I felt frustrated by the limitations of rock and the lifestyle of touring around on a bus and playing the same songs over and over. So I went back to school to study music, and one of the things I got into was the Italian opera composer Puccini. Rivers Cuomo backbuscomposer share on social
People think I'm a freak or something, but I'm actually a really normal guy. Rivers Cuomo freakguynormal Change image and share on social
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. Rivers Cuomo bigdayhour Change image and share on social
What I am best at is reading a book and then writing a critical essay. Rivers Cuomo bookcriticalessay Change image and share on social
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. Rivers Cuomo comfortablefamousfriend share on social
I think audiences sometimes mistakenly assume a quality performance comes from some great emotional disturbance rather than really intense concentration. Concentration and flow is what it's all about. Rivers Cuomo assumeaudienceconcentration Change image and share on social
Now that I'm a father, I've forgiven my parents. Rivers Cuomo fatherforgivehave Change image and share on social
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. Rivers Cuomo awarebadbridge share on social
New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it. Rivers Cuomo comprisecountryenjoy Change image and share on social
Probably the most reliable comfort music for me over the years has been Bach. Rivers Cuomo bachcomfortmusic Change image and share on social