I don’t like critics; I really don’t like them. I think most of them are ignorant and don’t have a clue!
Johnny Rzeznik

Not at all. We got on with Bush and No Doubt, but it was more or less the audience. It just wasn’t our audience at all. The people who wanted to see us didn’t want to shell out a lot of money to see Bush and No Doubt, and their audience is different from ours. It just felt so bizarre, the audience...
Johnny Rzeznik (about touring with Bush)

That’s true. We didn’t plan to write something that was radio compatible, but it introduced us to a broader audience because there are so many different radio stations playing it.
Johnny Rzeznik

Yes, we started out as the Sex Maggots, then became the Goo Goo Dolls, well, and we’re still the Goo Goo Dolls!
Johnny Rzeznik

I think we got started like all bands. We wanted to make some noise, hang out, and have some fun. Remember, we’re from Buffalo - there isn’t really that much to do. When we started we were a cover band and slowly developed our own material.
Johnny Rzeznik

"Nobody likes to hear a f**king rock star talk about his problems,"
Johnny Rzeznik

"It just reminded me - this is who you are. This is where you're from. It's never anything to be ashamed of, and it actually gave me strength to have a sense of my own history,"
Johnny Rzeznik

"I went to church six days a week for nine years,"
Johnny Rzeznik