Rivers Cuomo Shares The Secret To Weezer's Longevity | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

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[@NightMedicine]

Conan is one of the few comedians who just keeps getting better.

[@kettyspikes]

Like a ginger irish wine

[@seanfinney6732]

Him and Rodney Dangerfield

[@beanzburriton4263]

idk about better but he hasn't lost it, that's for sure

[@comradecam]

Unlike Weezer...

[@MrBeen992]

he is better ? lol

[@muumarlin1731]

Rivers is awesome and so cool to glimpse the person behind the music who's growing, healing, learning and evolving. What a beautiful example he sets.

[@Bazil_07]

Not marrying each other got me

[@TeemuSintonen]

Conan O'Brien & Co. just keeps getting better and better. God bless this podcast! I feel like they're just as ambitious as before but now they have even more creative freedom. Conan is ultimately very down to earth guy who is honest to himself and others around him. That is his legacy and why people keep showing up. Already waiting for the book!

[@KoreAmBear]

Fun watching his early shows the awkwardness of youth is funny but also has its own charm

[@jackiekreutzer166]

Rivers still looks AMAZING!!!

[@elishmuel1976]

Now I need to find more Weezer interviews

[@Steve-vd3nx]

Conan was made to do podcasts and long form discussions

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Conan above all other late night hosts. Maybe even Johnny Carson

[@markfromnj]

Yep.

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love conan just in the flow so fast wonderful balance of comedy and immense truth

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Conan. You are the best. Hands down. I became a fan later than most….was always watching Letterman growing up because my Mom preferred CBS over the other MSM channels. So I’m a huge Letterman fan. But I’m an even bigger Conan fan now. Keep doing whatever it is you do because you get better and better.

[@ashleyobrian7114]

Just in from work and what wips that grim away is. First the joy in seeing an upload. Second. Laughing out loud. Thanks for sharing.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I've really been digging these Cuomo clips and I can't wait to hear the full episode. I'm not always keen on listening to celebs (Conan doesn't count) but Cuomo is just so down to Earth and prolific.

[@cys-fi6230]

The key to Weezer was the contrast between Cuomo and Matt Sharp, and also having three guys who can sing and have different style voices, beatles-esque. After Sharp left the group of course they still had some hits, but If he had stayed they would of entered an even higher musical stratosphere. Brian Bell- Harrison, Cuomo-Mccartney, Sharp-Lennon. Not saying they were as good as the Beatles, but I think their roles were as such.

[@ryline666]

"would of"

[@jejuislandtrekker8113]

Very good Conan. Always great!

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I love Conan, he look like he just rolled out of bed and sat down and started the podcast,he was like" f@#k combing my hair I'm a national treasure" 😂😂

[@qnniikq]

1:03 😹😹😹

[@DarthD00bius]

Being in a band IS like being married to three or four other people.

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captain obvious

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Keep evolving! ❤

[@cardilad]

Conan's comedy just gets better as the years go on

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Like I said for years about Norm MacDonald! Someone give this man a talk show!!!

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I love Conan my fav ever

[@christophergerety1263]

From the BBC here is a show idea. It fall in 2 of the three of your hosts wheelhouse. The 5th October 1962 was a big bang moment for modern British culture. John Higgs takes Spencer Mizen back to the momentous day when the Beatles’ first single, Love Me Do, was released and the first James Bond film, Dr No, debuted in British cinemas, to explore what the meteoric rise of these two cultural giants reveals about Britain in the early 1960s. (Ad) John Higgs is the author of Love and Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche (Orion, 2022).

[@daedalus_20v]

I know the secret... it's me! I mean, of course it's not me, but literally the first 5 albums I ever bought as a teen coming of age in the early 90's were all debut albums, and somehow all of those groups are still together in 2022, they've been consistently releasing music the entire time, and they're all massively successful major headliners. 1) Radiohead - Pablo Honey 2) Weezer's Blue Album 3) Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters 4) Korn - Korn 5) Deftones - Adrenaline Honorable Mention: #7 was QOTSA's debut, Rated R

[@Christopher-md7tf]

QOTSA's debut was the self-titled record, Rated R was the second album.

[@daedalus_20v]

@@Christopher-md7tf oops, you're right!

[@swagguy7515]

You put it in hindsight man. I don't see Weezer as a band with longevity because music quality has been shaky since the 90s but now that I think of it... so there has been many bands who broken up, on indefinite hiatus, or just moved on with their lives since then...god...

