DEFTONES Bassist Makes Plea For Puerto Rico

November 6, 2017

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DEFTONES bassist Sergio Vega has gotten involved in the efforts to bring more aid to Puerto Rico following the devastation left behind there by Hurricane Maria. Six weeks after the storm hit on September 20, there is still no adequate drinking water or electricity on the island, and thousands have fled, perhaps never to return.

In a video shared by Revolver, Vega says: "I'm personally impacted by this because I have family there, I have a place there, I have friends there, and even if I wasn't, it's a humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed." He continues: "There's been minimal coverage of the actual extent of the devastation there, there's been minimal aid from the federal government and that's something that needs to change as soon as possible."

Vega adds: "There's a real lack of fresh water — people don't have anything to drink. People don't have electricity. There are elderly people in buildings that are trapped in their apartments because the elevators don't work. There are hospitals operating in the dark. And people like us can do something."

Only 30 percent of the island's 3.4 million residents have had their power restored, and rebuilding efforts are still woefully far behind.

DEFTONES are starting to plan the writing sessions for their ninth studio album, which will follow up 2016's "Gore".

Find more on Deftones
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).