John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: I think we can, but, but what is going on inside my mind doesn't even qualify when you, when you've seen someone who has been through battles and who, who who has really been their life has been at risk and, and, and. Are you guys freaking more out by the end of the door? And I'm up there like six, seven times a year. I, I lost my train of thought for a second. It is so damn good to have you on here. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: And, and, uh, I, I had to, I was like, I'm never getting on an airplane again. Yeah. So first one is, biggest regret of your life in here. 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. [6][7] Both of Rzeznik's parents were musicians, playing the clarinet and flute. And you know, it's, and those are the kind of challenges that we have to do. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Does the draw of alcohol. And that's to present that kind of strength. He has used many variations such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar and a "Halfcaster" (a Stratocaster cut in half). 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. exclusives, interviews, competitions & more. 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 amazes me, the fact that it has lasted so long. Like he figured it outing great. John, I wish you a safe travel on the rest of the tour, man, and thank you for your time. Rzeznik grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., with a father who was an abusive alcoholic and a mother who was, as he once told the Buffalo News, a "German disciplinarian." He had a tough childhood, but. I'm the last kid. No risk, no reward. John-John, his wife and sister-in-law died the moment the plane ripped into the surface of the Atlantic. And that, that's what I look for in a woman is someone who's, who's strong, compassionate, and can be a partner, you know? And what I learned though is nothing, nothing is gonna make me quit until I decide I'm gonna do it. But we all need a sense of homecoming and belonging. We have to release the kinetic energy inside ourselves. Help me to help me get through this period. Screw that. Not that they knew what was coming, but, uh, you've gotta be appreciative that. We dont appreciate the similarities we have, so maybe thats the place to start.. I'm gonna teach you how to take care of yourself. Mike Sarraille: Do, do you have that lot. 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. No, because they're entitled to them because their life experiences are different than yours. It's kind of strange, you know, because you, you do, you need your tribe. Um, I believe it was innate, but that being said, you gotta work, you gotta do the work. But we could come together, put our needs aside for the good of the group, identify, Hey, what's the objective we need to achieve this week or this day? Or what would you have wanted your legacy to be? Yeah, Yeah. 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. Uh, again, like I said, go to google dolls.com, check out the dates, go to a show. John Rzeznik: After all, the heir apparent to the family . He has created ten studio albums with the band, which earned him lots of public notice and acclaim. Not, not, not evil. 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. I think it can be a start, just like bowling could be a start or a football match could be a start, Rzeznik says. And it's like, I love that man. You know? I will say that post-traumatic stress can lead to growth, though post traumatic growth. But, but, uh, because you're so toxic yourself. We, we sort of, my heart broke over and over and over again for, uh, you know, for my town, you know, because cuz the bills are like everything, you know, and the city, you know, I love my city and it's always gonna be my home and my whole family still lives there. It's like, that's in the past. John Rzeznik: The band received early success with the single "Name" as well as being featured in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare with the song "I'm Awake Now". I think everyone in our country is just fatigued and slightly shocked, Rzeznik laughs wearily. They suffered 'multiple traumatic injuries'. Had I known you guys were playing there, we would've come out. I like, well, I think we, we, we hit on, on this before. 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. And some of 'em didn't like me. He is best known as an American singer, producer, and song writer. 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. [10], In the early days of the Goo Goo Dolls, 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). That, that's insane. And you're, you know, where, where you were, you brought up an interesting point. data and in accordance with the. In episode 28, we spoke to John Rzeznik, guitarist and frontman of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. If, if, if, if you don't see it, okay, I gotta walk away that my biggest regret was stalling my creativity out. I, I'm not afraid of strong women. They got to work and, uh, yeah, they got, Mike Sarraille: I don't always, I, I, you can't always keep your word, but you do your best to keep your promises and keep your word, um, you know, and honor your commitments. and device data and in accordance with the. Mm-hmm. You. John Rzeznik, born in 1965, is an American vocalist. Why is this happening? That there's, there's music is definitely, it Marks time in our lives. This guy was theoretically in that circumstance, my boss. And the problem with therapy now, as I think people just use it as a crutch. So, you know, I'm wildly proud of my generation. Isn't. 