Chi Cheng

Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician and bassist for alternative metal band Deftones. He was of Chinese ancestry.

Chi Cheng
Chi Cheng at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden (2006)
Background information
Born	(1970-07-15)July 15, 1970 Davis, California, United States
Died	April 13, 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 42)
Genres	Alternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal, post-metal, experimental rock, spoken word
Instruments	Bass guitar, backing vocals
Years active	1988–2008
Website	Official Website

He was also the author of a collection of poetry which was titled The Bamboo Parachute and was released in June 2000 as a spoken word album.^[1] He joined Deftones in 1988 and a recorded a four track demo with them soon after joining. He was also a practicing Buddhist.^[2]

Car accident and death

On November 4, 2008, Cheng was involved in a car accident in Santa Clara, California. Cheng was in the passenger seat, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Cheng slipped into a coma and was showing signs of improvement in May 2010 but never recovered fully recovered. He died on April 13, 2013.^[3]