You truly changed my life.The Deftones’ first album since 2000’s “White Pony” picks up where its predecessor left off. “I learned a lot from each one of you, when you brought me in, you created a new sense of passion for music that I will always cherish and carry with me. “I want you to know that I appreciate all the years we spent together: writing, performing, being taken into your worlds,” he said. He closed his statement with a message to his former Deftones bandmates, adding that he wished he could have spoken to them in person. “At the start of every album cycle, I asked about becoming an official member,” he said, “but the contract would be improved instead.” The bassist claimed that he had been given the understanding he would eventually be brought in as a full-time member, but, in 12 years’ time, that never happened. “Because of the love they have for Quicksand,” Vega said in his statement, “I was asked to bring the same approach as a songwriter and arranger to them as well.” Vega played on and co-wrote music for the four albums the band released following Cheng’s death, from Diamond Eyes (2010) through Ohms (2020). He joined the band again in 2009 after Cheng was in a nasty auto collision the previous year that put him in a coma Cheng died in 2013. A couple of days later, I received an email from their lawyer that their offer was withdrawn, and that they wished me the best.”Ī post shared by Sergio Vega 🌌 his statement, Vega explains that he met Deftones in 1995 and joined the band as a touring member a few years later, temporarily replacing bassist Chi Cheng.
And then I called the guys immediately to see where the miscommunication was to resolve it, but there was no response. It was clear there was no opportunity for growth for me. “Our respective management had a conversation to discuss a new contract, and they offered me the same deal,” he continued. I said, ‘Of course.’ I was all in, and we can handle my situation later. One day I got a call from the guys about an internal band situation, and they asked me if I was solid, and that I would have to fly out to L.A. I really started to need something stable, because at that point, my contract with them was canceled. “And I started to question my place in the band, and the future that I wanted for my career. “Covid was a breaking point for a lot of people,” Vega said in a video. The statement comes after Spotify recently replaced Deftones’ picture to show a four-piece group over the weekend. Sergio Vega, who has played bass with Deftones since 2009, officially announced his departure from the group in an Instagram post early Wednesday morning.
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