[@neaituppi7306]

I see this as the Conan Obrien show. And I like it better, because he can do whatever he wants, and not have to worry about censoring, because he is at a place where he has a loyal audience that will support.

[@MusicGuru09]

❤️❤️💪💪“Don't tell people your dreams, Just show them because people listen less And like to watch more.”

[@treborretsnom6186]

MORE DAMMIT MORE 👍

[@lab576]

But the whole podcast on youtube!!!

[@vladimirbosinceanu5778]

:)) lovely chat

[@jasonwilcox6637]

Conan is the GOAT

[@iohfs2629]

A lot of people here haven't heard the White Album and OK Human and it really shows

[@christophercarlone9945]

The band hasn't put out anything as a whole worth anyone's time since 2002. They're not a good band anymore and they haven't been a good band since the 90's. Maladroit is probably the last record they did with even a shred of interesting work to it. Rivers was a good songwriter for a time but it changed. Life changes people. Glad he's gotten happier over time but to say that Weezer was the same band after the 90's would be false. Rivers chopped a lot of good musicians over the years to satisfy his ego and maintain control. Not a good person during their heyday.

[@sspah6870]

@@christophercarlone9945 congrats bro, that's an opinion you have there, hope you're proud of it.

[@christophercarlone9945]

@@sspah6870 You should read some of the heavily buried news articles and magazine clippings about the band from the mid to late 90's. Not much good to say about Rivers there.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

Everything after the 1st sentence is such a take

[@8bitchiptune420]

My 2 favourite nerds in 1 video.

[@christopher-miles]

sona and matt?

[@Taylor.Dude.]

There was a time in the very late 90’s where Weezer seemed like one of those bands that faded away and their days were over. Then they came out with the Green album in 2000 or 2001. Not only was I surprised they put out that album, I was surprised it was on MTV and also surprised it was selling okay. Not because they weren’t good but because I thought no one cared about them anymore. I was wrong.

[@Dre5420]

Is there a place to hear the whole podcast instead of in pieces?

[@cjlewis79]

Spotify

[@lab576]

why is it so dark?

[@historia9275]

Well they have gone through several bass players.

[@bluebunnybooks]

Buddy Holly Buddy

[@DanFedMusic]

It sounds like Rivers shared the secret to Conan's longevity. Conan sweetie, when you ask a question, let the other person finish talking before you unleash your me me me blabalanche .

[@LumenSWolfe]

David Geffen looked upon Rivers Cuomo and said unto thee, "bring me a song that even someone who looks like you can make a hit.." And Rivers has been pretty much doing that here and there with Weezer for 30 years.

[@wewatchmovies4446]

Wheres CONAN?! WE WANT a CONAN SHOW BACK!!!!!!!! Not taking anything away from these interviews. Just letting the team know I miss a Cocan show.

[@lb2696]

He will have a show on hbo, but the writer strike delayed it being finished.

[@supererikman5331]

Looks like over the years he has come out of his shell, he use to be so painfully shy in interviews

[@aprilscythes]

I LOVE WEEZERRRRR RIVERS IS THE 2ND BEST MAN IN THE WORLD

[@margaretpeabody243]

for decades now, I haven't had kids in the car telling me what station to listen to so I've missed out on lots of music. I know Metallica but I don't know Weezer.

[@DR-sv8ke]

You're not missing much.

[@catha.j.stuart2200]

They have a lot of good songs, have fun exploring them!

[@Iemonzinger]

They've been around for 30 years :)

[@xmasterdeepx]

Is this a recent interview?

[@AdrismDJ]

Yes, published officially on 10/9/2022 on the "Conan O'Brian needs a Friend" podcast.

[@wideblueeyedfear7520]

longevity? 😭 weezer broke up in 97 after the tribute show and reunited around 00

[@MissPiperSparkles]

2000 was over 20 years ago though. They’ve been consistently putting out new music since then. Yeah, they’ve taken some hiatuses but if a band that put out their first album in 1994 and is still putting out new music isn’t longevity, I don’t know what is. Lots of bands go through rough patches, break up and reform. If you can manage to stay together and sustain for this long after all that, it’s called longevity. The fact that their old albums still resonate with people and are revered and acclaimed is longevity.

[@JakelikejakefromSF4936]

I’m Shocked. Weezer hasn’t been good since Pinkerton

[@sspah6870]

I'm Shocked. You have an opinion! By the gods if anyone has a different one!

