Rivers Cuomo Quotes

I do take lots of time off between projects, but when the right thing comes along, I don't like to turn it down, I've been doing this for a decade, and I remember what it was like when I started. You spend maybe five percent of your time actually doing it, and the rest of the time, you're trying to get that five percent.

Balancing my film career and my music will be something I'm just going to have to deal with, as it happens. I think I can balance it out; the choices will probably be pretty clear. If there's a movie I just have to do, I will work the music around it.

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists.

Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work.

I'm much more interested in working and getting on with my music.

I like normal life, but I will go crazy if I'm not working.

As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job.

There never seems to be enough hours in the day. At the moment I have no time to make new music because I've been doing so much promotion for this new single.

You feel stressed when you think that you are working. When I am doing movies, I don't feel that way at all. When I wake up in the morning and then get dressed up for the job, I feel good because this is what I want. I am the happiest that way and honestly, if at all I get a day or two off, I get restless.

I've been a solo artist for a year now, and I think I should start thinking about the future now. Every spare time I get, I want to be in the studio and work on music for 2015. It's a lot of work.

I hate the term 'work-life balance.' I think it's a setup, and it's trap for all of us.

I think about how much I used to work and how much I used to make that the priority.

One thing I didn't want to believe in is that I couldn't have a family and do music at the same time.

It can be a detriment to yourself to not be working, but at the same time, you want to hold true to what you're wanting to be working on.

Yes, I go a little bit crazy when I'm not working, which is an issue for me. My background is you go to work; that's what you do.

Even if I am working 12 hours a day, I want to be working, not sitting in my room for eight hours waiting for my shot.

Literally everything I do is either write songs and play music, or I'm immersed in my domestic life.

What I want in my career is different to what I wanted when I was 21. It's got to be something that keeps my family together, that allows me to be present in their lives.

I think being somewhat of a workaholic - and it's not healthy by any stretch - but I think you place your self-worth on your career, and as far as I was concerned, my career was crap.

I'm lucky. I've got my own studio. I can make my own music, but not many people can do that. I will always be making new music, because that's what I have to do; that's why I'm here. I will always do that.

I'd make a million songs with Game because we never had no real problem.

Work does affect my personal life, as it consumes most of my time. It takes away a lot from my family time.

We didn't move to L.A. to move to L.A. We moved to make music with Muggs.

I never wanted to be a movie star because it takes up too much of your time. I prefer the style of touring and making new music.

I love what I do, and to be able to see a show that is inspired by my life's work is exciting because it exposes people to what a crisis manager does.