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: In my opinion. 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. And nothing, nothing's, the only way I fail is if I quit. " I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) ". Iron sharpens iron, so is one man sharpens another. Um, but we just weren't good for each other anymore. 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. 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 . Uh, you really are putting your hands into to, to somebody else's life. And they found out what can this guy do? John Rzeznik: Okay. I, I'm not afraid of strong women. It's, that's bullshit. 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. Rainier Capital Management co-founder John Kenneth Dunn was among 6 people killed when a plane crashed near Lake Tahoe. And I mean, and it does take discipline and it's like, I gotta get up. And when this came through, they said, Hey, do you want to interview John Resnick? And especially for somebody who is maybe single in New York, living in a, uh, 400 square foot apartment, if they're lucky. It's an indulgence. We were all tribes, but so is the Hell's Angels, So is Isis, so is Al-Qaeda, those are tribes as well. You know? It's like we all have potential. 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? I highly recommend it to anybody. I left. Cheers. In a 2018 interview, he reported that he had been sober for nearly four years. It was, it was chaos and it was nuts. Mike Sarraille: This is my life. Not that they knew what was coming, but, uh, you've gotta be appreciative that. And he would tell me, it was like he was preparing me. So I knew that I could get out, but I had to keep exposing myself to that fear and that anxiety until it didn't affect me. He said, Sometimes things happen where, uh, someone gets, as he said, fucked, but, uh, it was never his intent. I realise we need to be safe, but weve given up a lot of our rights and civil liberties in the name of security. That was a generation when you look at it. I've gotta go to the gym every day. Yeah. 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. 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. (News file photo) By BN The Goo Goo Dolls named one of their first. The concert that he has with his band also proven to be always successful with hundreds of people comes to every concert they had. Listen to the full episode above (scroll down for the transcript) and see more from this series below. 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. Very few of them never talked about it. John Rzeznik: I just have annoying, I'm just annoying and neurotic at times, you know? And that's what it is. That, that's insane. AboutPressCopyrightContact. 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. 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. I flunked out. Care about me. . Um, you know, I think you do need to open up and you need to be help, but you, but I, I think that the problem, because like, I went to therapy for like, and I still go to therapy in little blocks of time. This performance was captured on DVD and CD for the public in the Goo Goo Dolls release Live in Buffalo: July 4, 2004. I got defiant toward the people who loved me and were trying to help me. John Rzeznik: And this guy, this is about mental health. Yes. Oh hell yeah. [22][23] He started dating Melina Gallo in 2005 and married her in Malibu, California, on July 26, 2013. When, when, when, uh, when does the tour go till. There has to be a point. And it, it does help when somebody says, Hey man, what you do is good. I felt we were about to head into a very crazy time that wed never experienced. 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. And, and then once again, it was just, it felt so good to just go, I'm done. It was pretty crazy. [9], Rzeznik's father died at the age of 53 on February 2, 1981, from a diabetic coma when Rzeznik was 15 years old. And there's a lot that people will learn from your advice in this, John Rzeznik: I'm gonna teach you how to take care of yourself. Mike Sarraille: John Rzeznik: Was it the environment? And, um, you know, and I truly believe if he had, if he had gotten the right help, he would still be here. That's good to hear. Cuz it's like, screw you. John Rzeznik: Yeah. and device data and in accordance with the. People leave their differences at the door and we need to find common ground, something as stupid as a few songs, This guy, that girl, these, all these people from every walk of life. Um, sometimes it's hard to swallow because of our ego, you know, it's like you need ego to do things, but there's healthy ego and there's, and there's, there's destructive ego. So in that moment what I did was I ordered wine for the whole table and I'm like, This is not your problem. Try to keep your word. While the catchy melodies and pop production give the songs a joyous spirit, Rzezniks lyrics are a dark assessment of modern times. He performed three touch-and-go landings before heading out over the Pacific Ocean. Category. And I didn't No, no. Mike Sarraille: And, and you're seeing the arts and, uh, you know, uh, entrepreneurship just growing exponentially in this place. But we've all hung with poison from time to time, probably earlier in our lives Yeah. 