[pimlottc]

He was also on an episode [0] of the Song Exploder podcast where he talked about how he uses a spreadsheet to catalog all his song ideas, with columns for key, tempo, mood, etc. So when he has an idea for a song, he can search for riffs and phrases that might work together.

0: https://songexploder.net/weezer

[nateburke]

[insert mild grumbling about his post-Pinkerton artistic risk aversion]

[LouisLazaris]

Haha, I’m definitely more of an early Weezer lover, but I find it sad how unappreciated the Green Album is. Might be their best melodies, but the overall vibe is not as good as Pinkerton (especially without Matt Sharp).

Which reminds me of this legendary SNL skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5WvwfLuLM

[RajT88]

I forget where I read it, but I think he has evolved since then to a bespoke desktop app with a database backend.