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Meanwhile Wilson was also in another band with future Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] called [[Fuzz]], which dissolved within three months. "By the time I had met Matt Sharp, and we were trying to figure out something to do. We had a lot of passion and interested in certain kinds of music, but we didn't know how that was going to translate into what we were going to do. So we met Rivers - 'He's got an 8-track, let's get with him' - and we convinced him to move into this apartment with us. Rivers was just starting to write songs and he asked me to play drums on a song for him. That turned into a band called Fuzz, with this girl bass player. That was pretty cool, but it had to die." | Meanwhile Wilson was also in another band with future Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] called [[Fuzz]], which dissolved within three months. "By the time I had met Matt Sharp, and we were trying to figure out something to do. We had a lot of passion and interested in certain kinds of music, but we didn't know how that was going to translate into what we were going to do. So we met Rivers - 'He's got an 8-track, let's get with him' - and we convinced him to move into this apartment with us. Rivers was just starting to write songs and he asked me to play drums on a song for him. That turned into a band called Fuzz, with this girl bass player. That was pretty cool, but it had to die." | ||
In the summer of 1991, Sharp moved north to Berkeley to pursue what [[Karl Koch]] called, "some sorta symphonic keyboard sequencing music." Other members of the band moved to separate apartments during this time. During this time, Wilson performed in a number of different bands such as [[The Dum Dums]] and [[United Dirt]]. Matt Sharp would later replaced Finn. During this time Wilson and Cuomo embarked on the "[[The 50 Song Project|50 song project]]" in which they would dedicate themselves to writing 50 new songs. Out of this project, future Weezer songs would be created such as "[[Undone | In the summer of 1991, Sharp moved north to Berkeley to pursue what [[Karl Koch]] called, "some sorta symphonic keyboard sequencing music." Other members of the band moved to separate apartments during this time. During this time, Wilson performed in a number of different bands such as [[The Dum Dums]] and [[United Dirt]]. Matt Sharp would later replaced Finn. During this time Wilson and Cuomo embarked on the "[[The 50 Song Project|50 song project]]" in which they would dedicate themselves to writing 50 new songs. Out of this project, future Weezer songs would be created such as "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]," "[[My Name Is Jonas]]," "[[Lullaby For Wayne]]," and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]." | ||
In January of 1992, Sharp reconnected with his former bandmates; Cuomo, Wilson and Cropper, when Wilson showed him material from his and Cuomo's "50 song project." Sharp was pleased with the material and returned to Los Angeles to join the band, consisting of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson and Jason Cropper, now under the name Weezer. | In January of 1992, Sharp reconnected with his former bandmates; Cuomo, Wilson and Cropper, when Wilson showed him material from his and Cuomo's "50 song project." Sharp was pleased with the material and returned to Los Angeles to join the band, consisting of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson and Jason Cropper, now under the name Weezer. | ||