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But I said "yes" to these things that made me queasy, and all of a sudden, I was magically busy again. Original band, cover band, recording a CD, doing sessions for friends. One day I got a phone call from Rivers Cuomo, the Weezer frontman, asking me if I'd be interested in helping out the band for a bit while the bass player took care of some "things." Sounded temporary, sounded scary. | But I said "yes" to these things that made me queasy, and all of a sudden, I was magically busy again. Original band, cover band, recording a CD, doing sessions for friends. One day I got a phone call from Rivers Cuomo, the Weezer frontman, asking me if I'd be interested in helping out the band for a bit while the bass player took care of some "things." Sounded temporary, sounded scary. | ||
It also sounded like | It also sounded like a chance of a lifetime. And it was a good freaking thing I had been practicing saying "yes." | ||
My life has been a whirlwind of action ever since, with a few minutes of downtime to pet the dogs and kiss the wife. Weezer's ''The Red Album'' is full of examples of the end product of me saying "yes". I set goals for myself on ''The Red Album'' that I never thought I could reach: singing lead vocals, writing music, and playing synth. I achieved all this and more, and I don't intend to stop now. | My life has been a whirlwind of action ever since, with a few minutes of downtime to pet the dogs and kiss the wife. Weezer's ''The Red Album'' is full of examples of the end product of me saying "yes". I set goals for myself on ''The Red Album'' that I never thought I could reach: singing lead vocals, writing music, and playing synth. I achieved all this and more, and I don't intend to stop now. | ||