| Print interview with Patrick Wilson | |
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| Publication | Entertainment Weekly |
| Published | September 2000 |
| Interviewer | Brian M. Raftery |
| Interviewee | Patrick Wilson |
| Title | DOT-COMEBACK |
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| External link | Archived via Internet Archive |
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DOT-COMEBACK Whither Weezer? Five years ago, the LA.-spawned rockers were the alt-nation's token nerds, thanks in part to the power-pop single "Buddy Holly" and its Spike Jonze-helmed clip. But after their 1996 album, Pinkerton, tanked, they were written off as a one-album wonder - during which time lead singer Rivers Cuomo was still recuperating from leg surgery. Now, in an unlikely comeback story, the reformed band - minus bassist Matt Sharp - has just added five dates to their sold-out 15-city tour (with online scalpers commanding up to $100 a ticket). "There was always this Internet contingent that was rabid about Weezer," says drummer Pat Wilson, "but I didn't know how that would translate in the real world. It seems we're more popular than when we stopped playing." The hiatus, Wilson says, was due to the search for a new bassist (Mikey Welsh) and intraband tensions after the Pinkerton tour: "We just hated each other." Things have cooled down enough that Weezer hope to record a new CD this fall for a spring 2001 release, and want to make another video with Jonze. And as for the more out-there musings about how Cuomo spent his downtime? "He definitely was showering," assures Wilson. Weez would hope so. |
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