In America now, discussing your political opinion can actually be really dangerous, which is bizarre. Um, and I was quite honestly, I was, was like, you know, we were broke. Cuz it's like, screw you. I was saying to myself, nothing is ever going to be the same. Um, you know, and, and, and, and, you know, we still meet up every day on tour. I realise we need to be safe, but weve given up a lot of our rights and civil liberties in the name of security. I don't care if you are a professional athlete that has made it in, in an individual sport, like let's say singles tennis. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: Yeah. You, you have to look at the upside of risk. Mike Sarraille: 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. Yeah, I know what you mean. And they say, they say, Oh, you're the baby. And it is. Being a bartender is the greatest job. Everyone walked away. You said music was the only thing you were good at. 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. And um, and then I did, and then I went to rehab and it didn't work. I, right now, they, they have their problems. It's not, you cannot get caught up in other people's opinions of you. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: This is ridiculous. And the disease got him. He recalls going into the recording of the one-off collaboration in a state of numbness. He is best known as an American singer, producer, and song writer. That's stepping in front of 150,000 people than stepping onto the battlefield. And it's, it's, uh, he has been probably the most stable person in my life. And guys, thank you for joining The Everyday Warrior. And hold your head high moral courage is, uh, there's a deficit in this world. And I love him. discounts in our online store! Mike Sarraille: And I just felt like, well you just want my 200 bucks an hour to like hang out. Yeah. I can only speak for myself. You know, um, this tour, this leg of the tour goes until the 24th of September. You know? Eighteen years ago this week, the Goo Goo Dolls frontman joined Limp Bizkit on stage for a cover of Pink Floyds Wish You Were Here at the America: A Tribute To Heroes charity event in the wake of the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks. Yeah. Is that like fuel for you? More than 30 years since the Goo Goo Dolls released their debut album, Rzeznik holds hope music has the power to bring people together, no matter how dark the times. 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
. John Rzeznik: I think everyone in our country is just fatigued and slightly shocked, Rzeznik laughs wearily. Some 21 years since Iris topped the Australian singles chart and parent album Dizzy Up The Girl went platinum, the Goo Goo Dolls new album Miracle Pill is an expertly executed wolf in sheeps clothing. Its better to just lay back and do what Im good at, which is play music and be part of peoples lives, if only in a small way.. It's amazing now that you look back, it's, they were preparing you. That's easy, dude. You know, I mean, it's just great to be able to connect with our audience again, you know, because that, that, like, they're a tribe too. Well, like some music, you know, it's like, there are people in my life who are medicine to me. We have to release the kinetic energy inside ourselves. And um, you know, and I had, I had a, I had a therapist I was smoking pot with and, and like going over to his house and I'm just like, well, what is the end game here? [citation needed]. [21] Try to keep your word. You know, Mike Sarraille: When John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash in 1999, the media came to a quick conclusion the so-called " Kennedy curse " was alive and well. John, I wish you a safe travel on the rest of the tour, man, and thank you for your time. 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. 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? And the problem with therapy now, as I think people just use it as a crutch. Rainier Capital Management co-founder John Kenneth Dunn was among 6 people killed when a plane crashed near Lake Tahoe. It's different for different people. You know? 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. It's like the, the, the, we all feel like victims sometimes, you know? Um, you know, women who have their own identity. Yeah. Um, well, John, dude, um, I've loved this conversation, man. As you're saying that, man, now I'm thinking of my 37 to about 40 until I turned 40, uh, coming off a divorce, leaving the military, uh, hanging with a, and I don't, I want to be careful not to call them poison, but they were a fun group. And it wasn't to go war and kill people. Cuz like I, I've been very lucky and, and, and women have always been, uh, a big source of strength and, and, and, and, uh, trouble . Listen to Miracle Pill on Spotify Listen to Miracle Pill on Apple Music. But, uh, when did you, you decide, hey, college for me or these other things ain't for me. You know, like, like I'm dealing with, with, you know, entertainment. Joahn Rzeznik is the founding member. John Rzeznik: And, and luckily someone saved me and I was a little kid. this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. And that's why I think it's, it's the, you know, people who really are suffering with PTSD and things like that, they really need to be cared for by people that can be trusted. And there seems to be, now in the modern world of the future, I think there's an epidemic of loneliness, especially among men disenfranchisement. Under Celluloid, they released their first eponymous album on a $750 budget (later the re-prints would be referred to as "First Release"). I am always the bartender. He said, Try, try to follow your word. I apologize. From October to December 2007, Rzeznik was a judge alongside Sheila E. and Australian Idol judge and marketing manager Ian "Dicko" Dickson on the Fox network's The Next Great American Band. I've met, uh, well I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, so there's no shortage of bizarre characters. And my dad, my dad was very kind of a dark guy. I i I left my job every night with a, with a pretty girl and a pocket full of cash. But, but, um, Yeah. connection to land, waters, communities and culture. Yeah, Yeah. It's like musicians, they're great musicians and then there are musicians that are not that good. John Rzeznik: Um, I, I, I do agree with people being more vulnerable, uh, discussing their problems, cuz that's the best way to get through them. 