In a new interview featured with Apple Music, frontman Chino Moreno addressed fans’ negative reaction to the artistic evolution of bands and artists – including Deftones.
“A lot of people get mad,” Moreno said. “Like, people got mad at us. I always remind people, when we put out ‘White Pony,’ it wasn’t as well received as people talk about it now. There were so many people like, ‘Why aren’t you screaming anymore? Why aren’t you mad? And why isn’t this whatever?’”
He continued, explaining how change often meets resistance:
“I mean, there’s some of that on there, but that record was really a sort of departure from that. Not completely, but a little, you know. I feel like, with Radiohead, too, they still get sh*t, I’m sure. People wondering why he’s [Thom Yorke] not playing his guitar. But I love that they just…it’s music. It could be anything.”
