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* Although the lyrics of "[[Freak Me Out]]" sound as if they are written about an incident where [[Rivers Cuomo]] was startled, [[Brian Bell]] has revealed that the song is actually about a spider. | * Although the lyrics of "[[Freak Me Out]]" sound as if they are written about an incident where [[Rivers Cuomo]] was startled, [[Brian Bell]] has revealed that the song is actually about a spider. | ||
* The famous [[Flying =W=]] was designed by [[Patrick Wilson]] during the making of [[Weezer's third demo]], when he and [[Karl Koch]] were 'drawing' by dispersing fuzz that had collected on the studio walls. They found it amusing, and Karl reproduced the logo onto the back of [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s jacket using the engineer's labeling tape. Supposedly, | * The famous [[Flying =W=]] was designed by [[Patrick Wilson]] during the making of [[Weezer's third demo]], when he and [[Karl Koch]] were 'drawing' by dispersing fuzz that had collected on the studio walls. They found it amusing, and Karl reproduced the logo onto the back of [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s jacket using the engineer's labeling tape. Supposedly, Cuomo wore it around LA until the tape fell off. It is a simultaneous homage and spoof of Van Halen's classic logo, which featured 'wings' protruding from the band's initials "VH." | ||
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] was very athletic in his youth. However, he had a rare case of "congenital femur 'something or other'" as [[Beverly Shoenberger]], Cuomo's mother, phrased it in a letter to family and friends. The condition would worsen as he got older and his desire to be an athlete soon faded as his leg grew worse. As a result Cuomo decided to be a rock star. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||