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“That song casts such a huge shadow over everything that we’ve done. It’s difficult, but it’s not like I have to beat it": How Johnny Rzeznik overcame writer's block to pen the Goo Goo Dolls' Iris, then saw it become the soundtrack to '90s nostalgia

Written for a '90s movie soundtrack, the song was later covered by Taylor Swift and has gone on to become a social media sensation

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Demi Lovato duets with husband Jordan 'Jutes' Lutes during live show

Demi Lovato's husband made a surprise appearance at her concert on Friday (24.04.26) night to duet on their wedding song, Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.

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Goo Goo Dolls cancel third show in a row amid concern for singer’s health

Lead singer John Rzeznik has been diagnosed with pneumonia

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Demi Lovato reveals Paris Hilton hit the decks at her wedding to Jutes

Paris Hilton was the DJ at Demi Lovato and Jutes' wedding last May.

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‘My guitar was mangled – like my life!’ Goo Goo Dolls on how they made epic ballad Iris

‘I’m grateful to Taylor Swift, and others who have covered it, for introducing the song to a new generation. Three billion streams on Spotify is astonishing!’

The Guardian - UK

"Taylor Swift said that was the best song ever written": Goo Goo Dolls launch video of Taylor Swift duetting with frontman John Rzeznik

The footage was shot onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York

Louder

“This actual guitar has been on something like 10 number one records”: From Green Day to Eric Clapton, meet the Taylor acoustic guitar you didn't know was responsible for some of the biggest songs in the world

Rob Cavallo's Taylor was dubbed Excalibur by Billie Joe Armstrong and has been making hit songs for nearly 30 years

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“At that point in our life the party never stopped. It usually degenerated into a drunken brawl by the end of the night”: The wild story of Goo Goo Dolls’ A Boy Named Goo, the album that turned three punk kids into A-list stars

A Boy Named Goo and megahit Name turned Goo Goo Dolls in alt-rock superstars nearly 10 years into their career

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Goo Goo Dolls postpone South African tour as frontman John Rzeznik is hospitalised with pneumonia

Goo Goo Dolls have been forced to postpone three gigs in South Africa this week after frontman John Rzeznik was hospitalised with pneumonia.

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“I remember thinking if you’re not careful with what you use, it will sound dated in 10 years. For my first album, I used a Rockman, which makes me cringe now”: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik on the legacy of Iris, Dizzy Up the Girl and those weird tunings

When Rzeznik and co set out with Goo Goo Dolls there was no Plan B. They were all in. But when it came time for album number two, that gamble was about to pay off in a big way…

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"The ones I love the best are the ones where he sounds like he's falling over drunk while he's playing": Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik on the soundtrack of his life

Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals what happens when you spend half your studio budget on beer and speed

Louder

The Goo Goo Dolls review - Yeah, WE Like You! John and Robby feel the love (and heat) as band close European leg of their tour

The Goo Goo Dolls treated fans by playing some of their greatest hits that span four decades when they appeared at the Hammersmith Apollo as part of their Chaos In Bloom tour

Daily Mirror

Goo Goo Dolls: "As soon as any song comes out and becomes available to the public, that’s when I wave goodbye"

As Goo Goo Dolls and Those Damn Crows head out on tour, Dolls' mainman John Rzeznik talks doing good, internet celebrity, and the differences between US and UK audiences

Louder

Goo Goo Dolls announce UK and Ireland tour including Manchester date

The American hitmakers will perform in Manchester next June

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He wanted to be a teacher and own a bar, but became a rock star instead

The Goo Goo Dolls were hardly an overnight sensation.

The Independent UK

New this week: 'Day Shift' and 'Five Days at Memorial'

This week’s new entertainment releases include music from the union of The Roots’ Black Thought and super-producer Danger Mouse, a PBS “Frontline” investigation into women’s rights in Afghanistan a year after the U_S_ withdrawal and Jamie Foxx playing a vampire hunter in “Day Shift.”

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