AIM chat with Rivers Cuomo excerpts - January 11, 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
Rivers: we meet again!
Jason: so are you going to virgin or your old friend just put the stuff in order?
Rivers: hes just helping us on the side
Kyle: Ridd, is karl getting AIM?
Rivers: he should
Rivers: this rules
Ridd: he said he would yeah
Kyle: We could have him in our little chats too.
Ridd: but I think he sleeps during the day
Rivers: true!
Kyle: Rivers, is that the last day of recording?
Rivers: last day of live tracking
Rivers: no more new songs
Rivers: now we make the best of what we got
Rivers: its gonna be good
Rivers: this is the fun part
Ridd: that solo on My Weakness is incredible. How did it feel?
Rivers: i havnt listnd to weakness yet. i have a feeling im gonna regret it. i haven't played like that since 1987
Ridd: The solo?
Rivers: yeah
Kyle: You shredded it up.
Ridd: It's really really good
Rivers: lemme listen
Jason: ok but it is good
Ridd: It sounds like you're playing really confidently.
Jason: What is the big factor in the change of muscianship on this album compared to green?
Rivers: green
Ridd: green was the big factor? You mean the response it got?
Rivers: no, how lame it is.
Rivers: holy cow!
Ridd: he heard his solo lol
Ridd: good, huh?
Rivers: i don't know!
Rivers: vintage vinnie moore
Jason: Well what kind of a sound do you usally go for?
Jason: anyone in paticular?
Rivers: fat sounds
Ridd: will you be posting any mixes or is that it for a while?
Kyle: I say don't post the mixes.
Rivers: we're postin
Kyle: All of em?
Rivers: you can't stop us
Ridd: cool. and I assume you are going to post some album 5 demos?
Rivers: very soon
Ridd: what about live stuff on tour
Rivers: 1-2 songs/wk
Kyle: Wait, just to get this clear, you said you were writing about BBS experiences?
Kyle: Would you mind elaborating.
Rivers: girls
Rivers: guys
Rivers: whatever makes you feel something
Rivers: i live in my computer
Jason: rivers what ever happened to new joint and cryin and lonely
Rivers: they bit the proverbial dust
Rivers left for a bit and we chatted amongst ourselves. He came back during the following exchange:
Jason: Rivers ever think about going back to Purification of Water? That song sounds so amazing even from the bad qualtiy version posted on the internet.
Rivers: pow is kinda lame. you people are nuts
Rivers: talk about nonsense lyrics
Jason: well can't really hear the lyrics
Jason: from that version
Rivers: you're lucky
Rivers: shite-song
Kyle: Do you like Blast Off?
Rivers: i love it
Ridd: do you like the rest of those demos?
Rivers: yeah that was fun
Rivers: i did that in germany
Rivers: when matt's dad had a stroke
Rivers: we were stranded for a week in hamburg
Rivers: i wrote a lot of the b hole then
Ridd: will you guys ever release it?
Ridd: the whole thing i mean
Rivers: duh . . . pinkerton.
Ridd: i know
Ridd: but its not pinkerton exactly, right?
Kyle: I'm not sure how many songs are different.
Rivers: 50%
Kyle: Even though Serendipedity sucks, that little echo scrach dj club techno effect after 'give me some lovin is cool.
Rivers: dipity kicks pows ass
Rivers: but what the hell do i know?
Jason: well honestly what is your favorite song of what you have done?
Jason: if you had to pick?
Kyle: No One Else is my favorite.
Rivers:
- officially changing name to "dipity"*
Rivers: no one else bites ass
Kyle:
- officially think you're lame*
Rivers: lol
Ridd: are you still playing the gibsons in the studio?
Rivers: always have, always will
Ridd: yeah i have an SG
Jason: gibsons sound great
Ridd: it rocks
Rivers: but look lame
Rivers: the eternal conundrum
Kyle: I love that show when your like, 'Welcome to the Gibson Explorer, it rocks...'
Rivers: lol
Ridd: Im getting paid for sitting here chatting, i feel bad
Rivers: me too! hah!