It could appear that I'm some kind of natural genius, but it's just a million small lessons I've picked up over the years.

I think there is a very subtle shift from the metal I grew up on to Weezer. I think the big shift was from a minor key to a major key. That made a huge difference in how it was perceived.

I never feel guilty about liking music.

If enough people out there want a physical product, I'll be happy to make one. I'd say about 10,000 people is "enough."

I enjoy listening to the albums of my youth as much as ever.

I'm constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music.

The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with them not to release our music without their consent. But they generally let us do what we want, anyway, so it doesn't matter who's officially in control.