The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.1523 Thursday, 15 September 2005
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Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Subject: Weezer and Shakespeare Split Riddle
http://www.nme.com/news/weezer/20987
NME.COM - Weezer tease fans with Shakespeare split riddle
Weezer have fuelled rumours of an imminent split, admitting that they
have "no idea" if the band will exist in a year's time.
The college rock veterans have just released a fifth album, 'Make
Believe', but according to guitarist Brian Bell, it could be their last.
"We have no idea if we're going to be in a band next year," he said this
week. "That's the fun of being in Weezer. That's why we put out albums
every three years, and we have these dark periods where we don't know if
we're even going to be a band anymore."
Rumours of the band's imminent demise began to circulate after supposed
clues were left in the liner notes of 'Make Believe', particularly a
passage from Shakespeare play 'The Tempest'.
It reads: "This rough magic / I here abjure, and, when I have required /
Some heavenly music, which even now I do / To work mine end upon their
senses that / This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff / Bury it
certain fathoms in the Earth / And deeper than did ever plummet sound /
I'll drown my book."
Crucially, this was the final passage from Shakespeare's final play,
widely regarded as the playwright saying goodbye to his fans, and when
questioned, frontman Rivers Cuomo was equally enigmatic.
He told MTV: "When we were putting the album together and finishing up
the artwork, I didn't know what was going to happen in the future and I
told everyone that. I told them, 'Let's commit to this year, and see
what happens'. And that was one of the reasons why I put that quote in
there, because I thought it's a really nice way to say goodbye, if it is
a goodbye."
Bell continued: "When I saw that quote, I thought the same thing. I was
studying Shakespeare at a university during the making of 'Make
Believe', and it did spark some concern, and I asked Rivers about it. We
never directly say, 'So, does this mean this is our last record? What
does this mean?' But I knew he took Shakespeare too, and maybe it struck
a chord with him."
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=117533
Say It Ain't So': Weezer To Split?
Rumours are furiously circulating throughout the college halls of
America as Weezer fuel rumours of a split. In a recent interview,
guitarist Brian is quoted to have revealed, they have "no idea" if the
band will exist in a year's time.
Following a lukewarm response to their fifth album 'Make Believe',
Weezer have fuelled rumours they may soon disband according to guitarist
Brian Bell.
"We have no idea if we're going to be in a band next year," he is
reported to have said this week. "That's the fun of being in Weezer.
That's why we put out albums every three years, and we have these dark
periods where we don't know if we're even going to be a band anymore."
Split rumours began when the band's notoriously devoted fans poured over
the liner notes of 'Make Believe', in particular a passage from
Shakespeare's final play 'The Tempest':
"This rough magic / I here abjure, and, when I have required / Some
heavenly music, which even now I do / To work mine end upon their senses
that / This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff / Bury it certain
fathoms in the Earth / And deeper than did ever plummet sound / I'll
drown my book."
Crucially, this was the final passage from Shakespeare's farewell work,
and when questioned about the message, frontman Rivers Cuomo did little
to dispel the rumours.
"When we were putting the album together and finishing up the artwork, I
didn't know what was going to happen in the future and I told everyone
that. I told them, 'Let's commit to this year, and see what happens'.
And that was one of the reasons why I put that quote in there, because I
thought it's a really nice way to say goodbye, if it is a goodbye."
Bell also commented on the quote saying, "When I saw that quote, I
thought the same thing. I was studying Shakespeare at a university
during the making of 'Make Believe', and it did spark some concern, and
I asked Rivers about it. We never directly say, 'So, does this mean this
is our last record? What does this mean?' But I knew he took Shakespeare
too, and maybe it struck a chord with him."
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