I enjoy listening to the albums of my youth as much as ever.

- Rivers Cuomo

I have no interest in emo. I'm all about rap metal.

- Rivers Cuomo

Most of the songs I write just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sound…

- Rivers Cuomo

I think there is a very subtle shift from the metal I grew up on to Weezer. I think the big shift was from a minor key to a major key. That made a hu…

- Rivers Cuomo

The reason I started with prostitutes was solely to work on my negotiating skills. Once I mastered negotiating with naked women, dealing with Intersc…

- Rivers Cuomo

The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with them not to release our…

- Rivers Cuomo

I find that I end up liking songs if I really have an idea of something I wat to write about-some problem in my life or something I want to work thro…

- Rivers Cuomo

I do want to make music that people love, but I also want to make music that I love. I know I can't please everyone with anything I do, so I don't th…

- Rivers Cuomo

It could appear that I'm some kind of natural genius, but it's just a million small lessons I've picked up over the years.

- Rivers Cuomo