I was scared rivers cuomo biography

American rock musician (born )

Musical artist

Rivers Cuomo (KWOH-moh; born June 13, ) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.

Cuomo was born in New York City and raised in several Buddhist communities in the northeastern U.S. until the age of 10, when his family settled in Connecticut. He played in several bands in Connecticut and California before forming Weezer in

After the success of Weezer's debut, the Blue Album (), Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University, but dropped out after recording Weezer's second album, Pinkerton ().

I was scared rivers cuomo biography

He later re-enrolled and graduated in Though Pinkerton is now frequently cited among the best albums of the s and has been certified platinum, it was initially a commercial and critical failure, pushing Cuomo's songwriting toward pop music for Weezer's next album, the Green Album ().

Weezer has released more than a dozen albums since.

Cuomo has released sever