You've gotta reframe the way you look at failure, it's part of the process. I think this is something that I, I'm just gonna say that I think, like I have, I've been to a few therapists in my life and over the past few years, you know, you have to tell your story to the therapist. And then, but I had to, I got really drunk, got on an airplane, came back to the States, and I was like, That's it, I'm done flying. Hopefully. It's like people in Buffalo are, are naturally a hard workers B, honest and, and, uh, c they, they have the ability to adapt and, and, and reinvent themselves. I dont know if shes a fan as I cant speak for her, but I know she loves Iris. 5 killed in Arkansas plane crash while en route to scene of a fatal And nothing, nothing's, the only way I fail is if I quit. . Dec 11, 2019. And I think a lot of the solutions, I was, I was reading an article about a guy in Laos, okay? It's ruining my life thinking about what this person's opinion of me is. I, I just hope that I left my little corner of the world just a little bit better than I found it, you know? I agree with you. No, I'm, uh, secretly jealous of it. Iron sharpens iron, so is one man sharpens another. I flunked out. Mike Sarraille: Uh, I'm looking forward to hearing this, uh, this new album. Rzeznik founded the group alongside Robby Takac and has recorded 12 studio albums so far. Google dolls.com. Those, those keys for success for you that you, you've tried to live your life by? Covering 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's music till now. It's like, we need to find solutions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. But, uh, people are like, Oh, then you must have just liked every single guy in your team. John Rzeznik: On October 26, 1982, his mother died at the age of 51 from a sudden heart attack in the family's living room. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: So how can I support you? Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik - Slide - YouTube We have to take action to get shit done. And I know I have this five year old little girl, and I go and I tell her all the time, because I wish somebody would've said this to me. Um, you know, I know you spoke about your wife prior to, uh, to us hit and record here, but you know, I've, I found a woman who was very strong-willed, but will break down and cry when she knows I'm, uh, I'm in pain. And so they just stay in the victim right. Okay, Um, you know, and, and, and when you are going to fails, but you just keep going. Well, we know you had no issue, uh, with, uh, women, uh, pulling pretty women in your life. John Rzeznik: Yeah, Yeah. Rzeznik is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings in his songs. Previously Rzeznik had been in a band with Takac's cousin, called The Beaumonts. Awesome. However, Rzeznik was approached for writing the soundtrack of the movie City of Angels, and after watching the movie, Rzeznik penned down the song, which changed the band's career.[20]. This is ridiculous. I don't think all shrinks in, uh, psychologists, uh, do that. 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. Does that just, do you walk away from that and you're like, Okay, we gotta keep on going. 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. And, um, you gotta be careful of it. But that doesn't mean you go and throw yourself into the deep end of the pool, like what you just said. Going back to our initial conversation about desensitizing yourself to things. I'm not always gonna be here. [25] Rzeznik and his family reside in Westfield, New Jersey. I think I, I try to be careful of it. But, um, it's, it's, it's exhausting. We, we, we love to, to put buzz words out there, but yet we don't follow them through behavior or action. Uh, yes, you probably have innate talent, but everywhere I've been, all my success, the product who I am has always been coaches and mens. In our lives where we're, we're, uh, you know, I, I got to admit, I mean, because, you know, I'm an addict and a recovering addict and, and alcoholic and, and sometimes the poison people are the most fun, you know, especially when you're in that state of mind, you don't understand how toxic they are. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Screw that. John Rzeznik (singing): "Just give me thrills, so the truth don't creep in, and it's wrong." It's the first one he's ever produced for the band, and it was quite an experience. It depends on the person. And, and luckily someone saved me and I was a little kid. Um Right. You need to balance it all out. Oh, something else happened to me and this is a shame and I'm a victim. Thats part of the deal though: I decided I was going to be a musician out in public and say things, so sometimes you have to deal with unfortunate circumstances. What can I do about it? John Rzeznik Plastic Surgery Rumors - Did He Really Has The Surgery? You get up 11 times. And, and I mean, we remain professional and tactful, but, uh, there is a difference between love and liking. Co-founder of $1.6B real estate firm killed in plane crash - New York Post And I think, I think, and that's why I always played in bands like playing music. But at least it was something that, that helped them hang on. John Rzeznik (R), wife Meliana Gallo and daugher Liliana Carella I'm not in control. John Rzeznik: So there was, there was a brief period of time where I was like, hopping around to friends' homes and things like that. [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. The story of John Denver's plane crash begins on October 12, 1997, when he took off from Monterey Peninsula Airport, a small regional airport serving the Monterey, California area. And this is 35 years later. And they may reject me. To sitting in, uh, desert, uh, uh, God, I'm forgetting. 