Mike Sarraille: And some of 'em didn't like me. So I, I want to go back cuz you know, rarely do people know about the history of high profile musicians such as yourself, uh, you know, sports stars, but, uh, one you were born in, uh, Buffalo, New York, which I don't know if you're a Buffalo Bills fan, but man, uh, you guys just can't seem to, uh, to pull it out, dude. But, but, um, Yeah. Just a little bit. Yeah. God for, thank God for women. Kicking off with the line, And Id give up forever to touch you, Iris feels like listeners are joining the song partway through a dialogue between lovers. Warner Records. That's my tribe, you know? ", "The Next Great American Band Official Website", "Songwriters Hall of Fame 2008 Award and Induction Ceremony Induction Ceremonies", "Watch Goo Goo Dolls Singer Live from Westfield in Benefit to Fight Hunger", "Rank Your Records: John Rzeznik Plays Favorites with the Goo Goo Dolls Records", "Catching up with Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls", "Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik Is Engaged", "John Rzeznik and Wife Welcome Daughter Liliana Carella", "John Rzeznik unveiled: Goo Goo Dolls frontman finds peace in sobriety, love in fatherhood", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Rzeznik&oldid=1138331259, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 02:50. (2002) "Always Know Where You Are". We are living in really scary, tenuous times. And, um, and so I had a lot of time to think about what I was gonna do. [citation needed], In 1985, Rzeznik formed the band that became the Goo Goo Dolls with Robby Takac. Who Is John Rzeznik? Going back to our initial conversation about desensitizing yourself to things. You know? Yeah. They put their differences aside and they come into the arena and find some common ground. You said music was the only thing you were good at. Yeah. I think we can, but, but what is going on inside my mind doesn't even qualify when you, when you've seen someone who has been through battles and who, who who has really been their life has been at risk and, and, and. [citation needed], After the Goo Goo Dolls' equipment was stolen from a van in New York City (including Rzeznik's Marshall JCM800 amplifier and his only guitar at the time), following the recording of their 1989 album, Jed, a custom, yellow Stratocaster-style guitar (later nicknamed "Boing") was made for Rzeznik by ESP. Yeah. BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) _ A commuter plane carrying former U.S. Sen. John Tower, his daughter and 21 others crashed and burned Friday, killing all on board, authorities said. John Rzeznik: That, that's really easy. You know, this is not what women are for. Um, you know, women who have their own identity. Um, there are a lot of people trying to make a buck off, off of my disease or my, my illness or whatever you wanna call it. I highly recommend it to anybody. We have to release the kinetic energy inside ourselves. Um, keep your ego in check. In my opinion. I dont know if shes a fan as I cant speak for her, but I know she loves Iris. Mike Sarraille: I believe in the concept of tribe. And they just, so they're getting that i, I call it negative, uh, you know, affirmation. Mike Sarraille: He was, he was actually, he was at the end of World War ii. We still meet up every day in the morning for coffee, and we discuss what's going on. I was out on stage the other night and there was about 12,000 people at the show. If anyone's slightly surprised to spot Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik chasing his 3-year-old daughter Lili down the street in a pink jeep while the band's Christmas music . Mike Sarraille: It's like the, the, the, we all feel like victims sometimes, you know? Yeah. Iris hitmakers the Goo Goo Dolls are survivors quite literally. But, but when I know that people are so divided along all kinds of lines in this country and in the world too right now, But one of the things that I have been noticing this summer, because I've been gone for three years, I've been toured in three years. data and in accordance with the. But I, and I just finally, I got to a point where I was just, I had to, for my own survival, go put the record out or drop me cuz I can't live like this anymore. Um, and it's coming back in this really amazing way. Mike Sarraille: The famous rock star is known as a very charismatic and handsome person, and he has a lot of fans. "[18], Rzeznik has stated that his dream collaboration would be with singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal. He said, Try, try to follow your word. But what I had to do, because I'm like, Well, wait a minute. And, um, so, uh, it was like, I remember going to bed that night really, really late. I hope my daughter loves me and respects me in my, Mike Sarraille: To always pick yourself up by the bootstraps? That was a hard generation. Oh, well, you know, you are always welcome when we come back, you know, you know, um, yeah. And it's like, you, you're a genius, but you're nothing but potential. That we're. Um, cuz I'll tell you, I loved my men and women a lot more than I hated the enemy on, on the other side of the battlefield. And I know that I can talk to these people, you know, and I'm, and I am part of something and I am not alone, you. You. Walk away. But he's doing a great job. I mean, it doesn't matter what you're doing, if you have a collective group around you that all have the same sense of purpose. [19], Rzeznik believes writing is not just an inspirational act but that writing music is "ninety nine percent perspiration." I i I left my job every