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<blockquote>I'm going to tell you something - I'll tell you right now: we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Karl. Karl had a car. You know, that's how we got to practice. That's how we did things. That's how we accomplished a lot.<br> - [[Pat Wilson]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OsP4sDDj24 MTV2 Interview] (2005)</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>He's the one who took us to our shows, and helped us carry our gear, and set everything up, and tune our guitars, and draw our fliers, and give us tons of artistic advice and moral support. And he's been there ever since the very beginning."<br> - [[Rivers Cuomo]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OsP4sDDj24 MTV2 Interview] (2005)</blockquote> | |||
[[Image:Karlscollection.jpg|right|300px||thumb|A small portion of Koch's Weezer vault.]] | [[Image:Karlscollection.jpg|right|300px||thumb|A small portion of Koch's Weezer vault.]] | ||
Koch recalls the band's primary interests revolving around the sub-pop grunge sound and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' funk sound. "I remember being in college...and we were like, 'Oh [[Mudhoney]]', but [[Nirvana]] was just another sub-pop band...who the hell knew what Nirvana was? Obviously, when ''[[Nevermind]]'' came out everyone took notice... It was kind of this realization that ''this is the sound''. These guys [[The Pixies]] and Nirvana have it right." | Koch recalls the band's primary interests revolving around the sub-pop grunge sound and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' funk sound. "I remember being in college...and we were like, 'Oh [[Mudhoney]]', but [[Nirvana]] was just another sub-pop band...who the hell knew what Nirvana was? Obviously, when ''[[Nevermind]]'' came out everyone took notice... It was kind of this realization that ''this is the sound''. These guys [[The Pixies]] and Nirvana have it right." | ||