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. They're like teaching me survival skills, you know? 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. It doesn't mean you need to, like ev it's like your family. 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 (2002) "Always Know Where You Are". Johnny Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls survived a plane crash in 1999, as recounted in this episode of the Howard Stern Show, from 2000. Yeah. I, yeah. You don't have a choice. 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. Uh, yeah. Mike Sarraille: [citation needed], In 1985, Rzeznik formed the band that became the Goo Goo Dolls with Robby Takac. And, and I, when I'm talking to another alcoholic, I go, you know, dude, I know you're trying, but this is not gonna work unless it's for you. I was like, I'll go to rehab, but I'm gonna stay drunk for the next three days. And we all love to feel sorry for ourselves on occasion. Warner Records. I can only speak for myself. Than than later, earlier. 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. And, um, you gotta be careful of it. 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. Or is that mental toughness or what, You know. 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. 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. That, that is a great story. 10,000 people like me. This is a bad relationship. 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. Yeah. Like I can't. He, he called it Don't fuck anyone or Don't try to fuck anyone. 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. 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. And I started going back and just listening to all the songs and I'm like, it reminds me of this time in high school or this time in my early days in the military, uh, pretty wicked how we tie a, uh, a memory to a specific sort of song in our life. But, but, uh, because you're so toxic yourself. [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. By Thom Jennings ngedit@niagara-gazette.com. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: I i I left my job every night with a, with a pretty girl and a pocket full of cash. Get back after it? I, I have to believe that. And usually if you follow them with discipline, uh, you know, usually lead to good outcomes. John Rzeznik: Or not. And I had, you know, and I, I, I didn't have a lot of resources. Like, people are down welcome dose. And what does everyone do? I mean, you, you, what you do is much was what you were doing was much more serious. Iris hitmakers the Goo Goo Dolls are survivors quite literally. 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. Like he figured it outing great. I, I don't want, I don't wanna get a phone call after this. [8] The original pronunciation of his last name Rzenik is "Zhezh-neek" (zh as in beige) [ik], Polish for "butcher". I believe in the concept of tribe. Um, it was really a freaky situation. Um, you know, and, and, and when you are going to fails, but you just keep going. My wife and I. John Rzeznik: Um, Australia, if people wanna find the dates in locations where, where to go is at Google. What's the biggest crowd you've played? We, we, we love to, to put buzz words out there, but yet we don't follow them through behavior or action. So, so I was like, okay, a very tough disciplinarian. Those are powerful, man. They just, they just spark that defiance in you. John Rzeznik has taken part in a great number of music projects, one of which is in his popular band Goo Goo Dolls. Um, yeah, it's broken sleep on a bus, um, you know, inconsistent food, uh, you know, just things like that. Mike Sarraille: It's not, you cannot get caught up in other people's opinions of you. You know, and that, that may not work for other people. It's like public speaking. Well I dont know if she was inspired by it, but all I know is that I got to play with her at Madison Square Garden and she was very smart and very nice to me, Rzeznik humbly notes. And try to still find that commonality with people. Even though, even though I would get up and face it every day, I was terrified of everything, you know? And for all those thank you for listening. Mike Sarraille: I let him get in my head and it caused me to spiral down. Google dolls.com. And wherever I get together with musicians there, that's my tribe. Men's Journal 's Everyday Warrior With Mike Sarraille is a podcast that inspires individuals to live more fulfilling lives by having conversations with disrupters and high performers in all walks. Like, all right man, come here, third arm. An obituary in the Dallas Morning News said Dunn was "traveling with . And they bought him a cow and that, and then he became a dairy farmer and his purpose was restored. 