Talk:Rivers Cuomo

message: I find it rather odd that where it says that Cuomo has an affinity for Asian women, it links to the article Asian fetish, which refers to the sexual objectification of Asian women. Since when does Cuomo objectify Asians? I don't believe that he ever said that he has a "fetish" for asian girls, he just likes them. Seems like it would do better not being a link at all. Orangemango (talk) 21:00, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Two of the cited sources specifically use the term Asian fetish. So it seems to be applied to him in the media. Perhaps the Asian fetish article should instead be expanded to include in the WP:LEAD something about popular usage that may be less about objectification but more popular definitions. Note, there is a couple comments already lower down on this page about it. I don't have an opinion about the link here, I'd suggest removing it if the sources do not support either usage. - Owlmonkey (talk) 22:27, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

text: You made a good point. The term is provocative but it's used without qualification here. I suspect that asian fetish article needs some work around conventional use. but i can only imagine the article about that term might be contentious. - Owlmonkey (talk) 04:16, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Asian Fetish

message: Talk box and vocoder are not instruments, they're effects, and no musician would talk about them as instruments. I've removed them from the list of instruments that Rivers plays. 158.223.1.117 15:46, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Instruments

message: I'm sorry, but i've read this whole thing a few times and the part with the Gibson SG has been bugging me.  Rivers plays a Gibson Epiphone SG, so i added the epiphone part.  I happen to know this becuase i own the same guitar, and trust me its a epiphone!
-Coltello Mer (UTC)
Sry to tell you this but it is a gibson sg because only in the pork and beans music video he uses that epiphone g-400 look at aol sessions you will see that its a gibson. it was used so it would not damage it. i own a g-400 too  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Felttoaster (talk • contribs) 04:17, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: More on Instruments

message: From Rivers Cuomo himself (via his blog) concering his name: "The Straight Dope On My Name: At birth I was named Rivers Cuomo, no middle-name.  (My mom said she wanted me to be able to pick my own middle name.  I never bothered.) When I was about eight, I was given the Hindu first name Rama by Swami Satchidananda.  Most kids who went to the ashram school took Hindu first names at that time. At some point around age ten, I started using my step-fathers last name Kitts (not Kitz).When I switched to public school in sixth grade, I started using the first name Peter because I wanted to fit in.  Most of the ex-ashram kids started using normal names at this point. After graduating high school, when I was eighteen, I started using Rivers Cuomo again because it seemed more rock-star-ish and thats what I wanted to be:  a rock star. Throughout my entire life, my legal name has always been Rivers Cuomo."
--AboutWeezer 16:06, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Cuomo, who at the time went by his real name; Peter Kitts,
Can anyone confirm or deny that Cuomo's real name is indeed Peter Kitts? I'd like at least one Wikipedian to confirm the veracity of this sentence (or, alternately, to confirm that the anonymous editor was correct in removing it). Thanks. —chris.lawson (talk) 04:37, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: His name

message: Haven't the numbers in this section been vandalised?
They don't sound correct.. --Matiasrasmussen 16:16, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Support merge. We don't need articles about bands that have never released any albums. This no-hit wonder is a biographical detail of Cuomo's life, not a separate notable topic on a general encyclopedia. Seahen 12:27, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Homie (band) 

message: And another thing... I cut and pasted the whole Avant Garde section over to Avant Garde (band). It has enough content on this page to be developed into a full-fledged article, and should be cut off from Rivers' bio so other wikipedes can breathe some life into it. Matthew 06:27, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Avant Garde

message: I'm honored to see that Rivers decided to point out the fact that nobody calls him "Ace," "The Varz" or "The Dude" to his face on his myspace. A fact that I originally added to this wiki. YET, "Ace" and "The Varz" do remain big fan nicknames for Cuomo. And the link there shows it, his bandmates have called him "The Dude" from time to time. I say we leave both the inital fact and his myspace response up there. Mfishrules 07:07, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not clear from that link that his bandmates call him "the Dude."  It could be a reporting error.  Rivers states pretty plainly that he "doesn't know anyone" that calls him "the Dude." Even the quote from Pat could have been misinterpreted by the journalist--"dude" is, after all, common slang.  "Ace" is relevent; fans definitely call him "varz," but I don't know that it's worth recording beyond the Weezer#Weezer_Fans section of the band's entry. 65.186.79.164 08:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Attention on Rivers Myspace

message: It states as a fact that the song "Rivers" by Sugar Ray is about him. Reading over the lyrics to that particular song, I find that very hard to believe. Is there any proof of this?
The song isn't really about him.  It's just that Mark McGrath is a huge Rivers/Weezer fan and wrote the song with a very "Weezer-ish" feel to it -- a sort of tribute.  That's why the song is titled "Rivers."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.233.2.2 (talk) 03:00, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  RE: Sugar Ray 

message: The "musical talent" section seems somewhat biased and lacking of credibility. Notably, the opening sentence states, "Musically, Cuomo is best known for his melodies, guitar solos, and distinctive vocal harmonies." I could not find any sources to confirm this as true, especially in regards to guitar solos. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.119.172.91 (talk) 03:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that can be considered common knowledge. If it said he was known for intricate guitar solos, that would be something different. But I think most fans expect a shit load of solos when they buy a Weezer album. As for melodies, I also think that's common knowledge which can be heard for listening to Weezer. Melody is probably the most distinctive factor of Weezer. As for distinctive vocal harmonies, I think maybe take out the word "distinctive" and that might make it less biased. But aside from that I don't think any of that needs a source.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.230.35.145 (talk) 06:42, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Musical talent" 

message: He's in the American Hindus category, is he really a hindu? It's not mentioned in the article --AW 19:49, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am going to take him out of the category since there is no citation or mention in the article. --n-k, 14:03, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hindu? 

