Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo talks working with Taylor Swift and being hailed her “musical hero”

Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has opened up concerning the time he labored with Taylor Swift on a business and her hailing him as her “musical hero”.

Chatting with NME for this week’s Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells collection, Cuomo took the time to replicate on working with the ‘Bejeweled’ singer again in 2009. The advert was for the online game Band Hero and featured Cuomo, Swift, Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz and Blink-182‘s Travis Barker recreating Tom Cruise‘s iconic ‘Old Time Rock And Roll’ dance scene from 1983’s Risky Business earlier than the group escape right into a efficiency of Swift’s 2008 hit ‘Love Story’.

“I used to be a youngster when the film Dangerous Enterprise got here out, so the scene of Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear was iconic and influential for my technology, so to have the ability to recreate it with a handful of different enormous stars was an enormous honour,” the ‘Buddy Holly’ singer stated.

He continued: “Taylor Swift was so gracious and everybody fell in love along with her when she got here within the room and began speaking to us. She was similar to a natural-born chief.”

Talking concerning the creation of the business in a behind-the-scenes video interview, Swift stated: “The premise of the business is that we’re sliding out right into a lounge and it’s me and three different gamers and the three different gamers are a few of my musical heroes. So I’m sort of freaking out so far as attending to know that Travis Barker, Pete Wentz and Rivers from Weezer are enjoying alongside to my music and rocking out really.”

NME requested Cuomo if he’s ever mentioned collaborating with Swift after she hailed him as one among her musical heroes to which he replied: “No, we’ve by no means talked about that. That by no means occurred to me. If she ever desires to make a rock album, I’d love to assist out! I’ve a sense that I’d get the decision from Miley Cyrus first although! [Laughs] That may be very cool.”

In different information, Weezer not too long ago mirrored on the thirtieth anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’ and shared unique house demos.

Later this 12 months, the band are set to embark on their upcoming ‘Voyage To The Blue Planet’ North American tour. Weezer will play the file in full on the exhibits and have additionally promised rarities and “very particular friends”. They are going to be supported by The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. Discover any remaining tickets here.

Elsewhere, The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer kicked off their joint UK tour in Birmingham earlier this month.