night with a, with a pretty girl and a pocket full of cash. [citation needed]. No, because they're entitled to them because their life experiences are different than yours. Um, so you were the youngest, did I get this right? John Rzeznik: Cool. When, when, when, uh, when does the tour go till. To sitting in, uh, desert, uh, uh, God, I'm forgetting. And you know, it's, and those are the kind of challenges that we have to do. My wife and I will go take a look at that and hopefully we will find a way to make one of the, uh, the shows. Or if not, misery loves company and they just wanna keep you down with themselves. And I think that's where a lot of therapy goes wrong, because it's not, it's not solution oriented, you know? Yeah, that was, that was rough. Until they don't. Um, you know, and you just kind of, you, you yet adapt and, and, and make it work. And I, and I let him get in my head. Goo Goo Dolls John Rzeznik Seems a little quiet over here Be the first to comment on this track View all View all View all Go mobile He was in the Navy. It, it was a, it was a brotherhoodhood and a sisterhood. Cause I, I, I know you've been married, divorced, you're married, now you have a little girl, but it seems like Robbie is the most consistent staple of your life. Yeah. And it was like, in a strange way, the way you phrased that, it just sparked this memory of, of, of just, yeah. I'm, uh, I'm convinced. Um, but, uh, what I, what I did realize, I've come to realize this is, uh, you know, I always talk about how we, I, I led through love in the military and, and a lot of guys led the same way. Even though, even though I would get up and face it every day, I was terrified of everything, you know? Oh, I just felt this whole empty feeling, he says. You need, you need your tribe. Right. Like it says here in your thing, it's like you have to take, you have to take at some point in time, I, this is how I learned how to swim. Captain John R. Maus, a 57-year-old from Las Vegas . John Rzeznik: And that, that's, that's what growing up in a place like Buffalo is like, you take care of your family no matter what, you know? It's, that's bullshit. We were doing, um, we were doing, um, uh, like a USO tour and we went to Bahrain and all these crazy places and uh, and we got to play rock music on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. And the disease got him. It's kind of strange, you know, because you, you do, you need your tribe. Wait, John, let me put it to you this way. Um mm-hmm. Mike Sarraille: Um, I believe it was innate, but that being said, you gotta work, you gotta do the work. And that, that right there, I know means the world to me. This is a Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997 photo of a Long Ez plane in Salisbury, Md., similar to the plane that crashed in California's Monterey Bay on Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997, killing singer John Denver. This is not your life. I got you. Mike Sarraille: Uh, and that's what, what drove me, right? That's what I want to know. Mike Sarraille: There is, and I think covid accelerated it, in my opinion, is everyone was isolated. It's an indulgence. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: Because all success is built on failure after failure, after failure after failure. Everyone walked away. "I think we were all looking for some sort of solace and comfort during [COVID], and I. (2002) " I'm Still Here ( Jim 's Theme) " is a song written by the Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik for the Disney film Treasure Planet. Um, you know, just like everybody, uh, there's times we really don't agree. [citation needed], For the next few years, the band toured and worked on new material. I've gotta go to the gym every day. . I flunked out. One of my sister's boyfriends threw me in the deep end of the pool, just threw me in the pool. And, and, and that song really spoke to me. And then, um, and then I was terrified of swimming. I think I, I try to be careful of it. Rzeznik has said that he would "basically sit there at night and just start tuning my guitar strings up and down until something sounded really cool." Yeah. He says that when writing a song, he often "runs tape and screws around with stuff," and his songs are often both biographical and autobiographical. 1 person dead. In America now, discussing your political opinion can actually be really dangerous, which is bizarre. So, you know, there, you know, and to, and the thing is, when, when you're in a vulnerable position, there's no shortage of people who are gonna try to take advantage of that. Um, cuz it it sounds like, like a, like a tonic, like it sounds like, Yeah, we all it sounds like a very loving kick in the ass . It just, their lives revolved around the bar. We do not accept. And the only, and I'll tell you why people use alcohol and drugs cuz they work until they don't. So, so I was like, okay, a very tough disciplinarian. I, yeah. You are there because people have enabled and supported and coached and mentored you. But that doesn't mean you go and throw yourself into the deep end of the pool, like what you just said. That hasnt changed about me, but if you mention, Gee, wouldnt it be nice if everyone could go and see a doctor? suddenly youre branded a socialist whos ruining the country. We just wrote about risk. Now they were trying to hide me away from the temptations, sober companions, a sober tour manager, you know, blah, blah, blah, all this nonsense, you know, and I, some people need that. It was pretty crazy. That's the only thing I can do. I mean, I, I walk away from that and it's