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. In a 2018 interview, he reported that he had been sober for nearly four years. You know, anybody who was a generation or two generations behind me, I wanted, I wanted to learn from them because these people were very successful. No, thank God for women. I agree with 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. They applaud them. I, right now, they, they have their problems. Yeah. Like, okay, we're going down and we had time to think about it. Yeah, no, I, I, I agree with that wholeheartedly. Did you ever pinpoint through your healing process, this is why I was using this to mask this or this is why I became dependent on it. And I think it's a control issue, I think, cuz I'm not a pilot. You know, like, like I'm dealing with, with, you know, entertainment. And so basically his job was to beat up drunk soldiers, you know? I guess that's part of being everyday warrior. Mike Sarraille: This is a bad relationship. And my aunts, his sisters told me, you know, they told me all the stories about when they were growing up kids. John. Oh, I, I went to Colorado for school. 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.. "[18], Rzeznik has stated that his dream collaboration would be with singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal. Oh, well, you know, you are always welcome when we come back, you know, you know, um, yeah. Yeah. Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special 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. Oh, something else happened to me and this is a shame and I'm a victim. 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. John Rzeznik: Those are the, those are the best moments. 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. Mike Sarraille: 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. You need, you need your tribe. Get official Goo Goo Dolls merch and vinyl here. Politics in America is just shit, Rzeznik sighs. 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? And yes, when we use that word, it's not cultural, uh, appropriation. We read all of 'em, That's how we get better. And that's what's going on now. And, and then once again, it was just, it felt so good to just go, I'm done. Very few of them never talked about it. And I'm say, this dude guy for his age, he looks freaking good. Yeah. [citation needed], In 1985, Rzeznik formed the band that became the Goo Goo Dolls with Robby Takac. And there's a lot that people will learn from your advice in this, John Rzeznik: Well, I think, I think in general, yeah, I think in general now that, that is kind of the thing. You said music was the only thing you were good at. Awesome. 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. I think there was an unhealthy aspect as we, we, we start to talk about mental health is they compartmentalize that though. Cuz it's like, screw you. But John, we, we end this with a series of what we call the hard questions, man. You know? That song is still really, really special. 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. I was a shy young man. We learn from each other. Would probably. John Rzeznik: Just a little bit. Im grateful that song came into my life.. All, Yeah, yeah. So they're not like, Jesus Christ, the only time you ever call me is when you're having a problem. Do, do people come up a lot and they're like, Hey, that one song reminds me of this time of my life. It made me want to take more drugs. [9], Rzeznik's father died at the age of 53 on February 2, 1981, from a diabetic coma when Rzeznik was 15 years old. But I think with social media today, people can just sort of stay a victim. Like I am not the identified, I became the identified patient, which leads to victimhood in a way. I'm like, I love you guys, but this is bullshit and I'm not doing it. Okay, Even though, even though I would get up and face it every day, I was terrified of everything, you know? I, I don't want, I don't wanna get a phone call after this. Rzeznik identifies the September 11 terrorist attacks as the point when the United States descended into a bleak phase of history. Mike Sarraille: I found these candles burning and this weird little altar and a box of strange objects. Cool. My dad's an alcoholic and life at home was pretty crazy sometimes. And it, and it really was. Mike Sarraille: Mike Sarraille: 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. It's like, this is not healthy. Now without an amplifier, Rzeznik borrowed a near-identical Marshall JCM800 from a mutual friend of the band, Charles Root. In our lives where we're, we're, uh, you know, I, I got to admit, I mean, because, you know, I'm an addict and a recovering addict and, and alcoholic and, and sometimes the poison people are the most fun, you know, especially when you're in that state of mind, you don't understand how toxic they are. 