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. Joahn Rzeznik is the founding member. It's like you were saying, which is really brilliant. That's a pretty mature outlook. Uh, Google, John Rzeznik: This performance was captured on DVD and CD for the public in the Goo Goo Dolls release Live in Buffalo: July 4, 2004. 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. But, but it is, it is fun, you know? He has created ten studio albums with the band, which earned him lots of public notice and acclaim. Because they all wanted to go out to the bar and drink. I'm not gonna be cool and important anymore. John Rzeznik: What, what does Robbie mean to you? Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night to where it was just after two years of that. Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik discusses producing his 1st - WSVN He is best known as an American singer, producer, and song writer. And yeah, when it was like, you know, all my friend's dads, they were like, you know, Korea, Vietnam, those kind of things. The flight was headed to California when it left the gate in . Yeah. It's just an indication that you may be doing it the wrong way and you've gotta make these, these, these, these changes. And it became a metaphor in my life to, to keep going, you know? Yeah. And I occasionally, for every 10 things I get wrong, I get one thing, right. The biggest regret in my life, and I thought about this, I was, I was in the gym yesterday and I was thinking like the biggest regret in my life and I'm just like, Wow, there are a lot, you know, small ones and big ones, you know, but, but, um, you know, wow, I, I regret it can't be something like, Oh, regret, I didn't talk to that really beautiful woman 30 years ago, whatever. The lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls talks about surviving a plane crash, being a Buffalo Bills fan and making a sad song sound happy. [16] Rzeznik also cites Paul Westerberg as an "obvious influence" on his music. 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. 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. He is best known as the guitarist, vocalist, frontman, and primary songwriter of the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, of which he is a founding member and with whom he has recorded ten studio albums. I found these candles burning and this weird little altar and a box of strange objects. Was that innate or was it because you worked your freaking ass off? Mike Sarraille: And, uh, I was like, my grandfather was crazy. I felt we were about to head into a very crazy time that wed never experienced. And it's like, you, you're a genius, but you're nothing but potential. He briefly attended Buffalo State College, dropping out after his first year. Why You, you are, I mean, four decades of impact on the world through your music. And we, we did send you to prep. They say, Hey, I, I've suffered this and I'm a victim. Like I am not the identified, I became the identified patient, which leads to victimhood in a way. But we all need a sense of homecoming and belonging. 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 . I guess that's part of being everyday warrior. Thankfully it all worked out.. John Rzeznik: ", "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. Hey, whatever platform you utilize to listen to our podcast, please, please leave a review. Um, well, uh, we got to play at Red Rocks up in Colorado. Well, I mean, I'm a real addict because when they tried to do the intervention thing on me, I laughed. No, thank God for women. And so basically his job was to beat up drunk soldiers, you know? Um, and I was quite honestly, I was, was like, you know, we were broke. But they just came home. And, and there, there are different elements across the, uh, the nation, different environments that, that are not as accepting. Um, okay, next one is, what are those like one to three tenants? And you're, you know, where, where you were, you brought up an interesting point. Yeah, that was, that was rough. This guy was working in the rice patties. 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. Not that they knew what was coming, but, uh, you've gotta be appreciative that. GOOS UP FROM THE GUTTER : HITS Daily Double Rzeznik also performed Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" with Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit for the victims of September 11 as a tribute to the heroes. 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. John Rzeznik reveals the experimental guitar tuning secrets behind Goo 10,000 people like me. No. I, Mike Sarraille: For example, "Iris" is played with the guitar tuned to BDDDDD. But that's what worked for me because, and, and when I felt uncomfortable, I got up and left and I went back to my room and I called another alcoholic and said, Dude, I was just at dinner, everybody was drinking wine, got a little crazy and slowly it got better. That's a deal. It just, their lives revolved around the bar. I let him get in my head and it caused me to spiral down. Very few of them never talked about it. And lastly, again, thank you to our sponsor, Pendleton Whiskey. By Thom Jennings [email protected]. They applaud them. 