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Name- John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik

Date of Birth- December 5th, 1965.  He is currently 34.

Parents- Joe and Edith Rzeznik. Both are deceased.

Relationship:  Laurie, whom he married in '93 and is currently
getting a divorce from.  John says they are still great friends.

First learned to play- An accordian.

Now plays- Guitar for the Goos.

Famous face- John sports a cleft on his chin, a la John Travolta.

Siblings- John has four sisters, all older, who claim to have 
"beat him up regularly".

Noticable- John has various tatoos, including Picasso's
 "The Dream" on his right arm, some Japanese kanji, 
and an unidentifiable tatoo on his upper left arm.

Concert claim to fame- known for wearing his green cargo
 pants and sneakers to shows. 




John's Life

John was born to parents Joe and Edith Rzeznik on 12/5/65 
in Buffalo, NY.  In his Polish neighborhood, John was a 
quiet introverted type of child. At a young age, he took 
up accordian lessons, which caused him to get teased by local 
children.  He later took up guitar and played in various
 clubs.  When John was 15 years old, his family underwent 
an extreme hardship.  His father, an abusive alcoholic, 
died from complications of diabetes, alcoholism, and
 depression.  John had never had a close relationship with
 his father, and he did not grieve for him for many years.
 However, only one year later, his mother Edith suffered
 a massive heart attack and died in front of her 5 
children, John included.  To numb the pain of his losses,
 John began to drink heavily and do drugs.  He continued
 to play music and in 1985, he met Robby Takac, and from
 there, the Goo Goo Dolls were born.



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