I really want to disappear, grow a beard, not talk to anyone, not make any friends... I just want to disappear and study. Rivers Cuomo bearddisappearfriend 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've tried every which way for writing lyrics - everything from using really bizarre imagery and metaphors, sort of obscuring the facts of what I'm singing about, all the way over to a song like 'Losing My Mind,' where you're just reading my thoughts as they're occurring. Rivers Cuomo bizarrefacthave share on social
Most people don't really need to hear a six-minute guitar solo that modulates between five keys and time signatures. What they want is a good song. Rivers Cuomo goodguitarhear Change image and share on social
In some ways, I feel like I was Nirvana's biggest fan in the Nineties. I'm sure there are a zillion people who would make that claim, but I was just so passionately in love with the music that it made me feel sick. It made my heart hurt. Rivers Cuomo bigclaimfan share on social
I think I'm a good dad. It's hard. Ultimately, it's our kids that have the final word. So we'll have to ask them. Rivers Cuomo dadfinalgood Change image and 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
I think I've been skeptical of violent passion for a long time. I think 'Pinkerton' is about that a lot - seeing how, every time I've felt really passionate for someone, as soon as I 'acquire' them or feel like I've acquired them, the passion goes away. Rivers Cuomo acquirefeelfelt share on social
I'm constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music. Rivers Cuomo activityamountback Change image and share on social
Growing up, I was a giant KISS fan, and the truth is the record I had was 'Rock and Roll Over,' and there wasn't even a clear picture of them in the packaging! So I really had no idea what they looked like; I just loved their music. Rivers Cuomo clearfangiant share on social
