American - Musician | June 13, 1970 -
I wouldn't say that I relax and enjoy anything. But I think my pessimism helps. I never really expect anything good to happen, so when it does, it's a nice surprise.
Rivers Cuomo
GoodRelaxThinkSurpriseEnjoySay
I do want to make music that people love, but I also want to make music that I love. I know I can't please everyone with anything I do, so I don't think too much about how other people are going to take things.
LoveMusicPeopleThinkToo Much
Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically.
BeachMeInfluenceEarlyBeatles
I think if I wasn't a musician, I would be a high-school band director or orchestra director. I like working with large groups of musicians and bringing out the dynamics and accomplishing something as a team.
TeamThinkMusiciansBandDirector
'Easy' is not a word I would ever use to describe touring.
EasyWouldWordDescribeUseEver
In some ways, I feel like I was Nirvana's biggest fan in the Nineties. I'm sure there are a zillion people who would make that claim, but I was just so passionately in love with the music that it made me feel sick. It made my heart hurt.
LoveMusicHeartPeopleMeSick
When 'Nevermind' came out, my roommate had the CD. At first, I actually thought, 'This is too polished and commercial.' It was a little off-putting. But then I was like, 'This is the best music ever.' It felt so close to what I wanted to do.
MusicBestThoughtFirstOutLittle
Nothing sounded as sincere as Nirvana's music. It took a long time for me to accept that any other music could be good in other ways. Including my own.
GoodMusicTimeMeLongLong Time
I meditate two hours a day, and every year I do one big long meditation course. I love it, and I'm really into it.
LoveDayYearLongMeditationBig
I think I've been skeptical of violent passion for a long time. I think 'Pinkerton' is about that a lot - seeing how, every time I've felt really passionate for someone, as soon as I 'acquire' them or feel like I've acquired them, the passion goes away.
PassionTimeThinkFeelSomeone
It's great - that's the best part about being famous is that people want to get to know me. People come up to me and introduce themselves, and I make friends, and then I meet their friends. It seems like I have a very happy and comfortable social life, which is something I never had when I was younger.
LifeGreatBestHappyPeopleMe
I love writing songs. One of the toughest things is structure; it just works when you use verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. And as soon as you become aware of that formula, you start to have a bad conscience when you write with that particular structure.
LoveBridgeWritingStartYouBad
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Rivers Cuomo quotes