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. All four of Rzeznik's grandparents were born in Poland. And I've got this, so this is how I, I painted when people ask. And again, that's my opinion of regardless if you have mental health issues, and first off, lemme tell you that somebody said it, great mental health issues does not mean mental weakness. I sucked at public speaking early on, and now, now it's become more natural. And there's times, you know, there are , there are times, you know, I've said I pushed the right button and, you know, he jumped across a coffee table and try to kill me. I, I think emotional strength is very much a part of, uh, of grit. There has to be a point. This attracted the attention of a larger record label, Metal Blade, who released their next few albums. There were tribes in, in the, in Europe, Asia, all well beyond, uh, you know, North America. Uh, I'm looking forward to hearing this, uh, this new album. Mike Sarraille: So get up and go. That's why I enlisted in the Marine Corps. You don't have a choice. John Rzeznik: I, I, I think but he, you, you carry on. What, tell me about the tour man. You know, like in my, in my, in my situation, it's like if my ego gets involved in the process of writing a song, then it's gonna turn out to be crap. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://bit.ly/2qswmZU Want to know what's going on with Howard Stern. Never, never. 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. 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. That took a lot of moral courage to do that. But, you know, interesting times are not always good times. 16 Rock Ballads From The 90s You'll Never For, Watch Ozzy Osbourne Star as an Office Worker in Up, Remembering Eddie Van Halens Mind Blowing Erupti, 6 Songs You Didnt Know Dolly Parton Wrote, RIP Renee Geyer, Legendary Australian Singer has D. Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Men's Journal Everyday Warrior podcast. Not, not, not evil. And it's like, I love that man. - eNotes.com", "John Rzeznik: "I am still looking for that perfect song. No, no, we're gonna keep going. JOAN SANCHEZ April 5, 1991. I love making drinks. I was a recon Marine in, in my initial days in the military, and we were stuck on a desert hill for two weeks overlooking the vastness of the desert. Because they all wanted to go out to the bar and drink. Rzeznik is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings in his songs. But I, I, I think there, I think we have, uh, some darker days ahead of us than than son of your days. We're gonna keep going. You. We were all tribes, but so is the Hell's Angels, So is Isis, so is Al-Qaeda, those are tribes as well. There is, and I think covid accelerated it, in my opinion, is everyone was isolated. That's all. You know what they did? In comparison to our war. I was like, I'll go to rehab, but I'm gonna stay drunk for the next three days. Know, So when you talk about it, it's funny. I mean, we were, we were so poor. Yeah. Yeah. It's like you were saying, which is really brilliant. 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. Yeah. You get, you either get up or die. 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. And we all love to feel sorry for ourselves on occasion. And like, you know, before I could get it together, it was really, it was really difficult. We, we, we love to, to put buzz words out there, but yet we don't follow them through behavior or action. Um, and he's like, Come on man, let's just, let's just ride it out. 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 . But I, cause I, I couldn't get warm, you know? And there were five kids. 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. Um, so the one thing with this book is I wanted to make it very inclusive of, it doesn't matter who you are, sex, gender, sexual orientation, uh, it applies to everyone. Um, you know, but one of the, one of the most amazing, brilliant things about being that young and, and being, being caught up in, in, in this pretty crazy situation is that, that I was, I was able to go, Okay, this is bad and this sucks and my heart is broken, but I have to keep going. Oh, my wife says the, uh, the same thing, man, I am taking notes. Taylor Swift is one of the Goo Goo Dolls many fans who have been inspired by the bands music. Help me to help me get through this period. I've never heard that, but I do, I think I do know where you're going. Well, it was, I mean, it was really kind of the only thing I was good at, you know, um, compared to, you know, I, you know, I I wasn't really the academic type I guess at that point, you know, I mean, I, I was more interested in, you know, meeting girls and playing music and that, and college was kind of getting in the way of all that. This is a bad relationship. It's like if you are living your life in service, not only to your country, but to the people who surround you and support you, you know? Mike Sarraille: John Rzeznik: And there's a lot that people will learn from your advice in this, John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: [citation needed], For the next few years, the band toured and worked on new material. Cheers. It amazes me, the fact that it has lasted so long. Cause I know you probably just, that's, I mean, that's impact at its finest. I like, well, I think we, we, we hit on, on this before. