Alternative Press interview with Weezer - January 1997: Difference between revisions
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Rivers Cuomo should be happy. He’s wanted to be a rock star ever since he was a kid. Then Weezer’s debut sprinted to the top of the pops, going double platinum, spawning three huge singles—"[[Undone (The Sweater Song)]]," "Buddy Holly" and "[[Say It Ain’t So]]"—and garnering [[MTV’s]] best video award for the ''Happy Days'' parody in the "Buddy Holly" clip. | Rivers Cuomo should be happy. He’s wanted to be a rock star ever since he was a kid. Then Weezer’s debut sprinted to the top of the pops, going double platinum, spawning three huge singles—"[[Undone (The Sweater Song)]]," "Buddy Holly" and "[[Say It Ain’t So]]"—and garnering [[MTV’s]] best video award for the ''Happy Days'' parody in the "Buddy Holly" clip. | ||
This afternoon, more than 300 people, mostly teenagers too young to get into the band’s two [[Weezer concert: 10/11/1996|sold-out]] [[Weezer concert: 10/12/1996|Sydney shows]], have crammed themselves into Red Eye, a small record shop below street level, on one of the first sunny days of spring in Australia. Weezer’s acoustic set for the in-store contains only five songs and lasts just 20 minutes | This afternoon, more than 300 people, mostly teenagers too young to get into the band’s two [[Weezer concert: 10/11/1996|sold-out]] [[Weezer concert: 10/12/1996 (b)|Sydney shows]], have crammed themselves into [[Weezer concert: 10/12/1996 (a)|Red Eye]], a small record shop below street level, on one of the first sunny days of spring in Australia. Weezer’s acoustic set for the in-store contains only five songs and lasts just 20 minutes. But the band — Cuomo, guitarist [[Brian Bell]], bassist [[Matt Sharp]] and drummer [[Pat Wilson]] — spend the next 90 minutes signing autographs for a long stream of polite, clean-cut and well-behaved Sydney teens. | ||
The line winds around the store, up and down the aisles and out the door. The kids own both Weezer albums, of course, but they also have Weezer t-shirts and every one of the band’s CD singles. Those that left their albums at home have the band sign sneakers, jeans, hats, water bottles, a plastic dinosaur and even a Rage Against the Machine CD, which elicits a few guffaws. Fans slip the band elaborately decorated and folded notes, one tied together with a string. | The line winds around the store, up and down the aisles and out the door. The kids own both Weezer albums, of course, but they also have Weezer t-shirts and every one of the band’s CD singles. Those that left their albums at home have the band sign sneakers, jeans, hats, water bottles, a plastic dinosaur and even a Rage Against the Machine CD, which elicits a few guffaws. Fans slip the band elaborately decorated and folded notes, one tied together with a string. | ||