Rivers's Bio
RIVERS CUOMO'S BIOGRAPHY
My Birthday is June 13, 1970
My name is Rivers Cuomo. I'm 26 and I sing and play guitar in Weezer. It's hard to talk about myself without sounding like a jerk, but apparently I have no choice, so I'll try to be as simple and as honest as I can.
I grew up in various little farm towns in upstate Connecticut, completely sheltered from anything remotely "cool". At 18, I freaked out and moved to Los Angeles to become a rock star. I soon realized that I was an idiot, and gave up. At the same time, my girlfriend broke up with me. I was really sad and started to write songs. Most of them sucked, but it became a habit that stuck with me. Because I'm so terrible at expressing my feelings directly, and because no one really cares, and because anything real is almost impossible to talk about, I've come to rely on music more to express myself.
The "Blue" album is like a diary to me: each song tells what I was feeling and thinking during a particular experience. "Jones" explains how "the plan" is reaming us all, especially my brother. It's a good introduction to the album. "No One Else" is the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend and "The World Has Turned" is the same asshole wondering why she's gone.
"Undone" is the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin' on your door. It was supposed to be a sad song, but everyone thinks it's hilarious. "Surf Wax" is a totally sarcastic call to hedonism, so sing along, drink and be merry. I hate drinking and only do so when I absolutely hove to (which these days, seen to be quite often). "Say It Ain't So" is also about beer.
None of these songs are perfect, but I think you can hear that we're trying hard to be honest and real. Pat really kicked ass on the drums and Brian, Matt and I sang with a lot of feeling. the record sounds kind of weird, but if you turn it up extremely loud and lie down, it can be rewarding!