message: these details are, so far as i can see, 1.) accurate, 2.) well-sourced, 3.) relevent to cuomo's biography, particularly with regards to the conception of him in popular culture.  this information has been in this entry in some form for years.65.189.172.242 10:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's borderline trivia, but I agree with the anon. Keep it in --AW 21:42, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cuomo and Asian Women 

message: The article says he was born in Belfast, but the infobox says he was born in New York. And what is "origin" supposed to be? He's lived a lot of places. --AW 14:17, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth and origin? 

message: From his [myspace site, his screen name has been made known in the blog section. Should I publish it here? NOT! I would never do that to ya r-dawg.Mexicomida 00:37, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Screen Name

message: Missing info here. Ozmaweezer 12:53, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: The main photo at the top is from 1997. I know that we want to find free photos, but surely we can get something more current. As for the 1997 photo, I think it should remain in the article, but not in the infobox. Lovelac7 02:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Old Photo

message: Anybody know what kinds of amplifiers Rivers has used over the years?
Also, I agree that a more recent picture should represent the article.
PhoenixSunburn (talk) 18:05, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amplifiers, old picture 

message: * I've searched all over, I see that he was in a bus accident, but no evidence of his death.  This might be vandalism - removing for now.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.67.64.125 (talk) 20:43, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done. Hoax edit.--猛禽22 •• 20:47, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where is the information for his death coming from 

message: Rivers Cuomo is an African-American musician? I though that means that the person was, at least in some degree, of African origins, and therefore, with a dark-colored skin. Even the white people from South Africa (like Charlize Theron) don't use this epitet. I think it should be removed, or the source should be cited  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.12.212.121 (talk) 15:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You, 74.12.212.121, happened to be an unfortunate user who happened to read the page after it was vandalized. Yves (talk) 16:13, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: African-American!!!

message: I feel like there should be something in this article about his extreme stage fright, which used to leave him silent in interviews and caused him to look down during entire concerts. Maybe someone more familiar with the article could add something, or I could138.88.140.28 (talk) 04:11, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You could if you have the sources (: The page isn't locked from editing right? Fixer23 (talk) 10:32, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stage Fright 

message: The article states that Cuomo's "original admission essay and two subsequent readmission essays to Harvard" were posted on his Mypsace page. However, I haven't been able to find a public Myspace blog of Cuomo's, nor have I been able to find his original admission essay anywhere online. Can anyone find a source that confirms that his original admission essay was ever posted to his Myspace? Thanks Rogerthat94 (talk) 02:55, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harvard admission essays 

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message: Sorry I don't know how to add this correctly but Rivers quits Andy's band Mouse Rat to go back to Rabbinical School.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:F10B:F600:84DC:EC0F:5A84:FAD0 (talk) 12:14, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parks and Recreation Season 6 Episode 12 

message: Hey guys, I've noticed that in personal life section it states he is a football fan and then goes on to refer to soccer for the rest paragraph. I believe that, for better reading, that football should be referred as either football or soccer only in the paragraph. What do you all think? Xeracross (talk) 14:08, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Football or soccer? 

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message: First, I would like to thank user talk:Wizzito for their time and effort in reviewing my edits to Rivers Cuomo.  I am not quite clear what trouble or issues they are dealing with, but I sincerely appreciate the time and effort invested in helping to maintain quality and improve content in a constructive manner.  Whatever happened, know that some of us out here care and genuinely appreciate those that invest in such an important and vital community project.
With regards to the specifics of the feedback received, I am not sure if it applies in this situation.  One of the links I provided was to a video, originally recorded and live-streamed, of the subject themself (themselves?) discussing the substance of the changes I made to the page.  I thought it was interesting and amusing, and even endearing, and thought it would be something others would find notable.  This was a change made in good faith and good humor, as is this follow up seeking clarification.  My question here is whether the live interview link provided is sufficient evidence of the changes I made.  I can appreciate why links to the github profile on its own would not be considered authoritative, since that could be faked by anybody, but I guess I thought the interview would be sufficient.  
This is something I would greatly appreciate clarification on, to help ensure any future contributions I make are properly supported.
Doh!  Sorry, forgot to sign!
Brl2000 (talk) 19:51, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help 

message: I found a video of Rivers playing drums live and apparently he played drums on his personal demos. Perhaps drums should be added to his list of instruments? 2A02:C7C:5F87:9600:181E:8B4F:F7EB:451D (talk) 13:40, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It shouldn't be added to the infobox as that should only list the main instruments the musician is known for. We could mention it in the article body but we would need it to be covered by a reliable secondary source (like a Rolling Stone article or something like that), not just our own observations based on watching videos etc. Popcornfud (talk) 13:55, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rivers plays drums