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| Born = [[September 3]], 1963 (age | | Born = [[September 3]], 1963 | ||
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[[Image:Peepshow rivers-letter.jpg|right|thumb|269px|Cuomo's letter to Matt]]'''Joe Matt''' | [[Image:Peepshow rivers-letter.jpg|right|thumb|269px|Cuomo's letter to Matt]]'''Joe Matt''' was an American cartoonist, best known for his autobiographical comic book, ''[[Wikipedia:Peepshow_(comics)|Peepshow]]''. [[Rivers Cuomo]] has cited Matt as an inspiration in his songwriting.<ref>Kleinedler, Clare and Michael Goldberg. "Weezer Revealed: The Rivers Cuomo Interview" ''Addicted to Noise''. 1996. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': http://web.archive.org/web/20010523225218/http://www.addict.com/issues/2.12/html/hifi/Cover_Story/Weezer-QA/page_07.html from the original: http://www.addict.com/issues/2.12/html/hifi/Cover_Story/Weezer-QA/page_07.html</ref> | ||
==Connection to Weezer== | ==Connection to Weezer== | ||
Rivers Cuomo [[Addicted_to_Noise_Interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_1996|told ''Addicted to Noise'' in 1996]], "Lyrically, I think I'm influenced by very few other musicians. Maybe Lou Barlow and Brian Wilson and some of his later songs. They just seem very direct and honest and unpretentious. Other than that, I think I'm hugely influenced by comic books. Especially the autobiographical comics like Joe Matt's Peep Show." The name "J. Matt" appears on the map included in the liner notes to Weezer's album ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | Rivers Cuomo [[Addicted_to_Noise_Interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo_-_1996|told ''Addicted to Noise'' in 1996]], "Lyrically, I think I'm influenced by very few other musicians. Maybe Lou Barlow and Brian Wilson and some of his later songs. They just seem very direct and honest and unpretentious. Other than that, I think I'm hugely influenced by comic books. Especially the autobiographical comics like Joe Matt's Peep Show." The name "J. Matt" appears on the map included in the liner notes to Weezer's album ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | ||
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On [[July 14]], [[2007]], [[Karl Koch]] and Joe Matt (along with a friend, Maggie) collaborated on a six-panel comic strip, drawn on a piece of lined paper. The comic was later uploaded to the [[Karlophone]] Myspace profile.<ref>Karlophone. ''Myspace''. [[:File:Karlkochjoemattjamcomic.jpg]] Retrieved from https://myspace.com/karlophone/mixes/classic-my-photos-362338/photo/90390449</ref> | On [[July 14]], [[2007]], [[Karl Koch]] and Joe Matt (along with a friend, Maggie) collaborated on a six-panel comic strip, drawn on a piece of lined paper. The comic was later uploaded to the [[Karlophone]] Myspace profile.<ref>Karlophone. ''Myspace''. [[:File:Karlkochjoemattjamcomic.jpg]] Retrieved from https://myspace.com/karlophone/mixes/classic-my-photos-362338/photo/90390449</ref> | ||
Matt passed unexpectedly in September of [[2023]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Interview between Rivers Cuomo and Joe Matt]] | *[[Interview between Rivers Cuomo and Joe Matt]] | ||