Mike Shinoda Reflects On The Impact Of Deftones’ White Pony
As Deftones gear up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of White Pony on June 20, fans and musicians alike have started sharing memories and praise for the alt-metallers’ iconic third album. Among those names is Linkin Park’s very own Mike Shinoda, who tells Spin that, were it not for Chino Moreno and co., the band wouldn’t have written a song like A Place For My Head – taken from LP’s equally influential record Hybrid Theory. Read this: 13 things we learned from Deftones’ White Pony press conference “There was a bounce to their music that reminded me of my favourite hip-hop songs,” Mike explains. “And even though the guitars were super heavy, oftentimes they felt smooth like a keyboard, as if the distortion had flattened it so m...
