What is Chi Cheng?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Chi Cheng | Img = Chi Cheng.jpg | Img_capt = Chi Cheng at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden (2006) | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_date = {{birth date|1970|7|15}} | birth_place = [[Davis, California|Davis]], [[California]], [[United States]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2013|4|13|1970|8|15}} | death_place = | Instrument = [[Bass guitar]], [[Singer|backing vocals]] | Genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[nu metal]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[post-metal]], [[experimental rock]], [[spoken word]] | Years_active = 1988–2008 | Associated_acts = [[Deftones]], [[Dredg]] | URL = [http://www.oneloveforchi.com Official Website] }} '''Chi Ling Dai Cheng''' (July 15, 1970 &ndash; April 13, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] musician and bassist for [[alternative metal]] band [[Deftones]]. He was of [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[ancestry]]. He was also the author of a collection of poetry which was titled ''[[The Bamboo Parachute]]'' and was released in June 2000 as a [[spoken word]] album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427981/deftones-bassist-preps-spoken-word-album.jhtml|access-date=2013-04-13|title=Deftones Bassist Preps Spoken Word Album|publisher=[[MTV]]|archive-date=2013-06-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629223449/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427981/deftones-bassist-preps-spoken-word-album.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> He joined Deftones in 1988 and a recorded a four track demo with them soon after joining. He was also a practicing [[Buddhist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcsi.net/~bluesky/deftones.htm|access-date=2013-04-13|title=Interview with Chi Cheng of the Deftones|publisher=dcsi.net|archive-date=2012-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309040200/http://www.dcsi.net/~bluesky/deftones.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Car accident and death== On November 4,