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. It's, it's something small. You know, I had, I was having a bad time in high school and, and, uh, or whatever. Now I have to make sure I also call them when I'm doing well. Mike Sarraille: Wow. And he did until, until he just couldn't anymore. Cuz I was so toxic myself, you know? He has also received numerous awards for his musical talent. 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. But, but, um, Yeah. And first off, I would rather jump out of an airplane than fly flying scares the hell outta me, but I jump out of, uh, you know, so I don't know if you knew this. It's like one long error chain of, uh, things. And there's times where I want to pack it in and just be like, I'm done. Just a little bit. It's like, you don't have a choice, man. I had to desensitize myself, you know, because because someone traumatized me. John Rzeznik: Wait, John, let me put it to you this way. But at least it was something that, that helped them hang on. That was amazing to me. Being a bartender is the greatest job. Again for a 15 or 16 year old? Mike Sarraille: Uh, and that's what, what drove me, right? Was it, was it you that came to the conclusion that you needed help or was it those close to you that say, Hey John, we've, we've, this, this has gotta stop? Yeah, Yeah. And, and I mean, we remain professional and tactful, but, uh, there is a difference between love and liking. There werent any other lyrics before that line, I just have a bad habit of putting and at the front of sentences! Rzeznik explains. I truly felt that. John Rzeznik: Or if not, misery loves company and they just wanna keep you down with themselves. You know, that's mostly it. information, interests, activities, website visits and device 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. Everything. Did your parents raise you that way? So there was, there was a brief period of time where I was like, hopping around to friends' homes and things like that. Covering 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's music till now. And it became a metaphor in my life to, to keep going, you know? Get outta my house, I'm gonna get loaded. They say, Hey, I, I've suffered this and I'm a victim. 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, it's, it's, it's exhausting. In episode 28 of the Everyday Warrior Podcast Episode, we spoke to John Rzeznik, guitarist and frontman of the Goo Goo Dolls. You know? And it is. Welcome, John. And lastly, again, thank you to our sponsor, Pendleton Whiskey. I believe that there is, um, a positive end to this story. But you have to believe as human being, we are moving towards, uh, like you said, a beautiful outcome. And of course the diagnosis of mental health is subjective. 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. Rzeznik identifies the September 11 terrorist attacks as the point when the United States descended into a bleak phase of history. Instantly they diagnosed me with PTSD and I'm like, Hold on, hold on. I agree, I agree with you. And that's to present that kind of strength. John Rzeznik: And I occasionally, for every 10 things I get wrong, I get one thing, right. John-John, his wife and sister-in-law died the moment the plane ripped into the surface of the Atlantic. Mike Sarraille: Gi gimme examples there of what you consider Amongs, the three. Previously Rzeznik had been in a band with Takac's cousin, called The Beaumonts. Introducing Rzeznik in front of her sold-out Madison Square Garden audience in 2011, Swift stated, In my opinion one of the greatest songs ever written is a song called Iris. . Wait, you do that guy. I agree. Mike Sarraille: I think it can be a start, just like bowling could be a start or a football match could be a start, Rzeznik says. There is a whole psychological level that goes into that. John Rzeznik: Following the album Gutterflower, Rzeznik wrote "Always Know Where You Are" and "I'm Still Here" for the Disney film Treasure Planet,[11] which were also released as a single independently from the band. Yeah, yeah, that is. For a 15, 16 year old, my, my biggest drama in life was, uh, probably a girl breaking up with me. You gotta do what's best for the song anyway. And I tell her, Look at me, look at me, Lilly, you have greatness inside you, but you gotta do the work. I think there was an unhealthy aspect as we, we, we start to talk about mental health is they compartmentalize that though. Um, but anyway, on that aside, but, um, it caused me a lot, a lot of fear that I couldn't control. 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. 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. Um, well, John, dude, um, I've loved this conversation, man. Mike Sarraille: "And when something good . That's what I want to know. All, Yeah, yeah. To me, those are the most gratifying moments of, of what I'm doing or trying to do is when I'll meet somebody at a meet and greeted or at a show or, or, or just on the street and they'll be like, Man, that song really helped me. Those, those keys for success for you that you, you've tried to live your life by? Yeah. And my point where I'm going with that is just make sure that your tribe is putting good into the world. He recalls going into the recording of the one-off collaboration in a state of numbness. And um, and then I did, and then I went to rehab and it didn't work. 