[@MrBeen992]

THE SECRET TO WEEZERS LONGEVITY IS A GOOD FIRST ALBUM AND GROUPIES LIKE CONAN STRETCHING THEIR FAME

[@panfilolivia]

Wtf lol

[@micahlingle1060]

Noooo what happened to the hella mega mullet

[@furqatbeknosirov22]

Omad

[@hranko3143]

how many rivers is he

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Just thought I'd mention that not every man sees a massive drop in Testosterone with age, that is highly individual. There are men who have almost the same T levels when they're 70 as when they were 25.

[@wewatchmovies4446]

Did I get trolled by team coco with a telegram scam?

[@basehead617]

Well, they certainly do not have any chemistry in conversation together.. Rivers seems like a snooze, though nice..

[@joehuffman1847]

Weezer has been around longer than they were good. So….congrats on the longevity? 😂

[@tulpa1940]

Same with the red hot chili peppers. They've been successful because of the business stuff for so long, no one has been telling them "no, that sucks", so they've kept on sucking since one hot minute.

[@DanCohoon]

Weezer is for kids who grew up on Clear Channel.

[@finalsecretofchrono1339]

Really it was MTV that gave Weezer heavy play in the 90s.

[@lb2696]

Nope, their first two albums were before the clear channel take over.

[@xploration1437]

Conebone69

[@ekohayya6201]

Are u curt cobain?

[@shuckylad]

Wish he’d of asked Rivers why he hasn’t written a good song in 15 years.

[@SpookyApparition]

I can answer for Rivers: We release a ton of music, half of which is laughably bad, but our popular songs from the '90s are enough to keep people paying attention.

[@morganfreeman2102]

Stop the cap

[@Sonicshadow8989]

🧢

[@JourneyRcks5]

Lol that's exactly what I thought when i saw the video title 😂

[@tomaskarlicek311]

He still sounds great, if only they still made good music...

[@VictorHernandez-eq5ns]

Obviously you haven’t heard Tastes Like Pain

[@CassCat69]

ok human and the white album are good listens

[@tomaskarlicek311]

Look, I agree with both of you, some albums and songs are good, but I meant it in general, now it just seems like they're doing very basic and boring music since 2016 (except OK human), with just a few pretty good songs

[@panfilolivia]

@@VictorHernandez-eq5ns that song is awful

[@VictorHernandez-eq5ns]

@@panfilolivia nah

[@carlpop2324]

I loathe when shows hire someone to laugh at everything the host says.

[@gorkmusic]

There's a lot of us that don't listen to anything Rivers has put out since 2009. Hurley was one of the worst albums ever made. 🤢

[@rainbow9832]

Have you heard of "Everything Will Be Alright in the End" and The White album? Those were kind of comeback albums, check them out!

[@gorkmusic]

@@rainbow9832 I tried with those albums, it just feels like Rivers doing covers of himself these days.

[@rainbow9832]

@@gorkmusic seemed authentic to me 🤷‍♂️ you do you!

[@vorpled]

It's an interesting situation that you kind of have to reframe if you want to stay positive about the good stuff. Which IS worth it. There's 2-3 hours of Weezer music that I absolutely love. That's 2-3 hours more than 99% of other bands I've heard in my life.

[@VarynDEE33t]

Uhh, Hurley kinda slaps?

[@zoperxplex]

The first time Conan has encountered a guest who sucked out all the humor in the room.

[@andrimar82]

No not at all ! it was just sincere, and human , really nice interview

[@turolretar]

That’s what is so funny

[@FaultyWirestv]

The secret is making terrible music after the year 2001

[@ted__ryan]

They make the same music for the past 10 years. Pinkerton is the best album.

[@Shrobulon]

ok Ted Ryan

[@masterblaster831]

Selling out. Saved you 4 minutes

[@m1l1t1am1ke]

Where is that eluded to in any form here? Did you even watch it?

[@kingbuzzo8703]

@@m1l1t1am1ke he is making a joke about the secret to longevity in music, you dunce.

[@Xeroforte]

@@kingbuzzo8703 well the joke was stupid

[@Lamiishere]

Cringe af 😂😂😂

[@saulgoodman5814]

How? They literally had a mature conversation the entire podcast

[@geetarbube]

It’s no kitten in my pocket, but it’s not bad

[@akira-qr4qm]

Bruh look at your channel

[@shaindaman13]

No Matt Sharp, No Weezer. I love Rivers but that band now is another thing.