Or, or it reminds 'em of a great time in their life. It's, it's an indulgence that can become very addictive, you know? He was in the Navy. Taylor Swift is one of the Goo Goo Dolls many fans who have been inspired by the bands music. There were tribes in, in the, in Europe, Asia, all well beyond, uh, you know, North America. Mike Sarraille: 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? 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. I was a shy young man. And if I hadn't taken that risk, I wouldn't have gotten that wide perspective. 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. That's easy, dude. For example, "Iris" is played with the guitar tuned to BDDDDD. Yeah. Yeah, Yeah. 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. And I occasionally, for every 10 things I get wrong, I get one thing, right. Failure is the most beautiful thing in life, I think. And I believe, you know, just cuz somebody's a qualified shrink or psychologist does not mean they're good at what they do. 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. And it was like, in a strange way, the way you phrased that, it just sparked this memory of, of, of just, yeah. And I truly believe that the universe helped me and some people that, that. Mens Journals 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 of life. And, you know, um, and I think people just kind of sit there and, and win and bitch and, and nothing gets done. Mike Sarraille: discounts in our online store! And No, I'm not saying that I love my brother more than I love my sister. Because it comes from yourself. And I'm like, Oh, no, no, no, not at all. Um, and then, and then we were flying back and we had to go through Sicily and the plane crashed, like legit crashed. You definitely have to find the right group that wants to heal and move forward. 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 I'm the last kid. John Rzeznik, born in 1965, is an American vocalist. 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. And they found out what can this guy do? John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: 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. The concert that he has with his band also proven to be always successful with hundreds of people comes to every concert they had. And hopefully we, we've achieved that. Why is this happening? Oh hell yeah. Mike Sarraille: Forget it, I dont need that shit. 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. You know, like, like I'm dealing with, with, you know, entertainment. Um, but with the right help, they can absolutely turn that into, uh, to growth. It's just an indication that you may be doing it the wrong way and you've gotta make these, these, these, these changes. We were all tribes, but so is the Hell's Angels, So is Isis, so is Al-Qaeda, those are tribes as well. I sucked at public speaking early on, and now, now it's become more natural. Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night to where it was just after two years of that. Iron sharpens iron, so is one man sharpens another. That's a pretty mature outlook. There's a lot we can learn from each other that, that, you know, I'm, I, you know, I. Mike Sarraille: I, I think, yeah, I think I, I think our, our lives were just, just going in different directions, but we were getting further and further apart and there was always a great still the love, there was a lot of love and we stayed friends for a long time, um, after that. Yeah. The Goo Goo Dolls also performed the song "Name" at a live concert with LeAnn Rimes. But that doesn't mean you go and throw yourself into the deep end of the pool, like what you just said. And we had, wherever there was a swimming pool, I would, I would throw myself into the deep end of the pool, but I would always have my hand against the wall. And now I'm, now I'm fine in a swimming pool, you know what I mean? No, I'm, uh, secretly jealous of it. Talk is good, but that has to transform into action at some point. [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. It's like the, the, the, we all feel like victims sometimes, you know? It's like you're, you know why they call it self-esteem? And it's, it's, uh, he has been probably the most stable person in my life. [citation needed], In 1985, Rzeznik formed the band that became the Goo Goo Dolls with Robby Takac. Mike Sarraille: (News file photo) By BN The Goo Goo Dolls named one of their first. And it's like, I love that man. And, and there, there are different elements across the, uh, the nation, different environments that, that are not as accepting. Not, not, not evil. 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. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land throughout Australia and recognise their continuing Well, I mean, I'm a real addict because when they tried to do the intervention thing on me, I laughed. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik is very talented and amazing guitarist which known throughout the world for his performance with his band mates. 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 found these candles burning and this weird little altar and a box of strange objects. 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. Or if not, misery loves company and they just wanna keep you down with themselves. I need to up in that boat. Mike Sarraille: "The good part about being a pessimist is, when something bad happens, you're never really devastated by it," he continues. Um, it was really a freaky situation. And yeah, when it was like, you know, all my friend's dads, they were like, you know, Korea, Vietnam, those kind of things. Now, Robbie grew up in a house where his dad, who's an awesome guy, he was a, a a, he was an mp. 