Weezer guitarist Brian Bell has fuelled rumours that the band might be about to split by telling reporters: "We have no idea if we're going to be in a band next year". However Bell seemed keen to stress that being unsure about his band's future isn't anything new - "That's the fun of being in Weezer. That's why we put out albums every three years, and we have these dark periods where we don't know if we're even going to be a band anymore".
Rumours that Weezer were calling it a day reportedly came about when fans noticed aspects of the liner notes to last album 'Make Believe', including the final passage from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', which some interpreted as a goodbye from the band.
Frontman Rivers Cuomo has admitted that the inclusion of the passage from Shakespeare's final play was included as a goodbye message, but wouldn't confirm for definite there was actually any need to say goodbye. He told MTV: "When we were putting the album together and finishing up the artwork, I didn't know what was going to happen in the future and I told everyone that. And that was one of the reasons why I put that quote in there, because I thought it's a really nice way to say goodbye, if it is a goodbye."
So that's that all sorted then.