Richard Ashcroft

Background information
Birth name	Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born	September 11, 1971
Born place	Billinge, Lancashire, England
Origin	Wigan, Lancashire, England
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Britpop Space Rock Neo-psychedelia
Years active	1990—present
Label(s)	Virgin Records Parlophone Records Hut Records
Associated acts	Coldplay RPA & The United Nations of Sound The Verve UNKLE DJ Shadow The Chemical Brothers Pino Palladino
Website	Website

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Deftones' Bassist Chi Cheng Seriously Injured In Car Crash

November 5, 2008

Deftones' bassist Chi Cheng has been seriously injured in a car crash in California.

The band's frontman, Chino Moreno, said Cheng was in a “serious but stable” condition in hospital.

He added: "I'm praying that his strength will get him through this."

The singer declined to detail the extent of Cheng's injuries but Billboard magazine report that the bassist is currently in a coma.

The crash is understood to have happened in the Santa Clara area of San Jose.

The Grammy Award winning band, who formed 20 years ago, have been recording their sixth studio album, 'Eros', which is due out next April.

(by Jason Gregory)

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