48 years)
Chino Moreno/Date of birth
Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno June 20, 1973) is a US musician, the singer and guitarist in Deftones and Team Sleep.

What Bass does Sergio Vega play?

Sergio Vega plays a Fender Telecaster Bass in this video.

How did Chi Cheng of the Deftones die?

After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. After Cheng’s hospitalization, Deftones friend Sergio Vega became the band’s full-time bassist, having previously filled in for Cheng. Cheng was born in July 1970 in Stockton, California, to Jeanne and Yin Yan Cheng.

Who was the bassist for the Deftones that died?

Chi Cheng, the bassist for the Deftones, died yesterday at the age of 42. Cheng had been involved in a car accident in 2008, which left him in a coma for some time. Although he eventually began showing signs of improvement, he was never able to make a full recovery.

When did Chi Cheng show signs of improvement?

In May 2010, Chi Cheng began showing significant signs of improvement, and was able to track individual people with his eyes, occasionally make worded responses, and slightly move his hands.

How did Chi Cheng get out of a coma?

Chino Moreno stated that the Cheng family would be paying a doctor with the International Brain Research Foundation who is experienced in the field of coma and trauma patients, using funds raised through the oneloveforchi website, to use an experimental medicine to bring Chi out of his coma-like state. The treatment had an 84% success rate.