interviewed10 Jun 2009 09:00 am
It used to really piss me off,
but that was ’cause when we first came out,
I had the wrong impression
of what we actually were.
I mean, I thought of us
as this dreadfully serious, important rock band,
and I thought that for once in my life
I had finally overcome my geeky self.
And as soon as the spotlight hit us,
everyone said, “Hey, they’re a bunch of geeks,”
and it felt really disappointing:
“Wow, I’m finally a star,
but I’m just a bigger geek than ever.
More people are aware of how geeky I am.”
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Written by Rivers Cuomo
Rolling Stone Magazine
“Q&A: Not So Serious Rivers Cuomo,” 5/30/01
Found by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
Astoria, NY
Enjoyed.