Weezer Discusses New Album, Creativity, and Business Acumen

The band Weezer, known for their geeky rock, talks about their 20th conceptual album, their creative process, and how they approach their career with a business mindset.

20 Aug, 14:16 — 20 Aug, 14:16

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The GuardianMostly Factual11d ago

‘I need to think like a CEO’: Weezer on the shifting sands of success, ugly feelings and the joy of spreadsheets

As the self-professed geeky rockers release their conceptual 20th album, Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson discuss dodging failure, being saved by fans and their obsessive creativity The first song Rivers Cuomo wrote for Weezer’s new album, their 20th, blatantly mimics the US rockers’ 1994 debut single, Undone (The Sweater Song). On the track CEO, the singer-guitarist grumbles over a slow, Velvets-y backing about having to crank out “another 90s jam” and wishing he could do “something new – but...

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