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Many, however, did, and during the band's extended period of inactivity, that number rose steadily - you know, the whole "I told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on and so on" routine. They've been not-so-patiently waiting for the return of Weezer in the years since ''Pinkerton'', and most of them have been waiting online, checking the band's Web site for anything qualifying as news, keeping the band's name alive via newsgroups and chat rooms and bulletin boards, trading live recordings on Napster. The band's strong Internet presence, as much as anything else, is responsible for the success of its recent tour. "I think it has to be," Cuomo agrees, before quickly adding, "We'd still be doing Weezer if the Internet crashed, or whatever. This is our fate." | Many, however, did, and during the band's extended period of inactivity, that number rose steadily - you know, the whole "I told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on and so on" routine. They've been not-so-patiently waiting for the return of Weezer in the years since ''Pinkerton'', and most of them have been waiting online, checking the band's Web site for anything qualifying as news, keeping the band's name alive via newsgroups and chat rooms and bulletin boards, trading live recordings on Napster. The band's strong Internet presence, as much as anything else, is responsible for the success of its recent tour. "I think it has to be," Cuomo agrees, before quickly adding, "We'd still be doing Weezer if the Internet crashed, or whatever. This is our fate." | ||
Not so long ago, that didn't seem to be the case. In fact, it didn't look as though anyone wanted to be doing Weezer. Bassist Matt Sharp left in February 1998 to concentrate on his other band, The Rentals, and was eventually replaced by Mikey Welsh, who had played with Juliana Hatfield, among others. Brian Bell and Pat Wilson both spent more time with their own side projects, The Space Twins and Special Goodness, respectively. Cuomo was back in school - enrolled at Harvard, as he had been briefly between ''Pinkerton'' and ''Weezer'' in 1994 - and playing sporadically in bars around Boston. | Not so long ago, that didn't seem to be the case. In fact, it didn't look as though anyone wanted to be doing Weezer. Bassist Matt Sharp left in February 1998 to concentrate on his other band, The Rentals, and was eventually replaced by Mikey Welsh, who had played with [[Juliana Hatfield]], among others. Brian Bell and Pat Wilson both spent more time with their own side projects, The Space Twins and Special Goodness, respectively. Cuomo was back in school - enrolled at Harvard, as he had been briefly between ''Pinkerton'' and ''Weezer'' in 1994 - and playing sporadically in bars around Boston. | ||
"I think maybe I did two," Cuomo says now, dismissing the heavily bootlegged gigs. "They weren't really solo; they were with other people. It was nothing" - his voice drops an octave - "serious at all. It was probably just a way to meet girls, really." And? "I think, probably, it did work," he says, laughing. | "I think maybe I did two," Cuomo says now, dismissing the heavily bootlegged gigs. "They weren't really solo; they were with other people. It was nothing" - his voice drops an octave - "serious at all. It was probably just a way to meet girls, really." And? "I think, probably, it did work," he says, laughing. | ||