John Rzeznik Quotes

It's such a thrill to perform live. You never know if you're going to get hit with a bottle or a bra.

I'm a guy so I equate vulnerability with fear.

If Life hands you a lemon, throw it at someone

There are a lot of reasons to be hated in pop culture, and being a straight white male is one of them. In fact, I almost hate me

It's liberating to live at home during the week, but on the weekend it's like, Jesus Christ, how much History Channel can one human being watch?

People who have nothing to say, speak the loudest.

I think the work is always personal. This album differs. It seems to be a lot more positive. It seems to have a certain amount of optimism about it.

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

Whenever I get upset, I remember that it takes 42 muscles to frown and only 4 to stick up your middle finger.

I don't write music for critics or hipsters. I write for me.

You grew up way too fast and now there's nothing to believe; and re-runs all become our history.

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

I wasn't good at sports and I needed a way to make girls like me.

Nobody likes to hear a f**king rock star talk about his problems

It's better to have a pocket full of regrets than to never have lived.

I just want you to know who I am.

Punk's not dead, it's just at K-Mart.