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? It's my life. Last and brother, I have no doubt that she will, if you continue to give her advice like that is have your dream, but you gotta work for it. You've gotta reframe the way you look at failure, it's part of the process. That was a hard generation. Okay, Is that a deal? Mike Sarraille: Um, but I think there has to be a solution focused, you have to aim towards, towards a solution. And that, that right there, I know means the world to me. Yeah. Just like people. Johnny Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls share the harrowing story of surviving a 1999 plane crash. Rzeznik had a strict Catholic upbringing in Buffalo's working-class East Side Polish neighborhood and attended Corpus Christi Grammar School. You. I think everyone in our country is just fatigued and slightly shocked, Rzeznik laughs wearily. But I think with social media today, people can just sort of stay a victim. 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. Even my grandfather who was third day of Normandy and he was the, in the black forest turning outta the battle of the bulge, never spoke about it. Came in the the good with the bad and, uh, couldn't agree with you more. John Rzeznik: You know, because, and I found that too in the, in the, in the uh, recovery community. The twin-engine turboprop plane was en route . Love the Red Rocks Band. John Rzeznik: Because there's people who wanna exploit you. 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. Captain John R. Maus, a 57-year-old from Las Vegas . Taylor Swift is one of the Goo Goo Dolls many fans who have been inspired by the bands music. And No, I'm not saying that I love my brother more than I love my sister. ", "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. And, um, and so I had a lot of time to think about what I was gonna do. And that's insane to think about that, but. Um, but yeah, where is the solution? This is not your life. So what do you do. Why You, you are, I mean, four decades of impact on the world through your music. "We've had a few run-ins with mentally unstable fans and it's a little bit scary," Rzeznik explains. So instead of giving him pills and, and just, you know, a check every month or whatever, um, his, his little, uh, village, they sat down and they talked with him, right? Know. And, and luckily someone saved me and I was a little kid. So I, I couldn't agree with you more. Those are the, those are the best moments. It's like, I wanna know, it's like, why am I, why am I sad all the time? And so they just stay in the victim right. John Rzeznik: SUBSCRIBE for more videos: http://bit.ly/2qswmZU Want to know what's going on with Howard Stern. And this is 35 years later. Sometimes he would be like, Get in the car, we're getting outta here cause it's all women. We just wrote about risk. Um, keep your ego in check. In episode 28, we spoke to John Rzeznik, guitarist and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. They just internalized. No, no, we're gonna keep going. You, you, it's, it's amazing. 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 it, and it really was. Hey dude, I've always wondered this. It, it was a, it was a brotherhoodhood and a sisterhood. 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. John Rzeznik: The Howard Stern Show published this video item,. So you've had impact and uh, I can, I'm gonna go look@googledolls.com and, and find the dates, man. We have to take action to get shit done. 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. Like, I love them, but, uh, I didn't like all of them. I don't know what, Why do you think that generation was wired that way? Rzeznik noted in a 2003 interview that "No matter what guitar I have, it seems that anything with strings makes music to my ears. 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 swear to God cuz because I was shy. It made me want to drink more. Why is this happening? Or what would you have wanted your legacy to be? JOAN SANCHEZ April 5, 1991. Again. 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And I think a lot of the solutions, I was, I was reading an article about a guy in Laos, okay? 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. We didn't have any money. Mike Sarraille: Um, I believe that it was, it, I was born with it. 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. When all said and done, and your time has come, how are you gonna know you lived a life of impact? 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. This is my problem. John Rzeznik: Join us to get the latest music news, reviews, playlists, Um, you know, we got days where we don't like each other, but we love each other. So it was. What, what does Robbie mean to you? Was that innate or was it because you worked your freaking ass off? Is that, is that accurate? "[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. The Goo Goo Dolls also performed the song "Name" at a live concert with LeAnn Rimes.
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