AIM chat with Rivers Cuomo - January 8, 2002
The following are excerpts from a chat that took place on AIM that were posted on the now defunct Weezon.com. In the interest of posterity, they have not been edited for typographical errors by Weezerpedia. -megasnorkel
Kyle: so, are you gonna tour summer/fall of 2002?
Kyle: Or is that february 2002 Us tour all that there is.
Rivers: we're getting into a rhythm of about a month on the road/ month in the studio that we'll keep up indefinitely
Kyle: Because I live in Michigan, and none of the current dates are remotely close to me, but I'm set on seeing another tour soon.
Kyle: Kalamazoo rocked. So did Detroit.
Rivers: kalamazoo was good
Rivers: detroit sucked ass
Kyle: Why?
Rivers: no confidence
Kyle: Just a big stadium?
Kyle: I mean, what plays into that?
Rivers: i haven't figured it out. it's pretty random.
Kyle: So, how is the new album looking, what are your favorite songs?
Kyle: Album 4.
Kyle: The one that your doing the demos for right now.
Rivers: pretty damn good. but i have weird taste.
Kyle: What's your favorite song off Album 4?
Kyle: You sound like you sing dope nose with a lot of energy.
Rivers: it's not my favorite. i like the new bgvs
Kyle: Yeah, are you writing those right now, or are they guys?
Rivers: they are! pretty awesome! scott rules.
Kyle: Yeah, he seems like a cool guy, how has the transition been with him comming in?
Rivers: amazing.
Kyle: Word up to that.
Kyle: haha.
Kyle: So...any plans on So Low or We Go Together for album 4, I know those are pretty popular, at least on the rebel board.
Kyle: I know Jason would love for So Low in the studio.
Rivers: its weird how those songs fell out of favor at the last second.
Kyle: Yeah, any chance of them comming back?
Rivers: well, we only have 8 days left to finish recording so i don't think so
Kyle: Oh really? 8 days? And then it gets mixed down?
Rivers: yeah
Kyle: So, your new technique of releasing some demos on the website, have you guys been getting some good feedback with that
Kyle: Some 'constructive critisicm'
Rivers: amazing feedback. very constructive
Kyle: That's good, but that way there is no real surprise when it comes out, a little dissapointing.
Rivers: much better than a producer or rec exec
Kyle: Yeah, will you continue to use the internet for suggestions on album 5?
Rivers: no surprise for the 40,000 or so fans that download but that's a small fraction of our audience. the rest will be surprised
Rivers: we'll see. things are always evolving
Kyle: Yeah. So about album 5...when is that slated for release.
Rivers: i'm going to put up some album 5 songs soon.
Kyle: If you had your way.
Rivers: nov
Kyle: I read in one of your emails to a fan that it might have some more personal lyrics...is that true?
Rivers: yes they're personal
Kyle: That sounds cool. How many songs have you written for that so far?
Rivers: 7
Rivers: several about my bbs experiences
Kyle: For green I know you wrote a ton of songs every day, and then kinda widdeled them down, are these more carefully written the first time, or have you just strated, seeing how there are only 7 songs.
Kyle: started*
Rivers: i don't write as much now, but still a lot.
Kyle: If you had to compare the sound of album 5 to Blue, Pinkerton, Green, Or Alubm 4, which would you say it is most like?
Rivers: combo of green and pink if that's possible! and some 4. but really it's a new different style.
Rivers: it very well may change before we get there, though
Kyle: Yeah, that is true, it is a while away.
Rivers: we'll start demo-ing soon
Kyle: Alright, well I have to go. I hope you can find some time to chat with me again, but I'll always have some good questions for you.
Rivers: c-ya!
Kyle: Nice talkin' to you again Mr Cuomo.