Deftones

Deftones Rep For Milli Vanilli

It was a throwaway comment during an interview with Ohio’s WEBN FM, but when Deftones were asked if they’d rather tour with Milli Vanilli or New Kids on the Block, frontman Chino Moreno almost chose the infamous pop-imposters over the not-quite-so-boyish boy band. “I love Milli Vanilli. A lot of people think I'm joking but I love that record. I always think ‘Wow, wouldn't it be neat if they made another record?’ Because the guys who really recorded it are still around.” He’s right; while the young and pretty Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus formed the face of the band, the real voices were proved by a group of uncredited singers. Sadly, even after the scandal broke, and an opportunity formed for the real singers to form as The Real Milli Vanilli, equivalent fame eluded them. Chino ripped yet another chance away from them when he reconsidered his original choice for rock ‘n roll reasons. Choosing NKOTB he explained, “New Kids are going to have a gang of chicks. They're going to be all about our age, who don't get out of the house so much because they have kids or whatever. It's going to be cougar time.” Deftones are expected to tour soon in support of their forthcoming May 4 release Diamond Eyes, but there’s no word yet on who’ll really be supporting them.