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John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (; 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 The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk sound, ...
, with whom he has recorded 14 studio albums.


Early life

Rzeznik was born in
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, the youngest of five children and only son of Edith (née Pomeroy) and Joe Rzeznik, a bar proprietor and postal clerk. Both of Rzeznik's parents were musicians, playing the clarinet and flute. Rzeznik had a strict
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upbringing in Buffalo's working-class East Side
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neighborhood and attended Corpus Christi Grammar School. All four of Rzeznik's grandparents were born in
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. The original pronunciation of his last name Rzeźnik is "Zhezh-neek" (zh as in bei''ge'') , Polish for "butcher". Rzeznik's father died at the age of 53 on February 2, 1981, from a
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when Rzeznik was 15 years old. On October 26, 1982, his mother died at the age of 51 from a sudden
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in the family's living room. 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. He paid for his own apartment using Social Security Survivor Benefit checks. It was during this period and while attending
McKinley Vocational High School McKinley Vocational High School is a public high school in Buffalo, New York. The school is located at 1500 Elmwood Avenue, and serves about 1200 students from Grades 9 - 12. History McKinley was formed in 1910 as Black Rock Vocational Schoo ...
that Rzeznik began playing the guitar. He briefly attended
Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of Ne ...
, dropping out after his first year.


Career


Goo Goo Dolls

In 1920, Rzeznik formed the band that became the Goo Goo Dolls with
Robby Takac Robert Carl Takac Jr. (born September 30, 1964) is an American rock bassist and vocalist. Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. Background Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Buf ...
. Previously Rzeznik had been in a band with Takac's cousin, called The Beaumonts. In the early days of
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, the band performed at gigs relentlessly, with Takac as the frontman (Rzeznik gradually becoming the frontman over the next few albums, as each new album contained more songs sung by Rzeznik than the last). They were soon picked up by a small record label,
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. Under Celluloid, they released their first eponymous album on a $750 budget (later the re-prints would be referred to as "First Release"). This attracted the attention of a larger record label,
Metal Blade Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
, who released their next few albums. For the next few years, the band toured and worked on new material. The band received early success with the single "
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" as well as being featured in '' Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' with the song "I'm Awake Now". Fast forward to their album Dizzy Up The Girl, the single "
Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...
" 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.


Other activity

Following the album ''
Gutterflower ''Gutterflower'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It is the follow up to their critically successful albums ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' and ''A Boy Named Goo''. The album ...
'', Rzeznik wrote "Always Know Where You Are" and "I'm Still Here" for the Disney film ''
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'', which were also released as a single independently from the band. From October to December 2007, Rzeznik was a judge alongside
Sheila E. Sheila Cecilia Escovedo (born December 12, 1957) better known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American percussionist and singer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. After leaving t ...
and
Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol' ...
judge and marketing manager Ian "Dicko" Dickson on the Fox network's
The Next Great American Band ''The Next Great American Band'' is a reality television talent show. The show premiered on October 19, 2007 and aired on Fox at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times Friday nights. The show was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles on Wednesda ...
. On June 19, 2008, Rzeznik was inducted into the
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and was awarded the
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. On March 24, 2014,
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released their new single "Lightning". The single featured Rzeznik on vocals and was written by Cash Cash and Rzeznik together. On November 29, 2020, he participated in a virtual fundraiser to help combat hunger and raise money for the Community Foodbank of New Jersey.


Musical style


Influences

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 The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
and
The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
. The youngest of his four older sisters moved towards punk music and Rzeznik became interested in bands such as
Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...
and
The Clash The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave movements that emerged in the wa ...
. Rzeznik attributes his gift for melody to listening to bands such as
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,
Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and ...
,
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and Rush in the early 1980s. Rzeznik also cites
Paul Westerberg Paul Harold Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Replacements. Following the breakup of the Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him re ...
as an "obvious influence" on his music. Westerberg co-wrote the 1993 Goo Goo Dolls song " We Are the Normal" with Rzeznik, who reflected on the experience by stating "To some people,
Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...
is their hero. I feel that way about Westerberg. Keith Richards got to do his thing with
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
, and I got to do it with Westerberg. That was amazing to me." Rzeznik has stated that his dream collaboration would be with singer/songwriter
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.


Songwriting

Rzeznik believes writing is not just an inspirational act but that writing music is "ninety nine percent perspiration." 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. 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. 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.


Guitar tunings

Rzeznik is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings in his songs. Rzeznik has said that he would "basically sit there at night and just start tuning my guitar strings up and down until something sounded really cool." For example, "Iris" is played with the guitar tuned to BDDDDD.


Notable performances

At the 2004 Fashion Rocks! concert in New York, Rzeznik performed a duet version of the song
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with Canadian pop-punk singer
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. The Goo Goo Dolls also performed the song "Name" at a live concert with LeAnn Rimes. Rzeznik also performed
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
's "
Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland * ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 film), an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith ...
" with
Fred Durst William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He ap ...
from
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for the victims of September 11 as a tribute to the heroes. 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. The day quickly became a city triumph when rain came pouring down during their performance. It turned out to be one of the strongest rainstorms of the year in Buffalo, but the Goo Goo Dolls did not stop playing. Rzeznik declared, "We're going to keep going until this shit stops". This performance was captured on DVD and CD for the public in the Goo Goo Dolls release '' Live in Buffalo: July 4, 2004''.