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. Being a bartender is the greatest job. And I had, you know, and I, I, I didn't have a lot of resources. I think my dad did though, because he was, he was very, he was, he was a hardcore alcoholic. [8] The original pronunciation of his last name Rzenik is "Zhezh-neek" (zh as in beige) [ik], Polish for "butcher". Thank, John Rzeznik: Its just some stupid quirk in my writing and I have been reprimanded for it many times, but fuck you, Im writing it how I want to write it! Know, So when you talk about it, it's funny. Um, Australia, if people wanna find the dates in locations where, where to go is at Google. 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. Everyone walked away. And, um, we are being tested on so many levels as individuals, as, as, as Americans, as as human beings. Is that, is that accurate? 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? Flight 255 is the seventh deadliest plane crash in United States history, and is the deadliest aviation disaster to have a sole survivor. The Howard Stern Show published this video item,. I was out on stage the other night and there was about 12,000 people at the show. That's the only thing I can do. You know? John Rzeznik has taken part in a great number of music projects, one of which is in his popular band Goo Goo Dolls. John Rzeznik: But once again, that guy was an everyday warrior because I don't know how you get up every morning at four 30 in the morning, go to work, carry mail, work at the post office, and then drink a quarter whiskey and then get up and do it every day for 20 something years. 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. data and in accordance with the. Mm-hmm. Do you think timing was a factor in that just timing in life where you guys were at could have been a factor? 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. It's like really trying to, and I'm getting older, so it's kind of like, Oh man, just gimme that bed. I mean, you, you, what you do is much was what you were doing was much more serious. We gotta move forward. (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. But it was one of the most accepting places to grow up, you know, eighties, nineties, if you said you were gay, nobody cared. Are supporting you. Thankfully it all worked out.. I keep liquor in my house. I was saying to myself, nothing is ever going to be the same. Mike Sarraille: 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. . You take small little incremental steps of exposing yourself to more risk until you don't need to keep your hands on the wall anymore. That, that's insane. 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? All right, last question, man. And, um, I don't know, it was like, it was shock really. John Rzeznik: No. 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. It's kind of strange, you know, because you, you do, you need your tribe. And my dad, my dad was very kind of a dark guy. No risk, no reward. Do, do you have that lot. Love the Red Rocks Band. Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Men's Journal Everyday Warrior podcast. Johnny Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls share the harrowing story of surviving a 1999 plane crash. And, um, so, uh, it was like, I remember going to bed that night really, really late. It's someone who was, you know, sexually or emotionally abused as as a child. [25] Rzeznik and his family reside in Westfield, New Jersey. They just, they just spark that defiance in you. Joahn Rzeznik is the founding member. I was like, Okay, this is not going to happen and I had to get lawyers involved., No, I didnt have to move but I did! Rzeznik laughs. We just wrote about risk. Like I can't. And it's like, you, you're a genius, but you're nothing but potential. I had to desensitize myself, you know, because because someone traumatized me. Mike Sarraille: Or Both? 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. 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. John Rzeznik: And this guy, this is about mental health. He, he was in so much pain, he could not work in the, the rice patty. I flunked out. So you guys performed at elite level, We performed that in an elite level. It's an indulgence. That, that is so beautiful, man. 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. Right on, man. Warner Records. Was it the stress of the job? 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 this is 35 years later. I think that's my biggest fear in life is rejection. Um, and he's like, Come on man, let's just, let's just ride it out. We're gonna keep going. It made me want to drink more. Iris hitmakers the Goo Goo Dolls are survivors quite literally. An obituary in the Dallas Morning News said Dunn was "traveling with . 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. 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. Get up, get up, You get knocked down 10 times. Yeah. [citation needed], On July 4, 2004, Rzeznik and his bandmates returned home to Buffalo and played a free show to give back to their loyal fans, over 60,000 of whom attended. It, it's like, Why are you even ask him, you know, the answer. And my point where I'm going with that is just make sure that your tribe is putting good into the world. 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.. Gi gimme examples there of what you consider Amongs, the three. 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. The Associated Press John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls performs at the Rock in Rio . 