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: It's like, I wanna know, it's like, why am I, why am I sad all the time? So they're not like, Jesus Christ, the only time you ever call me is when you're having a problem. Like, okay, we're going down and we had time to think about it. So, um, let's, let's jump into the music though, because you, you went through serious obstacles. 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. You get up 11 times. And usually if you follow them with discipline, uh, you know, usually lead to good outcomes. Mike Sarraille: I let him get in my head and it caused me to spiral down. It was, it was chaos and it was nuts. And I had, you know, and I, I, I didn't have a lot of resources. Yeah. 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? I think that our, as, as human beings, we need purpose. Oh, we're so sorry for you. Uh, again, like I said, go to google dolls.com, check out the dates, go to a show. But I think with social media today, people can just sort of stay a victim. exclusives, interviews, competitions & more. Very few of them never talked about it. Love the Red Rocks Band. All right, last question, man. There is a whole psychological level that goes into that. . Flight 255 is the seventh deadliest plane crash in United States history, and is the deadliest aviation disaster to have a sole survivor. I flunked out. 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. "And when something good . You know, I had, I was having a bad time in high school and, and, uh, or whatever. Why You, you are, I mean, four decades of impact on the world through your music. Do, do you have that lot. data and in accordance with the. You know, you gotta learn to take care of yourself. Your, your older siblings are all girls your sisters? He is best known as an American singer, producer, and song writer. And No, I'm not saying that I love my brother more than I love my sister. It's, it's an indulgence that can become very addictive, you know? We have the potential to be so great, yet we shit all over each other.. The whole audience was singing a song with me and I thought, theoretically, in a vacuum, half this audience voted for [Donald] Trump and half voted for [Hillary] Clinton, but everyone in the room is singing in a room together. But we, I mean, we have seen, but it's also, you know, so I've got a good clinical psychologist friend who says, you know, mental health issues have increased exponentially since World War ii. Mike Sarraille: It's, it's something small. Um, it took a long time for me, but here's the deal. "I think we were all looking for some sort of solace and comfort during [COVID], and I. Yeah. Weve had a few run-ins with mentally unstable fans and its a little bit scary, Rzeznik explains. It turned out to be one of the strongest rainstorms of the year in Buffalo, but the Goo Goo Dolls did not stop playing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. John Rzeznik: But you have to believe as human being, we are moving towards, uh, like you said, a beautiful outcome. No, I, I was actually, I was thinking of that when you, when, and you said that that's incredible. Are you guys freaking more out by the end of the door? John Rzeznik: [22][23] He started dating Melina Gallo in 2005 and married her in Malibu, California, on July 26, 2013. What's the biggest crowd you've played? Mike Sarraille: And hopefully we, we've achieved that. That was amazing to me. Physical courage. He paid for his own apartment using Social Security Survivor Benefit checks. If it's not right, oh my God, I'm gonna lose my fame, I'm gonna lose my status. We read all of 'em, That's how we get better. Your opinion of me is none of my business. He also used Guild acoustic guitars on the "Dizzy Up the Girl" and "Gutterflower" tours. John F. Kennedy Jr. was just 38 years old when he died in a tragic plane crash on July 16, 1999 and not everyone believes that it was an accident. You know? Politics in America is just shit, Rzeznik sighs. I tell you what, I made a deal just to get 'em outta my house just to get everybody that loved me outta my house. But you gotta learn to swallow it and accept it as a stepping stone to success or acceptance. Like there are these, uh, fans of our band who they get together, they meet from all over the country, and they get together and they come to a few shows together and they've, they've had these friendships that developed and, and, and I'm like, that's so cool that they bonded over something. I can take people, uh, skydiving and, and strap into the front of me. They broke in through the gate and did some crazy ritualistic shit in my backyard. So I had, I had a reason to talk to every pretty girl in the bar. Yeah. 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. First off, that's insane. And lastly, again, thank you to our sponsor, Pendleton Whiskey. