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{{Interview headline subtitle|Rivers Never Run Dry|Rhea Cortado|Campus Circle|[[April 29]], [[2002]]|Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo on Fame, Ritalin and Weezer on Tour Forever|[[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers Cuomo's]] answers are short but with succinctness that escapes being rude. Photos of his stoic facial expressions creep into mind during the silence over the phone. "I'm not really shy. I just don't want to talk. Better things to do." The few snippets Cuomo does offer usually become contradictions to previous statements. "A lot of times I'll portray myself as something different from what I am anyway, so there's just tons of misinformation out there and it all kind of balances out." | {{Interview headline subtitle|Rivers Never Run Dry|Rhea Cortado|Campus Circle|[[April 29]], [[2002]]|Weezer Frontman Rivers Cuomo on Fame, Ritalin and Weezer on Tour Forever|[[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers Cuomo's]] answers are short but with succinctness that escapes being rude. Photos of his stoic facial expressions creep into mind during the silence over the phone. "I'm not really shy. I just don't want to talk. Better things to do." The few snippets Cuomo does offer usually become contradictions to previous statements. "A lot of times I'll portray myself as something different from what I am anyway, so there's just tons of misinformation out there and it all kind of balances out." | ||
Weezer's triple platinum, self-titled "[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue]]" debut album was followed by the commercial failure and cult following of [[Pinkerton]]. Cuomo shows apathy towards the Pinkerton following that made Weezer's return with the self-titled "[[Weezer (The Green Album)|Green]]" album a success. "As soon as someone makes a record like Pinkerton or even better, I'm sure [Pinkerton fans would] abandon us in a second." With [[Make Believe|album five]] already in the works and slated for a February [[2003]] release——less than a year from the release of album four ([[Maladroit]])——Cuomo is powerless to loyal fan approval. "[Popularity] is something I really want, but I would just keep marching. I feel pretty unstoppable... I don't need popularity anymore like I did when Pinkerton failed. I got tough from being alone for a while. I learned how to be self-sufficient emotionally." Weezer's popularity doesn't look to be fading anytime soon as they easily pick up new fans, especially adolescents. "I prefer young fans. Their tastes are purer, they are excited to rock out, they like catchy tunes, and music doesn't have to take on too much social significance for them. It's just music and that's how I hear things too. I really relate to twelve year olds in that sense." | [[Weezer|Weezer's]] triple platinum, self-titled "[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue]]" debut album was followed by the commercial failure and cult following of [[Pinkerton]]. Cuomo shows apathy towards the Pinkerton following that made Weezer's return with the self-titled "[[Weezer (The Green Album)|Green]]" album a success. "As soon as someone makes a record like Pinkerton or even better, I'm sure [Pinkerton fans would] abandon us in a second." With [[Make Believe|album five]] already in the works and slated for a February [[2003]] release——less than a year from the release of album four ([[Maladroit]])——Cuomo is powerless to loyal fan approval. "[Popularity] is something I really want, but I would just keep marching. I feel pretty unstoppable... I don't need popularity anymore like I did when Pinkerton failed. I got tough from being alone for a while. I learned how to be self-sufficient emotionally." Weezer's popularity doesn't look to be fading anytime soon as they easily pick up new fans, especially adolescents. "I prefer young fans. Their tastes are purer, they are excited to rock out, they like catchy tunes, and music doesn't have to take on too much social significance for them. It's just music and that's how I hear things too. I really relate to twelve year olds in that sense." | ||
One day shy of last year's [[May 15]] release of the poppy "Green" album, Weezer's fourth album Maladroit hits stores [[May 14]]. The first single "[[Dope Nose]]" has been receiving radio airplay for months since Cuomo sent [[Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit"|demo songs]] to radio stations and posted mp3's on [[weezer.com]] independent of their record label, [[Geffen Records|Interscope]]. For about a year, Weezer has been handling their record production, management and public relations. "Interscope's kind of totally out of the process now——which is fine with us... They make CDs, and ship ‘em to stores. That's something I don't want to do." | One day shy of last year's [[May 15]] release of the poppy "Green" album, Weezer's fourth album Maladroit hits stores [[May 14]]. The first single "[[Dope Nose]]" has been receiving radio airplay for months since Cuomo sent [[Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit"|demo songs]] to radio stations and posted mp3's on [[weezer.com]] independent of their record label, [[Geffen Records|Interscope]]. For about a year, Weezer has been handling their record production, management and public relations. "Interscope's kind of totally out of the process now——which is fine with us... They make CDs, and ship ‘em to stores. That's something I don't want to do." | ||