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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 vipissana in February 2003, during the early stages of the making of ''[[Make Believe]]''.
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?s suggestion which may help me achieve some
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,
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