Kerrang! knows that many fun words have been spoken by Rivers Cuomo.  So they collected two decades worth of stuff that the Weezer frontman has said over the years.  It turned into an interesting profile — and so enjoyable that I wanted to share it with you.

Some highlights:

On his public persona:  “Outside of Weezer world, it’s really hard for me, socially. But I think it’s also part of the reason why I have attracted an audience: all I need to do is be myself and people think it’s weird and entertaining.”

On Weezer fans:  “People always ask me why I think our fans stuck around, and the truth is we don’t know. I hope it’s because we made good records, and people didn’t get sick of them.”

On metal music:  “Metal was extremely important to me, musically and spiritually. It was more than just music. It was a faith, a cult, a religion that one could belong to.”

More thoughts on metal — and many other things, including an insight into how he really feels about Pinkerton — in a nice summary of quotes collected throughout the years by the magazine.  — [eric]

[📷 : Zach Spangler]