DEAF NO MORE –
Oct. 27, 2025 – The vocalist has been sober for three years. “I started taking these classes and one of the classes was teaching you that it’s the most natural thing to have spikes and emotions in all directions. It’s all about learning how to deal with them and then being empowered by that as opposed to just being a victim of that.” Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has addressed how his sobriety has affected his approach to songwriting for the band’s new album Private Music.
In a new interview with Revolver, the singer explained the song my mind is a mountain was initially inspired by the title of a children’s self-help book he hadn’t actually read, but when he finally did check it out it turned out to be extremely relevant to some of his own mental health struggles.
“The book was actually written for kids to teach them about their emotions and how there’s ups and downs, and it’s OK to have emotions — which is something that I’ve been working on as I entered into sobriety a few years ago,” he explains.
