Rivers Cuomo on Weezer’s New Album and a Nirvana Conspiracy | Broken Record (Hosted by Rick Rubin)

Most people know Rivers Cuomo as Weezer’s brilliant, quirky lead singer. But one thing people may not know, is that several years ago a bizarre conspiracy theory made its way around the internet that Rivers was actually Kurt Cobain — as in, Kurt staged his death in 1994 and carried on living his life as Rivers Cuomo. While Nirvana and Weezer are at seemingly opposite ends of the ‘90s music spectrum, a closer look reveals that they are more similar than you might think. To mark the release of Weezer’s ambitious and incredibly catchy new album, OK Human, Rivers explains to Rick Rubin why the band ditched their classic guitar-based style for an orchestral sound. They also talk about the specific substances Rivers took to write his hit song “Hash Pipe.” And Rivers entertains the Kurt Cobain conspiracy and plays along with Rick as if it were all true. Subscribe to our channel: ABOUT BROKEN RECORD F