“I still don’t have an answer… It’s sad, I want him onstage with us at every show”: Even Chino Moreno doesn’t know why Stephen Carpenter isn’t touring with Deftones

The singer and the guitarist of the Deftones Chino Moreno and Stephen Carpenter in concert at the Fabrique, in Milan. Milan, Italy. 21st April 2017.

Chino Moreno has been asked to shed some light on why Stephen Carpenter still isn’t touring internationally with Deftones – but it turns out he’s just as in the dark as we are.

Back in 2022, the band’s electric guitar player announced he would be sitting out of any future international tours, saying, “With everything going on in the world, I'm just not ready to leave home and leave the country yet.”