Equipment

After the Goo Goo Dolls' equipment was stolen from a van in
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(including Rzeznik's
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amplifier and his only guitar at the time), following the recording of their 1989 album, ''Jed'', a custom, yellow
Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ...
-style guitar (later nicknamed "Boing") was made for Rzeznik by
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. Now without an amplifier, Rzeznik borrowed a near-identical
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JCM800 from a mutual friend of the band, Charles Root. This amp was then used to record
Hold Me Up ''Hold Me Up'' is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features th ...
and
Superstar Car Wash ''Superstar Car Wash'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on February 23, 1993 on Warner Bros. John Rzeznik wrote the song "We Are the Normal" with his idol, The Replacements' singer Paul Westerberg. The two ...
. Since the late '90s, Rzeznik has used Fender electric guitars. He has used many variations such as the
Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ...
,
Telecaster The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it is the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful Les Paul had built a prototype solid bod ...
,
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and a "Halfcaster" (a Stratocaster cut in half). He also used
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acoustic guitars on the "
Dizzy Up the Girl ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, released on September 22, 1998 through Warner Bros. Records. The album is often noted for being the album which propelled the Goo Goo Dolls into success, ...
" and "
Gutterflower ''Gutterflower'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It is the follow up to their critically successful albums ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' and ''A Boy Named Goo''. The album ...
" tours. Rzeznik noted in a 2003 interview that "No matter what guitar I have, it seems that anything with strings makes music to my ears."


Personal life

Rzeznik met former model Laurie Farinacci in 1990, married her in 1993 but divorced in 2003; they did not have any children. He started dating Melina Gallo in 2005 and married her in
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, on July 26, 2013. On December 22, 2016, he and Gallo had their first child, a daughter, Liliana. Rzeznik and his family reside in Westfield, New Jersey. Rzeznik is a recovering alcoholic. In a 2018 interview, he reported that he had been sober for nearly four years.


Discography

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Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk sound, ...
'' (1986),
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later re-released as '' First Release'' (1987),
Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
*''
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'' (1989),
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*''
Hold Me Up ''Hold Me Up'' is the third studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 16, 1990, by Metal Blade Records. It marked the beginning of John Rzeznik's emergence as the band's principal lead vocalist. The album features th ...
'' (1990),
Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
*''
Superstar Car Wash ''Superstar Car Wash'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on February 23, 1993 on Warner Bros. John Rzeznik wrote the song "We Are the Normal" with his idol, The Replacements' singer Paul Westerberg. The two ...
'' (1993),
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*''
A Boy Named Goo ''A Boy Named Goo'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros. As a commercial success, it has been RIAA-certified as double-platinum. History This is the Goo Goo Dolls' last studio album w ...
'' (1995),
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*''
Dizzy Up The Girl ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, released on September 22, 1998 through Warner Bros. Records. The album is often noted for being the album which propelled the Goo Goo Dolls into success, ...
'' (1998),
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*''
Gutterflower ''Gutterflower'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It is the follow up to their critically successful albums ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' and ''A Boy Named Goo''. The album ...
'' (2002),
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*'' Let Love In'' (2006),
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*''
Something for the Rest of Us ''Something for the Rest of Us'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released on August 28, 2010 in Australia and on August 31 in North America through Warner Bros. Records. The recording process took place du ...
'' (2010),
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'' (2013),
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*'' Boxes'' (2016),
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*''
Miracle Pill ''Miracle Pill'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. The album was released on September 13, 2019, by Warner Records. Recording Songwriter and fan Valerie Broussard contributed vocals to "Money, Fame & Fortune". Th ...
'' (2019) *''
It's Christmas All Over ''It's Christmas All Over'' is a 2020 Christmas album from American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on October 30, via Warner Records. It has received mixed critical reception. Recording and release The band initially planned to tou ...
'' (2020) *''
Chaos In Bloom ''Chaos in Bloom'' is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released on August 12, 2022, by Warner Records. Recording and release In an interview with Kyle Meredith of '' Consequence'' in June 2021, band membe ...
'' (2022)


Solo singles


Collaborations/individual discography

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and Johnny Rzeznik – "
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" – '' America: A Tribute to Heroes'' (2001) *"Always Know Where You Are"The song was written and performed by Rzeznik in the movie, but it was performed by
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on the ''Treasure Planet'' soundtrack.
''Treasure Planet'' (2002) *"
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" – with
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– '' Birdland'' (2003) *"Once in a Lifetime" – ''
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'' theme (2002) *"All I Want is You" – ''Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played'' (2005) *"Men of War" – with
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& Michael Lee Jackson (original version from the Gillan album, Double Trouble) – ''
Gillan's Inn ''Gillan's Inn'' is an album by Ian Gillan in celebration of his 40 years as a singer. The first release was a DualDisc composed of both a CD and a DVD side. The CD featured re-recorded tracks from all eras of Ian Gillan's singing career. In ...
'' (2006) *"Lightning" – with
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(2014)


References and notes


External links


Goo Goo Dolls official site


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