Rivers Cuomo Quotes

I listened to Korn and Limp Bizkit and that whole era of heavy music.

I really like LIMP BIZKIT. I mean, I've said it for years - I don't know if anyone actually hears it - but I think LIMP BIZKIT are an awesome band. In terms of the rap-rock bands, or ANY bands out there, I think they really are truly among the best.

I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music.

I dated someone in the '90s who was really into Metallica, and I remember thinking at the time, 'That just sounds so heavy and hard.' But they have great ballads! Great ballads.

One of the things that was confusing about Limp Bizkit to some people is that our tastes were very different.

I think the audience for Limp Bizkit is probably not going to be particularly interested in what we're doing. I don't think they'll find much that satisfies them in what we do.

We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten, dirty, and heavy as anyone, but at the same time, we've got a lot of melody.

I'm not exclusively into R&B. I like Usher.

I think EDM and metal and rock have been together already for a long time. Bands like Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, the Prodigy - they all have influences from both.

We are a metal band, period. To me, the 'nu' part infers some sort of a rap influence.

Heavy music is really getting its due. With nu-metal fallen by the wayside, real metal has started to surface.

I'm just real in-tune with music - I really listen to R&B more than I listen to rap.

When I think of nu-metal, I think of Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and even Chevelle - those types of bands.

A die-hard country fan, they're not going to a Drake concert.

I really like R&B more than rap.

Anyone who likes Static-X will definitely like my solo record.

When I first heard Korn, they blew me away, and I've been a fan ever since.

After all, folk-fusion is my favourite genre.

If I was to play any song for anybody asking, 'What is metal about?' I'd just play 'Master of Puppets.' The progressions and the bridge are brilliant.

I love soul music.

I like hip-hop and rock music.

I'm into a lot of music, definitely a lot of rap. 'Dedication 4', the Lil' Wayne album. Actually, I've been getting into some Swedish house music; the beat just keeps me going a little bit.

There's always a need for our kind of music. It's an outlet. You can only listen to so much pop and you just have to listen to something heavy.

I'm not a big punk fan, but I love a good, solid screamer.

I was not a metal fan.