Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 - April 13, 2013) is an American musician and poet, known as the bassist for American alternative metal band Deftones. His career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious car accident in Santa Clara, California. After the accident, he remained in semi-coma before dying of a heart attack in April 2013. After Cheng's hospital, Deftones's friend Sergio Vega became the band's full-time bassist, having previously filled in for Cheng.
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Early life and education
Cheng was born in July 1970 in Stockton, California, to Jeanne and Yin Yan Cheng. His father, a renowned cardiologist Stockton, was a Chinese immigrant while his mother was an American. Cheng graduated from Tokay High School and attended California State University in Sacramento, enrolled in 1989. He worked on campus, wrote poetry, and played with his band Deftones during his education.
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Careers
Cheng studied English at Sacramento State when he joined Deftones. He will continue as a poet and word artist spoken through his career with the band, often recording spoken words with intent to be released later. He also wrote an anthology of poetry entitled The Bamboo Parachute , which was released in 2000 as a spoken word album. Cheng delivers results from CDs to various charities and purchases musical instruments for children in the Sacramento area.
Personal life
Cheng is a Buddhist practicing and preserving interest in Taoism and Shamanism. In addition to his conversion to Buddhism during his studies, he was also a vegetarian.
Cheng has one son, Gabriel Cheng, from a previous marriage.
Car and coma crash
Cheng was severely injured in a car accident in Santa Clara, California, on November 4, 2008. Cheng traveled with his sister, Mae, when their vehicle overturned three times after crashing into another car that reached a speed of 60 mph. Cheng, who is in the passenger seat, does not wear a seat belt and is removed from the vehicle. Mae was wearing a seat belt and suffering minor injuries. He attends to Cheng, holding his head until two EMTs are not on duty, who happen to have their medical equipment, providing assistance. They can insert the hose into Cheng's throat to help him breathe until the ambulance arrives, the action which the doctor later said helped him survive. The accident left Cheng in a coma.
In February 2009, Deftones announced that they would perform as scheduled at the music festival of Left Bamboozle in April, with their friend Sergio Vega (formerly from Quicksand) filling for Cheng on stage. Vega has since done and recorded regularly with Deftones, including on Diamond Eyes (2010), Koi No Yokan (2012) and Gore (2016).
On April 26, 2009, Cheng was admitted back to the ICU after a near-lethal septicemia infection; he survived the infection after treatment and was released from the ICU about a week later. Upon release, rumors began to spread in early May that Cheng had been awakened completely from his coma but this was rejected on oneloveforchi.com, stating that Cheng was in a semi-conscious state. On August 18, Cheng underwent an operation to replace the bone flap in his skull removed after the accident, to reduce intracranial pressure.
Oneloveforchi.com was created in March to help raise funds for Cheng and his medical costs, where fans can donate to help achieve an initial target of $ 20,000 (then raised to $ 50,000, $ 100,000 and then again to $ 500,000 in 2010). It is also a place where fans can read personal blogs and comments from Cheng's family, and record messages that will be played to Cheng to speed up his recovery. At the end of April, PETA announced that 20% of T-shirt's "Happy Families, Not Happy Meals" designed by Chi will be awarded to One Love Foundation for Chi. There is also a "Get it soon" card on MySpace for Cheng that fans can see from around the world by posting comments. Fans and some rock celebrities have posted comments, including Sonic Youth, Thursday, The Used, Ill NiÃÆ' Â ± o, and Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit.
On April 27, Shepard Fairey put three Obama copies of the poster signed for auction on eBay, with the proceeds going to One Love for Chi Foundation.
Longtime friend and fellow bassist Fieldy of Korn recorded an instrumental song along with other musicians. All proceeds donated to Chi family. The song, titled "A Song for Chi", was released free of charge through digital downloads on its official website where donations for Cheng and his family were also received. A few months later, in October, R? Zvan R? Dulescu (aka DJ Hefe) from Romanian nu metal band Coma released a compilation album titled From Eastern Europe with Love , featuring bands from Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia - proceeds from sales album also went to One Love Foundation for Chi.
Deftones played a two-night benefit show on November 19-20 at Avalon in Hollywood. The results go to Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust. Guests include Far, Cypress Hill, Rodleen Getsic, Ben Kenney, Greg Puciato, Rick Verrett, Tommy Lee, Mike Shinoda, POD, Mark McGrath, Xzibit, Robert Trujillo, Rocky George and Mike Muir (Suicidal Trend), Dave Lombardo, Alexi Laiho , Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, John Dolmayan, and Max Cavalera.
In May 2010, Chi Cheng began to show signs of significant improvement, and was able to track people with his eyes, sometimes made a written response, and slightly moved his hands. Chino Moreno stated that Cheng's family will pay doctors with the International Brain Research Foundation who are experienced in the field of coma and trauma patients, using the funds collected through the oneloveforchi website, to use experimental drugs to bring Chi out of the coma. - like a country. Treatment has an 84% success rate. In May 2011, Cheng began to undergo additional rehabilitation and surgery in New Jersey.
On February 7, 2012, it was reported that Cheng was semi-conscious, having the ability to move his feet on command; However, he can not move independently or speak in sentences. Two days after being released from hospital, in June 2012, Cheng was diagnosed with pneumonia and rushed to ICU. On July 4, Cheng was released from the ICU and is undergoing recovery at his home.
Death
On April 13, 2013, the oneloveforchi.com website reported that Cheng died of a heart attack after he was rushed to the hospital. According to a statement issued by his mother, Jeanne Marie Cheng, the morning of April 13, 2013, he was taken to the Stockton area hospital emergency room at about 3:00 pm when Jeanne recalled that her child's heart had suddenly stopped. "Is the condition of pneumonia (first recorded back in June 2012) related to his death is still unknown.After arriving, Cheng is declared dead.Jeanne Cheng speaks to his son's fans around the world with impromptu letters.
Our dearest family, (April 14, 2013)
This is the most difficult thing to write to you. Your love, heart, and devotion to Chi are unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant man on stage with heart for everyone of you. He was taken to the emergency room and at 3 am this morning his heart suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing the songs he liked in his ears. He fought well. You stand with him sending love every day. He knows that he is loved and never alone. With great love and "Many Respects!" Mom J (and Chi).
Discography
Solo
- The Bamboo Parachute (2000)
With Deftone
- Adrenaline (1995)
- Around The Feather (1997)
- White Pony (2000)
- Deftone (2003)
- Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
Guest appearances
- Lives in Fillmore by Dredg (2006)
In popular culture
- Korn has a song titled "Chi" from their second album Life Is Peachy (1996), named after Cheng.
- Dredg presents their 2009 album The Pariah, Parrot, Delusion to Cheng, who previously was a special guest on Dredg's 2006 live album Live in Fillmore.
- The far-off vocalist, Jonah Matranga, has stated that the title song "At Night We Live" from their 2010 album, inspired by the dream he had, shortly after the hospital visit to see Cheng.
- In November 2013 the Cheng family, friends and volunteers started a belt awareness-awareness program called Buckle Up For Chi www.buckleupforchi.com Their goal was to raise awareness and use of seat belts. To bring more awareness to traumatic brain injury, also known as T.B.I. 100% run by volunteers. They can be found through social media through Facebook groups, Instagram and Twitter.
References
External links
- Official website
- Chi Cheng in IMDb
- One Love for Chi
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