10 Rock Stars That Hated Being Rock Stars

10. Rivers Cuomo - Weezer

For a kid like Rivers Cuomo, being a rock star seemed the greatest thing in the world. After just a few short years with Weezer, he finally got it too, talking about the same nerdy stuff that he loved as a kid and turning it into one of the greatest bands of the '90s. Just because you got everything you wanted doesn't mean that you're necessarily happy though.

When Rivers first got a taste for fame, he really was not a fan of the constant attention that came with it, being hounded left and right in the wake of the Blue Album. In an attempt to lay low, Rivers eventually decided to take some time off the road and enroll in Harvard University, as he tried to write songs for the band's follow up album. Once he put his emotions on display though, he ended up pulling back on his own fame even harder.

Though Pinkerton is called a classic today, hearing the critics and fans tear it to shreds back in the day felt like Rivers was watching his diary entries being burned right before his eyes. After a lengthy hiatus, Weezer has been trucking ever since, either radically changing their sound to what they think the fans want or just making their trademark power pop. We may have gotten the recognizable Weezer back, but the version of Rivers that had his heart on his sleeve may have gotten lost in the '90s.