like, you hope you, you're able to retain a, a, a little bit of that empathy, you know? And, um, and so, and he would tell me things like, Listen, I'm not always gonna be here. Um, so it in the, in the vein of, of failure, let, let me ask two questions. He stepped on a landmine, lost his leg that got him a prosthetic leg. Yeah. Hopefully. Well, like some music, you know, it's like, there are people in my life who are medicine to me. Let me deal with it. And they may reject me. And you had a sense of purpose. Rzeznik had a strict Catholic upbringing in Buffalo's working-class East Side Polish neighborhood and attended Corpus Christi Grammar School. So what I had to do, what I had to do to get over that anxiety and that fear was, it was the first time we went out on tour and we were staying in these crap motels. But I've seen people who have real PTSD and my little annoyances and neurosis don't stack up to what that really is. Uh, if I come into a doctor and say, Hey, I have mental health issues, they can't say no, you don't. I can only imagine how hard that is to ditch something that becomes everything to you. Probably ending my first marriage. And there's a lot I can learn from you, man. John Rzeznik: Like, all right man, come here, third arm. You may not like your, your sister as much as you like your brother, but, uh, I mean, it's still your sister and brother. Uh, yeah. And that to me that's like, wow, something that came out of my brain connected with this person and, and I was actually able to be there for somebody in a weird way, like a tiny little way. Taylor Swift is one of the Goo Goo Dolls many fans who have been inspired by the bands music. Yeah. And hold your head high moral courage is, uh, there's a deficit in this world. Having lost both of his parents, he was brought up by his four older sisters, Phyllis, Fran, Gladys and Kate, with help from their cousin, John Guljas. But, um, that is the weirdest thing, man, is I'm more comfortable Scott diving than I am. So, you know, one thing people rarely know about me is I come from San Francisco, which is, I, it was a great place, eighties, nineties. It joins Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime, Frank Sinatras My Way and Simon & Garfunkels Mrs Robinson as hit songs with And as the unlikely opening word. [8] The original pronunciation of his last name Rzenik is "Zhezh-neek" (zh as in beige) [ik], Polish for "butcher". Forget about it. Um, and then, and then we were flying back and we had to go through Sicily and the plane crashed, like legit crashed. Was it the stress of the job? But was crazy was the guy had to keep, I'll, I'll do this really quick cuz there's more important things the guy had to circle around till he was pretty much outta gas, you know, out of fuel. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Okay, It featured a tuning that consisted of the high E string raised to F# and the B string raised to a C and with a capo at the second fret. Um, and then there's people that are poison and those are the, those are the telephone numbers that you lose, you know, delete. I let some, I let myself spiral down because of someone else's opinion of me. Had I known you guys were playing there, we would've come out. John Rzeznik: Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Goo Goo Dolls 2.2 Other activity 3 Musical style 3.1 Influences 3.2 Songwriting Or not. Get back after it? That took a lot of moral courage to do that. It's like, no, I'm not the baby. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and to all And, and you know, you, you gotta have, you gotta have some, some ego to get up on stage in front of people or you, you know, you, and you gotta have, I'm not gonna call it ego, I'm gonna call it what it is, balls to do what you did. Yeah. " I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) ". Behind the big choruses lurk communiques on prescription medication, the emptiness of the social media sphere and the vicious political climate. It's ruining my life thinking about what this person's opinion of me is. I wish I could have spent six, but, but I spent three. They're like, the man takes the drink, the drink takes the drink, the drink takes the man. I know tons of people who are considered geniuses and they can't get off their ass and get anything done. Cause they don't wanna put the work in but you Exactly. Yeah. The Democrats are as bad off as the Republicans. Collective Soul: 20 Years Later", "Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik on His Punk Past, New Album", "How did the band The Goo Goo Dolls contribute to music? Happy Wednesday, everyone! It is amazing that that happens. And, and the fact that I had grown up in really in, in, in a pretty crazy environment, it was pretty nuts. Know. And there's times where I want to pack it in and just be like, I'm done. Um, you know, um, that old, that old message of shut up and just persevere, you know, it, there's a component of that that's necessary, but you also need to have people to talk to. There's a lot we can learn from each other that, that, you know, I'm, I, you know, I. Mike Sarraille: And when this came through, they said, Hey, do you want to interview John Resnick? Mike Sarraille: Was that innate or was it because you worked your freaking ass off? And that's insane to think about that, but. And that, that was really became a motivating factor in my life. You said, uh, the word empathy, uh, earlier in the podcast and, and empathy is almost become like the, uh, the new hot buzzword, but people are not displaying empathy. John Rzeznik (R), wife Meliana Gallo and daugher Liliana