Yahoomc: OK, everyone -- the
Goo Goo Dolls are here -- John is joining us right now!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Hello
everybody!
quickiegrrl asks: Would
you rather be angelically good, divinely beautiful, or dazzlingly clever
and why?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I think
I'd like to be dazzingly clever because the other two seems like they would
get boring after a while.
belcat5 asks: I was visiting
the BMI site, and noted that John is listed as a co-writer on Slave Girl..
I always thought that was a cover, did John co-write that song?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: No, I
never wrote that song. I don't know how that happened, that's wrong. That's
a cover by a band called Lime Spiders. Thanks for the tip-off?
maygirl33 asks: john...
what is the tatoo on your right arm?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I have
two on my right arm.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: One is
Japanese Kanji.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The other
one is a tatoo of a Picasso painting called The Dream.
terhurab asks: HOW MANY
TATOOS DO YOU HAVE, AND WHY DO YOU HAVE ONE OF PICASSO'S WORKS PAINTED
ON YOUR ARM?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I just
thought it was a really beautiful painting.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And it
just struck a special feeling inside of me, and if I wouldn't hang it on
my while I wouldn't have it scratched into my body.
luv_johnny_goo asks: What
has been the biggest sacrifice you have made for this band?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: LOL! My
fallen arches! Just kidding!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I don't
know...a lot of times I miss having some privacy, and anonymity.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: That would
be nice. But I'm grateful that the band is doing so well.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And we
work all the time, so it would be nice to have some time off.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: But I
enjoy what I'm doing, so it's not so much of a sacrifice.
karen_brit asks: I think
you are a very honest, real talented and amazing writer, what do you like
to write about, and where do you write at?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I write
mostly on the couch in the living room at 3AM , that's where I do most
of my writing.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The most
important thing is when a real idea comes to you, you have to seize it
and kind of wrestle it to the ground and turn it into something real as
soon as possible.
Yahoomc: Hey, Robby just
joined us -- How's it going Robby?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
Hi, it's Monday in Columbus, probably the most exciting place you could
be!
wakkohead asks: johnny
and robby...when you write music, do you write it for all parts, or do
the others just make up their own part to your song?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
I seem have a pretty clear idea of what I want to hear from the other musicians
in the band, but I don't tell anybody exactly what to play.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: If somebody
wants to embellish an idea, that's cool, but I basically, at a core level,
tend to know what I want to hear.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
I don't play guitar, my knowledge of the instrument is not that great.
So I just come up with the core part of what I do.
josie501 asks: Robby, I
saw you at the VEgas show (which was great). Whats with the no shoes thing?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
Because I play the bass, the stage rumbles, and I like to feel it on my
feet.
lbhod asks: John what was
the first instrument you played and at what age?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
I played the accordian, I was probably 8 or 9.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And if
I told you why accordian, I'd have to kill you!
GOOGOO_FOR_MY_DOLL_JOHNNY
asks: I sing your songs in the shower, whose do you sing?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
Wow. I don't know, sometimes Frank Sinatra, sometimes, you know, The Tubes.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
Probably BJ Thomas.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Raindrops
Keep Fallin' On My Head!
dlh3412 asks: What exactly
is Rock the Boat? You guys are doing shows at naval bases around the United
States?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
That's some stuff coming up in the fall, it's mostly in Europe, and the
US I guess.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: We're
just lining up some shows to play on an aircraft carrier and some military
installations, to play for the guys and gals who are stuck in those places,
and are far from him, to let them know people are thinking about them.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Most of
those people are kids, 18, 19 years old, who were listening to our records
six months ago with their idiot friends!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Now they're
in the military, and we thought it would be a good idea to entertain them
if we had the chance.
clockwise_rhyme asks: As
an animal lover myself, do you really tour with your dog??
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
The dog came out for a couple of days and that was it. And then someone
got the idea that she was out with me all the time.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: No, Cloe
is at home with her mother.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: It's a
yellow lab.
UnLcKyOneS asks: Hey Goo's!
My name is Sonya and I was wondering if it's a drag being away from home
so long?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
Yeah, it's always a drag being away from your close people, but it's a
pretty cool job, really.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: You were
asking about sacrifices before, one of the biggest sacrifices is not having
that stability and having a place to go back to everyday on that level,
you know?
coffeegrrl3 asks: I want
to apply to Buffalo State College- is it a good pick?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
Yes, I went to Buf State, yeah, if you want to chase boys and drink beers,
that's the place to go.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: If you
want a real education...not that you can't get an education, but I got
more from my extracurricular activities!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
When you were there the pub opened at 9 AM!
terhurab asks: Since Im
going to be in Buffalo this coming Spring, where are some cool places I
can visit?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: You have
to go to the Elmwood Lounge to see Lance Diamond, of course.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: You have
to Duff's for chicken wings, arguably better than Anchor Bar.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And the
Albright Knox Art Museum, is amazing, huge, one of the biggest collections
of modern art in the country.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And Buffalo
has a deep historical past.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The Historical
Museum is really amazing, you can get an idea of what Buffalo is about,
the glory days.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: And it's
1 1/2 hours from Toronto, and about an hour from Letchworth State Park,
and that's probably one of the most scenic beautiful places in the country,
I think.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
And of course Niagara Falls is about 20 minutes away.
