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John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (pronounced REZ-nik) (born December 5, 1965 in Buffalo, New York) is a songwriter and the vocalist/guitarist of rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government - Mayor Byron Brown Area - City 52. ...
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Biography Prior to the album Superstar Car Wash, his bandmate, Robby Takac was the lead singer. During the era of the aforementioned album, they collaborated on several songs. Although Rzeznik transitioned into becoming the lead vocalist, both men still share the duties of writing songs for the band's albums and Takac still sings lead vocals on several songs. Superstar Car Wash is an album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in February, 1993 on Warner Bros. ...
Robert Carl Takac, Jr. ...
Rzeznik has always been a fan of Fender guitars. He used many variations such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, and a "Halfcaster" (a Stratocaster cut in half). He used Guild acoustics as well. But as of late he seems to be experimenting the Gibson Les Paul guitars, and semi hollow body guitars. He also uses acoustic Taylor Guitars. It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ...
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The Fender Telecaster, also known as a Tele, is a typically dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. ...
The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar that was introduced in 1962. ...
The Guild Guitar Company is a USA-based guitar manufacturer begun in 1952 by Alfred Dronge. ...
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The last name "Rzeznik" (which, spelled 'Rzeźnik' and pronounced Res-nik, means 'butcher' in Polish) indicates his Polish ancestry. He has four older sisters (Phyllis, Fran, Glad and Kate), and often jokingly complains it's "...one of the worst things that can happen to a man." His father, Joseph, died from complications of alcoholism when Johnny was fourteen, and his mother, Edith, the following year from heart problems. He got an apartment on his own and turned punk. At McKinley Vocational High School, he was studying to be a plumber. While studying at Buffalo State College he met Robby Takac and formed the Goo Goo Dolls (originally called Sex Maggots). Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...
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Songwriting When asked what his goals were when writing music he said he "wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel" he just wanted to "complete the song" and write something that's meaningful to him. Rzeznik believes that writing is not just an inspirational thing but that music must also be crafted. Music isn't all play. He says he often runs tape and "messes around with stuff", just singing and playing what he feels and keeping the things he likes. He says that it takes a lot of digging around but eventually you will find a nugget of something that is true. He says that he writes the music first and then forms the words around the music. He says that music inspires words to come forth. He says just pull lyrics from things around you such as past feelings in life, or movies you saw. It's everywhere you just have to use it. Often his songs are about himself. (from ASCAP)
Around 1997, Rzeznik claimed to have writer's block when it came to song-writing. However, he claims that his block was broken when Goo Goo Dolls were approached to write a song for the movie City of Angels. The resulting song, "Iris", is arguably Goo Goo Doll's biggest hit to date. "Iris" is also featured in Dizzy Up the Girl. From this album, the Goo Goo Dolls released "Slide" and "Black Balloon", "Dizzy" and "Broadway", all of which were commercially successful, making it into the Billboard Adult Top 40 Top 10. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Writers block is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity. ...
This article is about the 1998 film. ...
Iris is a song by American alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. ...
Dizzy Up The Girl is an album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1998 on Warner Bros. ...
Slide is a song by The Goo Goo Dolls. ...
Black Balloon is the the third single to be released from the Dizzy Up the Girl album by the Goo Goo Dolls, in 1999. ...
In 2002, following the album Gutterflower, Rzeznik wrote "Always Know Where You Are" and "I'm Still Here" for the Disney film Treasure Planet, which were also released as a single independently from the band. Gutterflower is an album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 2002 on Warner Bros. ...
Treasure Planet is a 2002 Academy Award nominated science fiction animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 27, 2002. ...
In recent times, Rzeznik has focused some of his attention on producing music for various artists including Andy Stochansky and Ryan Cabrera. He wrote songs for Ryan Cabrera's debut album Take It All Away. The traditional Goo Goo Dolls sound is very evident on Cabrera's song "Illusions". He also wrote for Blessid Union of Souls, Anastacia, Zoe Scott, and many more. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Take It All Away was the debut studio album from American pop music singer Ryan Cabrera, and was released in 2004. ...
In 2007, Rzeznik wrote and recorded the song "Before It's Too Late" for the upcoming movie Transformers with his fellow Goo bandmates.
Notable performances At the 2004 Fashion Rocks! concert in New York, Rzeznik performed a duet with Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne. They sang together on the Goo Goo Dolls' hit song "Iris" which Lavigne claims is her all time favorite song, though she did get a lyric wrong. Avril also had "Iris" as her wedding song in 2007. Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley[1] (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. ...
On July 4th, 2004, Rzeznik and his bandmates returned home to Buffalo and played a free show to give back to their loyal fans, over 60 thousand of whom attended. The day quickly became a city triumph when rain came pouring down during their performance. It turned out to be the worst rain storm Buffalo had seen in over twenty years, 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 4th 2004.
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