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==Rivers Cuomo and Vipissana== | ==Rivers Cuomo and Vipissana== | ||
Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]], on the advice of producer [[Rick Rubin]], became involved in | Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]], on the advice of producer [[Rick Rubin]], became involved in Vipissana in February 2003, during the early stages of the making of ''[[Make Believe]]''. | ||
From an essay by Rivers Cuomo: | From an [[Rivers Cuomo's Harvard Essay|essay]] by Rivers Cuomo: | ||
''"During this latest swing towards spirituality, however, I started a | ''"During this latest swing towards spirituality, however, I started a practice at Rick Rubin's suggestion which may help me achieve some | ||
practice at Rick Rubin | balance: meditation. I was averse to the idea, initially. My goal in | ||
balance: meditation. I was averse to the idea, initially. My goal in | trying all the crazy experiments in my life has always been to improve, maintain, or recover my connection to music. Meditation, it | ||
trying all the crazy experiments in my life has always been to | |||
improve, maintain, or recover my connection to music. Meditation, it | |||
seemed to me, would rob me of the angst that I believed was an | seemed to me, would rob me of the angst that I believed was an | ||
essential precondition to that connection. With little to lose, | essential precondition to that connection. With little to lose, | ||