Fellow Secret Square Tye recently interviewed Weezer's Rivers Cuomo for AOL Music. (The story was picked up by Reuters, too.) Apparently, like Morrissey before him, lil' Rivers has taken a vow of celibacy. Luckily, Cuomo's brand of mind-boggling self-absorption has a hip Eastern vibe: there's no zooma-zoom-zoom in his boom-boom because all the lust interferes with his meditation.
If he keeps this up, Cuomo will join Cat "Yusef Islam" Stevens, Polly Styrene, Al Green, Prince, Michael Jackson, and many others in the League of Great Musicians Whose Careers/Music Turned to Shit Right About When They Got All Spiritual. (To be fair, Polly Styrene quit making music completely upon becoming a Jehova's Witness.) Now, it is not my intention to deride spirituality. It's just that Cuomo's self-described spiritual progression corresponds directly with the decreasing quality of Weezer's music. The great irony is that these artists always claim that their new beliefs/pursuits enrich their music. They are incorrect in most cases. Greater self-awareness and maturity are wonderful things, but they tend to inspire somewhat tepid rock 'n' roll.
Fun with blogs: Who can think of other musicians who quit/declined following a major spiritual awakening?
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