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Paraphrased from [this interview][1]:

  [1]: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5913862/weezers-rivers-cuomo-talks-about-their-latest-self-titled-album

> NPR: Would you say there's a fingerprint, where a Pat Wilson song is
> different from a Rivers Cuomo song?
>
> WEEZER/CUOMO: Well, Pat loves Mixolydian mode, where I write in major.