Editing Chino Moreno (section)

==Artistry==
[[File:Rock in Pott 2013 - Deftones 03.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Moreno playing guitar in 2013]]
The biggest vocal influences on Moreno include [[Faith No More]]'s [[Mike Patton]], [[Bad Brains]]'s [[H.R. (musician)|H.R.]], [[the Smiths]]'s [[Morrissey]] and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 9, 2020|url=https://bangertv.com/deftones-chino-moreno-interviewed-about-vocal-influences-and-nu-metal-raw-uncut/|title=DEFTONES' Chino Moreno on vocal influences and nu metal {{!}} Raw & Uncut|location=Toronto |date=2010 |first=Sam |last=Dunn |author-link=Sam Dunn|type =video|publication-date=June 27, 2017|website=Bangertv.com|publisher=[[Banger Films]]|time=1:08-1:17 and 2:39-3:52}}</ref> His musical influences consist of a wide range of styles and genres, including the [[electronic music|electronic]] bands [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Thompson Twins]] and [[the Human League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deftones-talk-ohms-album-year-nod-black-stallion-fave-music-2020|title=Deftones Talk 'Ohms' Album of the Year Nod, 'Black Stallion,' Fave Music of 2020|last=Madden|first=Emma|date=December 11, 2020|website=Revolver|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> Other inspirations include [[the Cure]], [[Bad Brains]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[the Smiths]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Cocteau Twins]], [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]], [[Duran Duran]], [[the Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]], [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], [[Jawbox]], [[Faith No More]], [[Slayer]], [[Hum (band)|Hum]], [[Kool Keith]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Girls Against Boys]], [[Jane's Addiction]] and [[Weezer]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} For ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' he selected five non-[[Heavy metal music|metal]] records that influenced him: the Cure's ''[[Pornography (album)|Pornography]]'', [[Helium (band)|Helium's]] ''[[No Guitars]]'', [[Mogwai|Mogwai's]] ''[[EP (Mogwai EP)|EP+2]]'', My Bloody Valentine's ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]'' and the Smashing Pumpkins' ''[[Siamese Dream]]''.<ref>[http://www.revolvermag.com/lists-2/five-non-metal-albums-that-rock-deftones-frontman-chino-moreno%E2%80%99s-world.html Deftones Frontman Chino Moreno Recommends Five Non-Metal Albums for Metalheads.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827093828/http://www.revolvermag.com/lists-2/five-non-metal-albums-that-rock-deftones-frontman-chino-moreno%E2%80%99s-world.html |date=August 27, 2013 }} ''Revolver''. June 15, 2011.</ref> He also made a list of his thirteen favourite albums for ''[[The Quietus]]'', containing ''[[Small Craft on a Milk Sea]]'' by [[Brian Eno]], ''[[Sunset Mission]]'' by [[Bohren und der Club of Gore]], [[Fever Ray|Fever Ray's]] [[Fever Ray (album)|self-titled album]], ''[[Venus Luxure No.1 Baby]]'' by [[Girls Against Boys]], ''[[Turn on the Bright Lights]]'' by [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], ''[[You'd Prefer an Astronaut]]'' by [[Hum (band)|Hum]], ''[[Saturdays = Youth]]'' by [[M83 (band)|M83]], ''[[Black Noise (Pantha du Prince album)|Black Noise]]'' by [[Pantha du Prince]], ''[[Love Deluxe]]'' by [[Sade (band)|Sade]], ''[[Talkie Walkie]]'' by [[Air (French band)|Air]], ''[[Born to Mack]]'' by [[Too Short]], ''[[The Blue Moods of Spain]]'' by [[Spain (band)|Spain]] and ''[[Standards (Tortoise album)|Standards]]'' by [[Tortoise (band)|Tortoise]].<ref>[http://thequietus.com/articles/05329-deftones-chino-interview-favourite-records?page=1 Bakers Dozen: Deftones' Chino Moreno Chooses His Top 13 Albums.] ''The Quietus''. November 23, 2010.</ref>

In an August 1998 interview with ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', Moreno stated "I was one of those kids who thought heavy metal was devil music. I can't say I'm really a metal fan or a [[hip hop]] fan, cause there's so many crappy bands out there. I just like a little bit of everything. I think other people are starting to think that way too."<ref name="spin">{{cite journal|journal=Spin|date=August 1998}}{{full citation needed|date=April 2024|reason=Article? Page number? Author?}}</ref> Regarding the influence of female artists such as [[PJ Harvey]], Moreno said he was aware that people considered him to be [[gay]], adding, "I really love girly stuff."<ref name="spin"/>

In relation to his often ambiguous yet image-heavy poetic lyrics, he said, "[Sometimes] my lyrics don't deal with specific topics. I write down on paper the feelings of the moment, it's not easy to explain the contents of the lyrics or give a logical sense to the words. What I write is also a reaction to the music we make, so the Deftones' sound is not pop, it doesn't communicate happy feelings. Paradoxically my favorite songs of the album talk about love, in a clearly different view."<ref name="yamaha" />