I can't imagine Weezer stopping. We just love doing what we're doing, and I think we'll keep going until we fall down dead. Even if the audience is abandoning us, I can't imagine doing anything else! Rivers Cuomo abandonaudiencedead Change image and share on social
With no faith, purely as a scientific experiment, I started meditating and watched if it changed my music. It did, but it didn't make it more mellow. It made it easier to get into the flow of creativity. Rivers Cuomo changecreativityeasy share on social
I like to get input from all different kinds of listeners, including the really conservative ones, and sometimes those listeners steer me in a direction that I haven't seen. But at the end of the day, my vote is always to go in the direction that makes me the most excited. Rivers Cuomo conservativedaydirection share on social
I really don't need to suffer. I can really become a happy person and still make good music - in fact, better music. Rivers Cuomo factgoodhappy Change image and share on social
I always loved the 'L.A. Weekly.' I totally looked up to it when Weezer was starting out, and I always wanted to be in it, and they always totally ignored us! Rivers Cuomo looklovestart Change image and share on social
Rock guitar has been around for decades now, and there are so many strong traditions, and so much of it is just burned into my fingers. So, nine times out of 10, when I pick up the guitar to jam something, it sounds pretty cliche. Rivers Cuomo burnclichedecade share on social
Most of the songs I write are just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake. Rivers Cuomo bigdirectlyfake Change image and share on social
Even at your best, the creative moments are still kind of fleeting. Rivers Cuomo creativefleetkind Change image and share on social
I decided to try celibacy because I heard it would help the meditation, and I tried meditation because I heard it would help with the music. So, it all really comes back to the music. Rivers Cuomo backcelibacydecide Change image and share on social
I always like balance. If I'm playing rock music all the time, chances are I'll start craving some lighter, poppier stuff, both to listen to and to play. I compare music to massage. If someone's been working on your back for a long time, you really want them to move down to your legs or something. Rivers Cuomo backbalancechance share on social