Carella Rzeznik attend the 20th anniversary of "Little Kids Rock" at Terminal 5 in New York, New York, on May 17, 2022. Yeah. "We've had a few run-ins with mentally unstable fans and it's a little bit scary," Rzeznik explains. John Rzeznik: And I was terrified after that because I almost drowned, you know? This guy was working in the rice patties. Being a bartender is my true passion in life cuz it was the greatest job I ever had, better than being in a rock band. John Rzeznik: Im a bleeding-heart liberal and Ill always be pro-union because I grew up in a blue collar family and thats what we were. We went to war for close to 20 years, but that generation faced a level of combat that far exceeds what we saw in the battlefield. John Rzeznik has a new appreciation for the Goo Goo Dolls' success Between two postponements and two injuries, Rzeznik found himself with plenty of time to reflect on his full-time job as a. No, no. You know, the end game is, is to have a better life. Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night to where it was just after two years of that. It is. And yeah, it was like the saddest time in my life, the saddest time in my life was wanting, was being drunk as hell and, and on drugs and just wanting so desperately to be clean and not being able to do it. Johnny Rzeznik: Goo Goo Looks Like Doo Doo Email Or Call (888) 847-9869 News Sports Hip Hop Photos Tours Hip Hop Tour Shows Download The App Contact Do Not Sell My Info Bella Hadid Walks Runway. My biggest regret is that I, I wrote an album and an executive at the record company refused to accept it, but he couldn't tell me why, you know? Yeah. It made me more defiant. So they're not like, Jesus Christ, the only time you ever call me is when you're having a problem. [26], Rzeznik performing on September 2, 2013, in Norfolk, Nebraska, The song was written and performed by Rzeznik in the movie, but it was performed by, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Beach Slang offers up the summer anthem of a bygone era", "Goo Goo Dolls vs. And you are, I don't know how you mean, you know, we're very into self-reliance, but we are, But the interdependence between you and your fellow soldiers warriors, that's something that's, that's a bond that's so important. We've got your six. Fast forward to their album Dizzy Up The Girl, the single "Iris" became a critical success due in large part to the release of the film City of Angels and it being a featured music video for the film. And, um, we are being tested on so many levels as individuals, as, as, as Americans, as as human beings. exclusives, interviews, competitions & more. Um, I was afraid of everything. It's, so, again, man, it's, it's, I love this because you haven't read this book and you're basically walking through the entire book. Um, and, and I, in retrospect again, you know, it's like, Oh, I understand why my father was so dark, You know, because he grew up in a screwed up situation. I love making drinks. And what does everyone do? I'm gonna teach you how to take care of yourself. John Rzeznik: That's easy, dude. It's my life. I'm full in on the music. And yeah, when it was like, you know, all my friend's dads, they were like, you know, Korea, Vietnam, those kind of things. Mike Sarraille: I was like, I'll go to rehab, but I'm gonna stay drunk for the next three days. But John, we, we end this with a series of what we call the hard questions, man. Whitney Newell It's pretty well-known that the Goo Goo Dolls are from Buffalo, New York, but lead singer John Rzeznik now lives in Westfield, New Jersey -- and he's using his musical talents to help support the local businesses in the town that are in financial straits due to COVID-19.. On Friday, Johnny performed a 15-minute Facebook Live "porch performance" to raise money for Westfield's We . I think if my father was able to talk about his experiences, because, you know, he lost his father when he was very, very young. It's like, this is not healthy. And I remember it was like, I remember they had to take her to the hospital and then, and um, you know, she was obviously already gone. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: Now when I say the word risk, and, and let me know if you think this is accurate, most people think fear and you have to, to again. And I just felt like, well you just want my 200 bucks an hour to like hang out. And, and, um, and I hope that my daughter respects me. I, I lost my train of thought for a second. We have the potential to be so great, yet we shit all over each other.. You know? While the catchy melodies and pop production give the songs a joyous spirit, Rzezniks lyrics are a dark assessment of modern times. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik has taken part in a great number of music projects, one of which is in his popular band Goo Goo Dolls. You start to recognize faces in the crowd and, and they become an extension of your tribe. And usually if you follow them with discipline, uh, you know, usually lead to good outcomes. Mike Sarraille: Those, those keys for success for you that you, you've tried to live your life by? Came in the the good with the bad and, uh, couldn't agree with you more. I, right now, they, they have their problems. What happens when more people don't like me than like me? It's, it's something small. And, and you know, I mean, there's a little satire on the album because the, I I, I'm always amazed by the absurdity of celebrity in the year 2022, you know, and probably cuz of my age, but, but, uh, some of it I'm just like, what? John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik ( born December 5, 1965), also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. You know, that's mostly it. And it wasn't to go war and kill people. You get, you either get up or die. And, um, and, um, so, you know, and they would say things like, Look, if you're gonna create art or you're gonna make music or do whatever you're doing, uh, or you're gonna go out and you're gonna make a billion dollars in the stock market, try to leave the world a little bit better than you found it. "[20][dead link], Rzeznik met former model Laurie Farinacci in 1990, married her in 1993 but divorced in 2003; they did not have any children. John Rzeznik: So what do they do the next week? And, um, and then we're picking up in the fall, we're gonna do, uh, a theater run in smaller cities across America. You know, I, I, I couldn't give you a good answer and I could say the way you just framed it, there's probably both good and bad with that. It, it's like, Why are you even ask him, you know, the answer. AboutPressCopyrightContact. [14], On November 29, 2020, he participated in a virtual fundraiser to help combat hunger and raise money for the Community Foodbank of New Jersey. And it became a metaphor in my life to, to keep going, you know? No, I, I was actually, I was thinking of that when you, when, and you said that that's incredible. This guy was theoretically in that circumstance, my boss. Um, and I was quite honestly, I was, was like, you know, we were broke. Rzeznik grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., with a father who was an abusive alcoholic and a mother who was, as he once told the Buffalo News, a "German disciplinarian." He had a tough childhood, but. Thank, John Rzeznik: [15], Most of the music Rzeznik listened to while growing up was influenced by his sisters, and consisted of classic rock such as The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. And I had, you know, and I, I, I didn't have a lot of resources. That, that right there, interesting times are not always good times that I think you just named this podcast, man, that, uh, or this, this episode that that is so true. There has to be a point. By the time I came around, my parents were so burnt , you know, it was like my sisters had to take care of me most of the time. Mike Sarraille: Mike Sarraille: John Rzeznik: And I believe, you know, just cuz somebody's a qualified shrink or psychologist does not mean they're good at what they do. We have to take action to get shit done. I was born with it because I never took any music lessons really, except for accordion. But if your wife's bitching at you or, or your family's bitching at you or you're in trouble at work, consequences mean nothing to an addict. The Goo Goo Dolls also performed the song "Name" at a live concert with LeAnn Rimes. So I had to, Now it took a while because I am an addict and I, you know, and I always will be, but when it finally got to a point, we were all out at dinner one night and one of the guys in the band was texting one of the other guys in the band, Where are we gonna go after John leaves? John Rzeznik: But, um, it's also a very regulated in industry. Not, not, not evil. You know, And it was like, and my mother was very much so like, come here, I'm gonna show you how to sew a button on your shirt so you don't need a woman to do this for you. I swear to God cuz because I was shy. The song was released by Rzeznik as a solo track. The youngest of his four older sisters moved towards punk music and Rzeznik became interested in bands such as Ramones and The Clash. "And when something good . So I'd better do it right.". No, I'm, uh, secretly jealous of it. Um, okay, next one is, what are those like one to three tenants? It's like, you don't have a choice, man. I had to go to rehab five times, you know, before I committed to it, you know, And, and then I had to spend three months there. Empathy means you listen to people's perspectives and their experiences. Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special And, and that's why I've been very wary of where I go in my sobriety to, to get help, to find my community, to help find my tribe of drunks that I can, that we can help each other through this and stay sober. You need to balance it all out. Yeah. Mike Sarraille: Like I can't. Boom. Watch John Rzeznik's interview with Tom Power on the Goo Goo Dolls' new Christmas album and how he really feels about their hit song Iris: https://youtu.be/N. I equate doing tours for you guys to like, tours in the military. And I, and, and that's something that I've, I've, I've tried to take to heart, you know, I mean, you know, there's music that's medicine. It's like, we need to find solutions. And I know we were talking before we, uh, recorded here, but this is like a trip down memory of the lane cuz I grew up on, uh, on your music. And my point where I'm going with that is just make sure that your tribe is putting good into the world. Johnny Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls share the harrowing story of surviving a 1999 plane crash.SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://bit.ly/2qswmZUWant to know what's going on with Howard Stern in the future?Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RzxGPDOn Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1JELtz3On Instagram: https://goo.gl/VsWTNDFor more great content from the Howard Stern Show visit our official website: http://www.HowardStern.comHear more Howard Stern by signing up for a free SiriusXM trial: https://goo.gl/uNL0Du#HowardStern #SternShow

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