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. And hopefully we, we've achieved that. 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 . airplane, interview | 71K views, 921 likes, 37 loves, 39 comments, 69 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from The Howard Stern Show: The Goo Goo Dolls told Howard about the time their plane crashed on the. Like, I've never met someone who's got so much joy. Walk away. And I think that was, it taught me a really important lesson in retrospect, you know? Probably ending my first marriage. 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. [8] The original pronunciation of his last name Rzenik is "Zhezh-neek" (zh as in beige) [ik], Polish for "butcher". John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (/rznk/; born December 5, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the founder, guitarist and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded 14 studio albums. Join us to get the latest music news, reviews, playlists, Yeah. You know? I love Sam Hager. And I just kept putting more and more blankets on me. And my dad, my dad was very kind of a dark guy. It's, that's bullshit. Okay, wait, wait, break that down for me. They were soon picked up by a small record label, Celluloid. I, I lost my train of thought for a second. One victim was a NASA astronaut and another was the president-elect of a large physicians' group. Captain John R. Maus, a 57-year-old from Las Vegas . What's the biggest crowd you've played? 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. For Goo Goo Dolls ' John Rzeznik, he never intended to make a Christmas album, but he needed a challenge. And, and then once again, it was just, it felt so good to just go, I'm done. I need to up in that boat. Towards the end, um, when you were 15 and 16, you, you lost your mom or your father and your, your mother, uh, respectively back to back. And they bought him a cow and that, and then he became a dairy farmer and his purpose was restored. I had to desensitize myself, you know, because because someone traumatized me. Um, and then, and then we were flying back and we had to go through Sicily and the plane crashed, like legit crashed. John Tower, Daughter, Astronaut, 20 Others Killed in Plane Crash Like, like I think Thatt, uh, PTSD in, you know, the civilian population, it's a little bit overdiagnosed I think because I'm like, I'm like, well, maybe I do have p PTSD because, you know, I don't know. Oh hell yeah. You know, And that was, that was always one of the things that when we were coming up in music, the people, the older people, I always listened to the, the old school music guys. All three were strapped into their seats. Rzeznik celebrates his Polish heritage during one of the Goos' most well-known shows: Fourth of July 2004 in Niagara Square. Mike Sarraille: And I'm up there like six, seven times a year. There is, and I think covid accelerated it, in my opinion, is everyone was isolated. They're like, I've never had this and now I belong to this, this group, regardless if they're a criminal organization or, or, or, or nonprofit. John, I wish you a safe travel on the rest of the tour, man, and thank you for your time. You know, Samma Hagar said something very similar to, to, to us in his interview. Everyone walked away. Your, your older siblings are all girls your sisters? So I felt as though I needed to, I felt the only path for me to get over this fear was to move through it and get to the other side of it. And then somebody said this to me and I thought it was really brilliant. 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. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and to all Was it the environment? Yeah. It's like we all have potential. It's very, very small and a lot of people would consider it trivial. John. John Rzeznik: But it was cathartic in a way because when that shoot opened and we were drifting down, and it was beautiful. And he, he was able, he was able to get us. Or not. 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. John Rzeznik: This amp was then used to record Hold Me Up and Superstar Car Wash. It's like one long error chain of, uh, things. It's, it's an indulgence that can become very addictive, you know? We, we sort of, my heart broke over and over and over again for, uh, you know, for my town, you know, because cuz the bills are like everything, you know, and the city, you know, I love my city and it's always gonna be my home and my whole family still lives there. He has also received numerous awards for his musical talent. That was amazing to me. John Rzeznik: Screaming, freaking out. I realise we need to be safe, but weve given up a lot of our rights and civil liberties in the name of security. My wife and I. John Rzeznik: I went mine. There definitely was a, a, a, I would say a higher element of emotional strength, mental strength within that generation. I'm gonna teach you how to cook. But I, cause I, I couldn't get warm, you know? And we talk heavily about victimhood and we talk heavily about failure, uh, because my life is one, and we said it right before this, we were like, what is the the biggest failure in your life? John Rzeznik: There were tribes in, in the, in Europe, Asia, all well beyond, uh, you know, North America.