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

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.

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.

With each step I take, I see that my ability to perform gets a little better. So until it starts getting worse, I'm going to keep moving forward.

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

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."

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.