one_nut_looey asks: Do
you think it was harder or easier to get a record deal comming from Buffalo
as apposed to bands from L A or New York?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
That is a good question. It depends, on what you are looking for. vh1_goo_goo_dolls:
I think with phone, fax and the Internet, and making the right connections,
I think it's easier now than ever to be a band from wherever. I think it's
important to get in your van and play for people in cities like that.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: But with
MP3 it's going to be OK to be based in your own town, rather than NY or
LA which are not easy cities to deal with if you are struggling.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
I don't think back at that point it was very difficult. You have to remember
that our first deal was like a $750 deal.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: But once
you get your record out, you have to go out and play, play, play.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: We settled
for something that was pretty meager at the time.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Johnny:
But we were an alternative rock band at the time, which meant an alternative
to Ratt, Poison, Winger, Saigon Kick.
Lynne_16_83 asks: Johnny:
your music has changed since the last album, you seem to play a lot softer
and with more feeling, is there a reason for that?
by the way i live in Ohio
near Columber, in Shelby vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John: I think there is some
dark, heavy stuff on this record. People change, it's a natural progression
for me, I have to remain honest with myself musically and lyrically.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The songs
come to me, I don't necessarily go looking for them, and when they come
I have to take them as they are.
Rinoa asks: Robby, I think
your singing voice is really unique. Why have you done less songs in "Dizzy
Up the Girl" than in other albums?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
How's that for a pretensious answer.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Because
I didn't write any more.
Emily1231 asks: Robby?
What were you like when u were in school...were you popular or a dork or
a gothic?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
LOL! Actually, Gothic skipped a few centuries until a few years ago.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
When Robby was in school, Gothic was a kind of architecture.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
I played trombone in the school band, and at the same time I played electric
guitar and broke bottles in the woods with the other kids. I didn't really
fit into those groups, I was just kind of hanging out.
GooLady asks: John, do
you still have the little car that my son gave you? The black hot wheel?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
Yeah! Absolutely, it sits on my amp every night when I play.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Thank
you to him again!
jrk8675309 asks: If you
had to choose one of your 6 albums to represent your music, which would
you choose and why?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Hmm. Well,
I think each of the records represents us at that particular time, you
know. So that's a hard one to answer, I can't pick one and say it's my
favorite or most representative of the band.
a_lemondrop_4u asks: John:
Do you feel that the select singles that are played the most on the airwaves
encompass the band that you guys really are?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
Hmm. They represent certainly a portion of what this band is.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: We unfortunately
don't have control over what the record company picks for singles.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The bottom
line of it is if it weren't a legitimate part of what the band is about
and what I am as a songwriter, then it wouldn't be on the record.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
I think it's representative of what radio plays and the songs that wind
up on the radio.
StoneCold713 asks: How
do you react to people that say that "Iris" is one of the greatest songs
of the '90s?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
I giggle and say thank you. I don't know.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Who knows?
Who knows? To some people it is the greatest song of the 90's, to some
people, they hate it.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: To those
that like it, thank you, to those who hate it, oh well, go listen to Korn.
brad_call asks: so when
are you guys gonna start recording a new album??
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Robby:
This tour will probably go thru the New Year, to Feb. or March. Then take
some time off, try to get a life, get some songs around then.
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: Then when
it's time to go in and do the next record, we'll do it. I would imagine
around fall of 2000 we'll get to it.
MikesGooAngel asks: Robby
how long have u liked pez?
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: PEZ is
good. Actually interesting story.. When I was a little kid, probabyl in
kindergarten,
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: I was
so frantically eating Pez, that I actually swallowed the little plastic
Pez at the bottom, and I had to be rushed to the emergency room so they
could dislodge it from my throat.
twodays_infeb asks: So,
who won the Backyard BBQ?????
Yahoomc: (drum roll)
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
Drum roll!!!! BLBLBLBLBLBL!!!!!!!!!!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: The potential
winner is -- Brian A. from the Los Angeles area.
Now he just has to get his neighbors and community approval. And we can't
give out his full name so people don't crash the party, or go camp at his
house!
vh1_goo_goo_dolls: John:
We're going to be on Rock Line tonight and thank you for all you interesting
questions!
Yahoomc: That's it folk --
Sorry this one was so short
Yahoomc: The guys have an
interview with RockLine right now
Yahoomc: You can hear that
tonight
Yahoomc: and Congratulations
to Brian A. from the Los Angeles area
Yahoomc: He was the winner
of VH1's Backyard Bar-B-Q with the Goo Goo Dolls
Yahoomc: For those of you
who are wondering...
Yahoomc: Rockline is a nationally
syndicated radio show
Yahoomc: It is aired on stations
across the country
Yahoomc: Check with your
local radio rock radio station to find out if they air it!
Yahoomc: You can hear the
interview with the Goo Goo Dolls tonight
Yahoomc: and keep checking
with VH1 for details on the Backyard Bar-B-Q
Yahoomc: The 'potential'
winner is Brian A. -- He has to check with his neighbors and the local
authorities to make sure it's OK