Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomois an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded eleven studio albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth13 June 1970
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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I just went to the hobby shop and got an electricity kit and a chemistry kit, and I'm really excited to do experiments like squeezing an egg into a bottle and growing crystals. I'm really getting into hobbies.
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When 'Nevermind' came out, my roommate had the CD. At first, I actually thought, 'This is too polished and commercial.' It was a little off-putting. But then I was like, 'This is the best music ever.' It felt so close to what I wanted to do.
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At 18, I moved to L.A. with my heavy metal band Avant Garde, which was very much influenced by Metallica. At 19, I got a job at Tower Records, and everything started to change very quickly. I started listening to the Velvet Underground, Pixies, early Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and also earlier music like the Beatles.
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Meditation hasn't separated me from my life and my friends and my work. It's just made my fear go away, so I can just be that much more engaged.
I've always thought of myself as so unsuited to be a frontman.
I've always seen myself as a grown-up. Since I was a little kid.
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I was fixated on Prince's 'Black Album' for a long time.
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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.
I don't ever want anyone to think that I'm being judgmental. I gotta do everything I can do to not be preachy.
'Easy' is not a word I would ever use to describe touring.
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Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically.
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Cat Stevens' music, voice, and energy made me feel so secure. He sounded different from some of the paternal figures in my life, so gentle and kind.
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Being in Weezer's just gotten so much more fun over the years. I love almost every part of my job. My very favorite part is working on new songs.