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. John Rzeznik: It was pretty crazy. That was rough In the nineties. Um, Right. There's music that's candy, and there's music that's poison. This really is, uh, keep your word. It's like musicians, they're great musicians and then there are musicians that are not that good. 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. Yeah. Um mm-hmm. Uh, yeah. Try to keep your word. 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." We've got your six. John Rzeznik: Much like, um, failure and changing your mindset. Wow. That, that is serious trauma. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: 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. 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. It turned out to be one of the strongest rainstorms of the year in Buffalo, but the Goo Goo Dolls did not stop playing. Did your parents raise you that way? Mike Sarraille: He stepped on a landmine, lost his leg that got him a prosthetic leg. In episode 28 of the Everyday Warrior Podcast Episode, we spoke to John Rzeznik, guitarist and frontman of the Goo Goo Dolls. Mike Sarraille: John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik ( born December 5, 1965), also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. And you have to look at your, not you, I have to look at my failures as a stepping stone to the next victory, you know? 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? Mike Sarraille: Okay. And, and luckily someone saved me and I was a little kid. Yeah. Mike Sarraille: And it was like, in a strange way, the way you phrased that, it just sparked this memory of, of, of just, yeah. And, and I mean, we remain professional and tactful, but, uh, there is a difference between love and liking. Um, you know, women who have their own identity. It's like my manager with all good intentions, my manager, the other guys in my band, they tried to sort of, um, set up a scenario where I could function and produce in a very controlled environment. This interview has not been edited for length or clarity. It's not, it's not a indication that you're not capable of achieving whatever goal you've set out. Um, I was afraid of everything. So there was, there was a brief period of time where I was like, hopping around to friends' homes and things like that. 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. But, um, he got, he was, he was a dark individual. Um, so you were the youngest, did I get this right? Okay, Is that a deal? [25] Rzeznik and his family reside in Westfield, New Jersey. Instantly they diagnosed me with PTSD and I'm like, Hold on, hold on. He has written books. And I mean, and it does take discipline and it's like, I gotta get up. Forget about it. It featured a tuning that consisted of the high E string raised to F# and the B string raised to a C and with a capo at the second fret. And it is. No, no, we're gonna keep going. Mike Sarraille: No matter how distorted and crazy it is, it's just like, it's my life and I'll kill myself if I want to now get out, you know? It doesn't mean you need to, like ev it's like your family. Yeah, yeah, yeah. John Rzeznik: So, um, let's, let's jump into the music though, because you, you went through serious obstacles. " I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) ". Now I have to make sure I also call them when I'm doing well. 10,000 people like me. And then somebody said this to me and I thought it was really brilliant. 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. You know, I had, I was having a bad time in high school and, and, uh, or whatever. Likewise respect likewise and, uh, much respect. And you've gotta have the balls to walk away from any situation. No. That was a generation when you look at it. And how do I get to a better place? And it became a metaphor in my life to, to keep going, you know? [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. This is not your life. Empathy means you listen to people's perspectives and their experiences. John Rzeznik: You get, you either get up or die. Um, it took a long time for me, but here's the deal. All right, last question, man. You know, Mike Sarraille: 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? I just had a break free. Um, but with the right help, they can absolutely turn that into, uh, to growth. But you have to believe as human being, we are moving towards, uh, like you said, a beautiful outcome. There has to be a point. Oh, I just felt this whole empty feeling, he says. John Rzeznik: I agree, I agree with you. John Rzeznik: I have no regrets in my life. Who Is John Rzeznik? And, you know, and, and just, just plagued with self doubt and worry. John Rzeznik: Mike Sarraille: They were soon picked up by a small record label, Celluloid. It's like you were saying, which is really brilliant. ON STAGE: Goo Goo Dolls playing Riverworks his Sunday. 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. And No, I'm not saying that I love my brother more than I love my sister. You overcame serious obstacles in, in the early part of your life. Yeah. And I've got this, so this is how I, I painted when people ask. 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.
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