![]() ![]() How did you know you were ready to do that? You produced this album yourself – the first time you’ve done that. I just thought, “Oh, chaos in bloom – that’s kind of the times we live in.” JOHN RZEZNIK: I was listening to some old Chameleons records, and that’s a line in a song. Just trying to be an observer, that’s all. I worked really hard, and I think it was a pretty honest reflection of where my head is at, at this point in my life. How are you feeling as you’re coming up on a release date for another album? Just because I’m always worried that the audience is going to be standing there looking at me with their mouths hanging open, going, “What?” JOHN RZEZNIK: Yeah, it’s always a terrifying thing to play the new songs. But you’ve got to throw a few deeper cuts or oddballs in there for your more hardcore fans. What’s your problem?” But anyway – the summer tours are really big, so you get more casual type fans coming out to that, because everybody likes to go out in the summer to hear the hits. That song bought you a house in the Hollywood Hills. I get really annoyed at musicians who are like, ‘No, I just can’t play that song again.’ I’m always like, “You ungrateful bastard. I feel like you’ve got to play all your hits, definitely. JOHN RZEZNIK: I’m a huge proponent of being an entertainer. What can people expect when they come to one of your shows this month and next? During a recent phone call, Rzeznik was just as candid as he talked about the new album, the band’s summer/fall tour (full dates listed below), the current (and future) state of the world, and what drew him to playing music in the first place. It’s a more thoughtful and forthright approach than many bands tend to employ, which may explain why the duo – vocalist/guitarist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac – have had so many hits across their four-decade career together: “Name,” “Iris,” “Slide,” “Black Balloon,” “Give a Little Bit,” “Better Days,” and many more. For their thirteenth studio album, Chaos in Bloom, beloved alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls are examining the unsettled (and unsettling) status of the world these days. ![]()
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