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. It is. All, Yeah, yeah. What can I do about it? I, Mike Sarraille: Born John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik, Johnny Rzeznik rose from a humble working-class background to become the frontman for one of the world's most popular rock and roll bands, the Goo Goo Dolls. Because all success is built on failure after failure, after failure after failure. Well, like some music, you know, it's like, there are people in my life who are medicine to me. That's what that song Yeah, I Like You is about, because it's like, this is, this is what celebrity is now. Until they don't. Just like people. John Rzeznik: It's like, well, yeah, where are you gonna go? I, right now, they, they have their problems. Mike Sarraille: John Rzeznik: [9], Rzeznik's father died at the age of 53 on February 2, 1981, from a diabetic coma when Rzeznik was 15 years old. I was like, we were in a plane crash, uh, in Sicily. Um, it in, we just, well, I, you know, George Silva who helped coordinate this and that guy's like my right hand man, a guy named Jason Belay and a guy named Brian, uh, Gordon, uh, we just finished up a book. " I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) ". That guy has the, uh, the secret sauce to, uh, to life. It's, it's something small. And they may reject me. Okay. Yeah. Mike Sarraille: 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. Uh, and that's what, what drove me, right? Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special 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. And that's what's going on now. Are you guys freaking more out by the end of the door? You, you have to look at the upside of risk. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: I i I left my job every night with a, with a pretty girl and a pocket full of cash. You want to have enough strength so that nobody wants to screw with us, You know? And I know it's heavy for a five year old, but I just want to keep instilling that in her mind, that she's got to do the work. And it, it does help when somebody says, Hey man, what you do is good. I wish I could have spent six, but, but I spent three. We dont appreciate the similarities we have, so maybe thats the place to start.. And, um, and so I had a lot of time to think about what I was gonna 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 the problem with therapy now, as I think people just use it as a crutch. As well as walking away from an Italian plane crash in 1999, the Buffalo, New York group also survived a number of perilous van smashes in the bands early days. This guy was theoretically in that circumstance, my boss. I'm full in on the music. I'm, uh, I'm convinced. But, but it is, it is fun, you know? That's good to hear. And I tell her, Look at me, look at me, Lilly, you have greatness inside you, but you gotta do the work. I mean, they lost hundreds on du day alone in a matter of minutes. John Rzeznik: John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: I'm gonna teach you how to take care of yourself. What was it about the, that drew you in that that, that, you know, sparked that passion dude behind, uh, music? But I, I, I think there, I think we have, uh, some darker days ahead of us than than son of your days. I think that there's a certain element of that that, I mean, it's like a survival skill in a way, don't you think? And I, and I let him get in my head. And you're, you know, where, where you were, you brought up an interesting point. It was, it was chaos and it was nuts. Let me deal with it. John Rzeznik: And we, we did send you to prep. Um mm-hmm. I agree, I agree with you. Rzeznik celebrates his Polish heritage during one of the Goos' most well-known shows: Fourth of July 2004 in Niagara Square. It was during this period and while attending McKinley Vocational High School that Rzeznik began playing the guitar. 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. That's how you win. Yeah. 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, and, and there are, there are new forms of, of therapy, you know, um, you know, cognitive behavioral therapy and things like that, that are very proactive and try to in, you know, integrate you in, you know, back into life. So, you know, I'm wildly proud of my generation. Um, you know, and you just kind of, you, you yet adapt and, and, and make it work. And, and I mean, we remain professional and tactful, but, uh, there is a difference between love and liking. 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. Did your parents raise you that way? Wait. Came in the the good with the bad and, uh, couldn't agree with you more. It was pretty crazy. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Goo Goo Dolls 2.2 Other activity 3 Musical style 3.1 Influences 3.2 Songwriting Likewise respect likewise and, uh, much respect. 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. John Rzeznik: But I've seen people who have real PTSD and my little annoyances and neurosis don't stack up to what that really is. And I mean, and it does take discipline and it's like, I gotta get up. 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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. I got you. 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? I am always the bartender. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 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. 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. Yeah. It depends on the person. That's what I want to know. That's stepping in front of 150,000 people than stepping onto the battlefield. 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. And, you know, and, and just, just plagued with self doubt and worry. Because there's people who wanna exploit you. 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. I mean, far exceeds. [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. John Rzeznik: You need to balance it all out. But, uh, um, but there are people in my life who are, are medicine and there are people in my life who are like candy and I, and I hang with them and talk to them when I just wanna have a good time. Mike Sarraille: At the 2004 Fashion Rocks! 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.
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