Deftones were one of the earliest signings to Maverick Records, the label co-founded by Madonna . Looking back on that time, frontman Chino Moreno admits it was “mind-blowing” to get the pop superstar’s seal of approval.

The Deftones singer discussed the band’s interactions with Madonna in a new interview with The Irish Times . As he recalled, “It was [A&R rep] Guy [Oseary] who discovered us first, and then he and [Maverick co-founder] Freddy DeMann flew us from our base in Sacramento to Los Angeles, where we played a couple of songs for them in a little rehearsal space.”

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Moreno continued, “That same day we were invited to the record-label offices in Beverly Hills, where I got to meet Madonna, which was mind-blowing. So, yeah, she definitely

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