was it stef. chino, or abe?
it was the royal, collaborative conscious
(of the group)
mixture of doo whop (tones)
and hip hop (def)
it was me... ::)
haha white wrist I LOVE YOUR PITCHER!
I believe Stef came up with it...
I think it was Stef too from what I remember...
Quote from: Timmy666 on May 14, 2008, 10:27 PM
I believe Stef came up with it...
true. they wanted to change it but since they used it for a while back then already, they decided to keep it although they thought it was a little corny... next topic
Quote from: tarkil on May 15, 2008, 02:28 AM
I think it was Stef too from what I remember...
yep
Obviously god made it.
i read version that it's not def+tones, it's DEFT ONES (as far as they were skaters)
"The meaning of "Deftones" (by Stef Carpenter):
"I listened to a lot of rap at the time, but, I always imagined being in a band but I could never pick out a name. I was like, "how do bands just pick their names?" You know, some bands, you got these metal bands that try to make their name all ugly and whatever. I wanted to pick a cool name, something that would just stand out but you know, not be all cheese-ball at the same time. Well, I was really into old classic music, like from the 50's and shit like that. I was like, "Tones," you know there's a lot of bands from that era that has "The Tones" in it. And "Def," just cuz I listen to a lot of LL COOL J, Public Enemy, you know, like Def Jam and all that. Then I thought, "Deftones," that would be kinda cool. Def would be mean "cool" and Tones would be like. the sound of the old days but being vague. cuz we didn't do just one kind of music. It was pretty heavy, but it has never been focused on one particular style of music."
Yes I'ts Stef ;)
Quote from: deftoneskoen on May 15, 2008, 03:21 PM
"The meaning of "Deftones" (by Stef Carpenter):
"I listened to a lot of rap at the time, but, I always imagined being in a band but I could never pick out a name. I was like, "how do bands just pick their names?" You know, some bands, you got these metal bands that try to make their name all ugly and whatever. I wanted to pick a cool name, something that would just stand out but you know, not be all cheese-ball at the same time. Well, I was really into old classic music, like from the 50's and shit like that. I was like, "Tones," you know there's a lot of bands from that era that has "The Tones" in it. And "Def," just cuz I listen to a lot of LL COOL J, Public Enemy, you know, like Def Jam and all that. Then I thought, "Deftones," that would be kinda cool. Def would be mean "cool" and Tones would be like. the sound of the old days but being vague. cuz we didn't do just one kind of music. It was pretty heavy, but it has never been focused on one particular style of music."
Yes I'ts Stef ;)
Quote from: wither-I on May 14, 2008, 09:01 PM
mixture of doo whop (tones)
and hip hop (def)
Quote from: wither-I on May 14, 2008, 09:01 PM
it was the royal, collaborative conscious
(of the group)
mixture of doo whop (tones)
and hip hop (def)
and it works very well
It is kind of brilliant once you listen to them.
wow, it's good to know that... really i've always wondered about the name... i thought that it was just like my nickname: def the ones (defTHE1s) ja! it's just interesting 'cause i also thought about def + tones and no in deft + ones
Quote from: Fireal1222 on May 16, 2008, 06:10 AM
Quote from: wither-I on May 14, 2008, 09:01 PM
mixture of doo whop (tones)
and hip hop (def)
Quote from: Timmy666 on May 14, 2008, 10:27 PM
Stef came up with it
Before I knew this I always thought it came from 'tone deaf" ( --> Deaftones --> Deftones)
Quote from: Zevaka on May 15, 2008, 02:44 PM
i read version that it's not def+tones, it's DEFT ONES (as far as they were skaters)
I was always planning to have a band called Deft Ones and which would be spelt Deftones and everyone would think it was the real Deftones and come and see us play only to be really dissapointed.
Awesome. I like that idea.
Quote from: Variable on May 15, 2008, 12:35 PM
Obviously god made it.
yeah i think that too ;D
a lot of sufer bands used the same prefix of 'tones' at the end, i always assumed it was a play on words for tone def and nothing else. some article i read said it was also 'deft' - 'ones'. basically its a cool name