John Rzeznik: John, you were correct when you said you with regards to me, That's everyone, dude, in my opinion. Mike Sarraille: You hit some dark times in terms of substance abuse. I truly felt that. Theres an epidemic of gun violence and its sad. Mike Sarraille: 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. Or Both? You know? He has used many variations such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar and a "Halfcaster" (a Stratocaster cut in half). Welcome, John. Yeah. And so basically his job was to beat up drunk soldiers, you know? John Rzeznik: Let me deal with it. This interview has not been edited for length or clarity. Um, I believe that it was, it, I was born with it. I think my dad did though. Yeah. Um, you know, just like everybody, uh, there's times we really don't agree. I will say that post-traumatic stress can lead to growth, though post traumatic growth. Know? 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. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land throughout Australia and recognise their continuing So I'm like, okay, it's the fire, not the crash that kills most people. And it, and it really was. Okay. I apologize. Hey dude, I've always wondered this. 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. You get up 11 times. We dont appreciate the similarities we have, so maybe thats the place to start.. I don't think you're mutually exclusive in, in, in my opinion. And my aunts, his sisters told me, you know, they told me all the stories about when they were growing up kids. We read all of 'em, That's how we get better. " I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) ". And guys, thank you for joining The Everyday Warrior. 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. At the 2004 Fashion Rocks! 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. Yeah. I think everyone in our country is just fatigued and slightly shocked, Rzeznik laughs wearily. Mike Sarraille: Dec 11, 2019. Yeah. That song is still really, really special. Um, and he's like, Come on man, let's just, let's just ride it out. You know, because, because of circumstances surrounding our relationship, it, it, the, the situation just became untenable and, and it was like, we were not, we were growing apart and we were doing, we weren't doing good for each other anymore. I dont know if shes a fan as I cant speak for her, but I know she loves Iris. And I, and I let him get in my head. Was that innate or was it because you worked your freaking ass off? But it was one of the most accepting places to grow up, you know, eighties, nineties, if you said you were gay, nobody cared. He recalls going into the recording of the one-off collaboration in a state of numbness. 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. I mean, cuz we didn't really have anything when we were growing up, you know? 1 person dead. Wow. And um, and then I did, and then I went to rehab and it didn't work. It turned out to be one of the strongest rainstorms of the year in Buffalo, but the Goo Goo Dolls did not stop playing. 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. You said music was the only thing you were good at. I felt so closed off from the rest of the world. You know, that's mostly it. Is that called grit? But if your wife's bitching at you or, or your family's bitching at you or you're in trouble at work, consequences mean nothing to an addict. And that's insane to think about that, but. We were determined that we were gonna do something great, you know? It made me want to take more drugs. That's what that song Yeah, I Like You is about, because it's like, this is, this is what celebrity is now. (News file photo) By BN The Goo Goo Dolls named one of their first. Mike Sarraille: Yeah, yeah, that is. 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. You gotta learn to take care of yourself. 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. Um, but yeah, where is the solution? And that, that right there, I know means the world to me. And I do want discuss another, another thing with that, that I've, I've come, cuz I've, I've had a lot of time to reflect on my military experience. . 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. That's good to hear. John Rzeznik, born in 1965, is an American vocalist. 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 . Talk is good, but that has to transform into action at some point. I need to up in that boat. The single featured Rzeznik on vocals and was written by Cash Cash and Rzeznik together. Mike Sarraille: 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. It's like you're, you know why they call it self-esteem? I don't know what, Why do you think that generation was wired that way? John Rzeznik: And then, and you know it, and then you see their faces. There is a whole psychological level that goes into that. 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. He looks amazing, and he's still drinks tequila. You know what they did? Does that just, do you walk away from that and you're like, Okay, we gotta keep on going. 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. You know, this is not what women are for. Mike Sarraille: And I'm say, this dude guy for his age, he looks freaking good. It's, so, again, man, it's, it's, I love this because you haven't read this book and you're basically walking through the entire book. It's like one long error chain of, uh, things. That was a generation when you look at it. And you're, you know, where, where you were, you brought up an interesting point. Awesome. Um, Australia, if people wanna find the dates in locations where, where to go is at Google. And I mean, and it does take discipline and it's like, I gotta get up. 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. 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. What, what does Robbie mean to you? 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]. The Democrats are as bad off as the Republicans. I think I, I try to be careful of it. Um, but everyone, you know, even Isis, Al-Qaeda, Hell's Angels also offers a form of homecoming and belonging to, to a young impoverished kid who, who's never been part of a group to, to them that's, that's like a drug. Mike Sarraille: Yeah. Cool. And, um, and then we're picking up in the fall, we're gonna do, uh, a theater run in smaller cities across America. We gotta move forward. It is so damn good to have you on here. JOAN SANCHEZ April 5, 1991. John Rzeznik: Love the Red Rocks Band. Um, you know, we got days where we don't like each other, but we love each other. I'm the last kid. Just a little bit. Empathy means you listen to people's perspectives and their experiences. And this is 35 years later. And I definitely put that in the bucket of moral courage. And then somebody said this to me and I thought it was really brilliant. Podcast's a lot. Okay. Forget it, I dont need that shit. I agree with you. I left. John Rzeznik: Join us to get the latest music news, reviews, playlists, It's like, my, my favorite alcoholic in the world said this to me. John Rzeznik: My biggest regret is that I, I wrote an album and an executive at the record company refused to accept it, but he couldn't tell me why, you know? Rzeznik declared, "We're going to keep going until this shit stops". Get official Goo Goo Dolls merch and vinyl here. Like, okay, we're going down and we had time to think about it. Until they don't. We gotta write more. "[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. 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. We have the potential to be so great, yet we shit all over each other.. I swear to God cuz because I was shy. Since the late '90s, Rzeznik has used Fender electric guitars. Those are the, those are the best moments. And, um, and so I had a lot of time to think about what I was gonna do. Yeah. Um, I was afraid of everything. 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. 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. That was, that was probably the hardest decision I had ever had to make. 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. And there's a lot that people will learn from your advice in this, John Rzeznik: But, uh, we, I attached that memory as I said earlier, Wow. Or if not, misery loves company and they just wanna keep you down with themselves. Okay, Is that a deal? 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. Mike Sarraille: Get outta my house, I'm gonna get loaded. Like, people are down welcome dose. This is not your life. And wherever I get together with musicians there, that's my tribe. Um, it took a long time for me, but here's the deal. And he, he was able, he was able to get us. And you know, it's, and those are the kind of challenges that we have to do. John Rzeznik: You start to recognize faces in the crowd and, and they become an extension of your tribe. Yeah. Um, but I think there has to be a solution focused, you have to aim towards, towards a solution.