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [12], On June 19, 2008, Rzeznik was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was awarded the Hal David Starlight Award. Mike Sarraille: 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. Yeah. You overcame serious obstacles in, in the early part of your life. John Rzeznik: (2002) "Always Know Where You Are". Yeah. Uh, you really are putting your hands into to, to somebody else's life. Mike Sarraille: 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. In episode 28, we spoke to John Rzeznik, guitarist and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. And they found out what can this guy do? Rzeznik had a strict Catholic upbringing in Buffalo's working-class East Side Polish neighborhood and attended Corpus Christi Grammar School. I felt so closed off from the rest of the world. Wow. I can't take care of you. But we've all hung with poison from time to time, probably earlier in our lives Yeah. John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik ( born December 5, 1965), also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. This interview has not been edited for length or clarity. I got defiant toward the people who loved me and were trying to help me. Like we would, we would be, cuz we were the only two males in the house, so we had to get the hell out of there. Like I can't. 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. 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. It's like we all have potential. No, I'm, uh, secretly jealous of it. Yeah. That that must have been another innate skill you have. This amp was then used to record Hold Me Up and Superstar Car Wash. 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? Mike Sarraille: Mike Sarraille: Since the late '90s, Rzeznik has used Fender electric guitars. And, um, so, uh, it was like, I remember going to bed that night really, really late. But John, before we get to our, our final questions, and one, I can't thank you enough for your time, um, let's talk a little bit about this album. Like, people are down welcome dose. You want to have enough strength so that nobody wants to screw with us, You know? When, when, when, uh, when does the tour go till. I agree. 10,000 people like me. We step on the planes every day and it's almost like pilot, I hope you're well trained and do your job well. Um, and when you, and then you, and then you put Covid on top of it and you're trapped in the house and you have a lot of time to think and introspection and that, and, and this, this album is sort of a, uh, it's kind of a reflection on like, just being a human being during this insane time in history, you know? That there's, there's music is definitely, it Marks time in our lives. According to Rzeznik, before penning down the song "Iris", he was on the verge of leaving the band because he had been writing songs for the past nine years and it had been a low. Who Is John Rzeznik? I don't think you're mutually exclusive in, in, in my opinion. 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. John Rzeznik: Yeah. Probably ending my first marriage. John Rzeznik: And it became a metaphor in my life to, to keep going, you know? We've got your six. And I definitely put that in the bucket of moral courage. The song was released by Rzeznik as a solo track. Um, well, it was, I, I was, um, when that happened with my mom and I actually was holding her in my arms when she passed. But they just came home. I, I don't want, I don't wanna get a phone call after this. And they bought him a cow and that, and then he became a dairy farmer and his purpose was restored. It's like public speaking. [9], Rzeznik's father died at the age of 53 on February 2, 1981, from a diabetic coma when Rzeznik was 15 years old. Um, I think that covid and, and all the civil unrest and, and, and the struggles for, you know, whatever we're struggling towards, where we're, what are we creeping towards? And, and, um, and I hope that my daughter respects me. It's very, very small and a lot of people would consider it trivial. Yeah. So you've had impact and uh, I can, I'm gonna go look@googledolls.com and, and find the dates, man. Walk away. Dec 11, 2019. Um, so you were the youngest, did I get this right? Welcome, John. Oh hell yeah. Those are powerful, man. 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. Yeah. I call them when I'm in trouble. Captain John R. Maus, a 57-year-old from Las Vegas . You know. And I think a lot of the solutions, I was, I was reading an article about a guy in Laos, okay? It's be, I mean, you know what? And, um, and so I had a lot of time to think about what I was gonna do. John Rzeznik: That, that, that was Well, what was, I mean, that was, that's the way that generation was though. What happens when 2000 people like me? 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. Okay. John Rzeznik: Wow. But there, there has to be an element of that greatest generation that, that grit that we instill back into our society. He briefly attended Buffalo State College, dropping out after his first year. And I think, I think, and that's why I always played in bands like playing music. John Rzeznik: I have no regrets in my life. Forget it, I dont need that shit. Mike Sarraille: Rzeznik noted in a 2003 interview that "No matter what guitar I have, it seems that anything with strings makes music to my ears. Yeah. Mike Sarraille: Mike Sarraille: 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. 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. No, thank God for women. It, it's like, Why are you even ask him, you know, the answer. 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. What happens when more people don't like me than like me? And I tell her, Look at me, look at me, Lilly, you have greatness inside you, but you gotta do the work. You, you know, you love all your family members. 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.