Rivers Cuomo Still Celibate (Weezer Frontman)

WEGR - Rock 103 ^ | December 19, 2005 | Staff

[mcg2000]

"It's been two and a-half years now. The vow is over, but I wanted to keep cruising."

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has vowed to remain celibate, even though he has beaten his original goal to not have sex for two years.

The rocker, 35, found celibacy helped his songwriting skills and vowed to give up sex as he wrote Weezer's current album 'Make Believe.'

The singer has now spent 30 months without intimacy, and insists it's becoming easier to resist temptation.

He tells Blender magazine, "It's been two and a-half years now. The vow is over, but I wanted to keep cruising.

"Abstinence doesn't require as much self-discipline anymore. We never had any serious groupies, anyway. Our generation got screwed."

[Bon mots]

Hmmmm... not to be hypercritical or anything, but if I was going to give something up, it wouldn't be sex.

Weezer has songs with names like "Hash Pipe" and "We Are All On Drugs"... I would give up the dope and go for the booty.

But that's just me...
;-)

[cyborg]

He also does a lot of meditation. I suppose that helps.

[reagan_fanatic]

The singer has now spent 30 months without intimacy, Strange choice of words.

I guess from his point of view, once you master the art of celibacy, the need for intimacy will gradually abate.

[Wolfie]

"Hash Pipe" isn't about drugs. It's about a teen-age male prostitute in Hollywood.

[ovrtaxt]

I'm not mocking, but there are just so many opportunities for wisecracks with this story, and you know how we get...

I've always had that feeling about Weezer, that they would end up aligned with the Lord somehow. I think lots of people are praying with you.

[cyborg]

It's different for men and women. A guy who does this should expect some wisecracks and not take it personally :-)

[Rummyfan]

The rocker, 35, found celibacy helped his songwriting skills and vowed to give up sex as he wrote Weezer's current album 'Make Believe.'

He's a regular George Costanza! Hope he doesn't suffer from DSB!

[dfwgator]

Isn't this the same band that filmed a video at the Playboy mansion?

Yep. But they are probably best known for the "Buddy Holly" video that interspersed the "Happy Days" clips with the band performing at Arnold's.

[Revelation 911]

A guy who does this should expect some wisecracks and not take it personally :-)

you hope that people eventually pass puberty and actually have the wherewithal to congratulate someone for the very doctrine they espose - not a slam to you specifically- but hopefully you see my point.

[gr8eman]

I do not know why I think that. They could be from Manhattan for all I know!

[Revelation 911]

If that's true, then he is your father's (or mother's) first cousin and your second cousin.

I though it would make my mother, the cousin of rivers father - You see, her uncle was rivers grandfather....not sure how that stuff works though

[SoothingDave]

Rivers Cuomo Still Celibate

Doesn't he know celibacy causes child molestation?

SD

[shekkian]

Yes, I know. I was just noting the irony.

[ovrtaxt]

Well, I have personally been down the abstinence road- after my salvation, it was 18 months before I met my wife, then 10 months before we got married!

--I still don't know how I did that. God's grace.

[RightWingAtheist]

For some of us, abstinence is our only choice.

[Revelation 911]

--I still don't know how I did that. God's grace.

always by Gods grace LOL