Deftones' Chino Moreno says he "would definitely do shows" with Korn

May 8, 2017

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Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has clarified his earlier statements about touring with Korn, according to a report from Theprp.com. Moreno says that he “would definitely do shows” with Korn.

As covered by AP, the Deftones singer made headlines last week when he said his band would often avoid tours with Korn. The commotion stems from a recent issue of Metal Hammer, with Moreno and Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter participating in an anniversary retrospective of their 1997 album, Around The Fur. (via Theprp.com)

Recalling the pivotal period for the band, Moreno told Metal Hammer that Deftones went to great lengths to avoid being pigeonholed as a nu-metal act, refraining from tours with Korn and others.

“We did make a very conscious choice of who we were going to play shows with,” Moreno said. “It was hard to be this young band and having to turn down tours. I can’t remember how many times I turned down Korn!”

Now, the Deftones leader has explained his remarks on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show. Speaking to host Daniel P. Carter, Moreno says his Korn comments were “blown out of proportion.”

In a segment called “Music Ruined My Life,” Moreno was asked what band he would like to tour with. The vocalist's answer? Korn.

“I'm gonna go ahead and say Korn—contrary to all the hate mail I woke up to yesterday. It’s funny too, cause this is like 1998 and they [Metal Hammer] are asking me about Around The Fur. [We] sort of made a conscious decision to try to break away from what we were trying to be shut into—not that we felt better than Korn and Limp Bizkit or any of the other bands. But we just wanted our own identity. One way of helping that was to do shows on our own and away from what we were being lumped into, so that's all. It’s just funny how blown out of proportion people get. I would do shows with them, I would definitely do shows with them.”

We're now counting the hours until a Deftones/Korn/Limp Bizkit tour!

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