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Revolution or Satisfaction? Cuomo gives us the skinny (© Brian Hineline/Retna Ltd./Corbis)

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Yesterday, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo dropped some exciting news on us: a remastered, super-spiffy edition of the band's classic Pinkerton is on its way.

Responding to a question from MusicRadar reader The Rocker, Cuomo said, "We're going to be putting out a deluxe edition of Pinkerton, with some rarities added on. And probably a greatest hits CD, with even more bonus tracks. Lots of cool stuff to look forward to."

He even spoke humorously of his pre-Weezer tribute band past. Can you picture Cuomo as Swedish axe star Yngwie Malmsteen? True stuff.

Today we kick off a new series of interviews with a difference: your questions answered. Rivers Cuomo gamely took the hot seat for MusicRadar readers.

Freakboy says, The title and album cover of Raditude suggests that Weezer are in a more playful, relaxed mood than before. Is that true?

[laughs] "I don't know about the word 'relaxed.' I don't think we're ever relaxed. On the other hand…we're super-focused and…we're cool. Maybe that's 'relaxed.'

"The whole word 'Raditude' reflects our state of mind. It's the way we feel when we're pumped up and we hit the stage and we pull off these stunts that we never thought we could. That's Raditude for you."

Jack Krim asks, What do you consider Weezer's best record purely in sonic terms?

"In sonic terms? Hmmm. I guess it depends on what kind of mood I'm in. Sometimes I might want the really anarchic, chaotic emotional stuff, and that would be Pinkerton. Other times, I might want tight, hard pop like what's on our first album. And if I want genre-hopping, fun experimentation, then it would be Raditude.

"I don't like just one kind of sound, one kind of record. I guess that's what record collections are for." [laughs]

Next page: The Beatles or The Stones?

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