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Interview with Goo Goo Dolls on ‘Iris’ and making music


welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the Goo Goo Dolls about

speaking with the Goo Goo Dolls about

speaking with the Goo Goo Dolls about iris and making

so I wanted to talk a bit about this on

so I wanted to talk a bit about this on iris of course which of course a very

iris of course which of course a very

iris of course which of course a very successful song yeah so but it’s still

successful song yeah so but it’s still

successful song yeah so but it’s still successful today it’s just resonates

successful today it’s just resonates

successful today it’s just resonates with people so why do you think Oh buzz

with people so why do you think Oh buzz

with people so why do you think Oh buzz I don’t know that’s one of those songs

I don’t know that’s one of those songs

I don’t know that’s one of those songs it was like you know lightning striking

it was like you know lightning striking

it was like you know lightning striking and then everybody going wow that was

and then everybody going wow that was

and then everybody going wow that was amazing do it again yeah well I don’t

amazing do it again yeah well I don’t

amazing do it again yeah well I don’t know how to do it again

I think it’s just that it’s got very

I think it’s just that it’s got very sort of very simple basic emotional sort

sort of very simple basic emotional sort

sort of very simple basic emotional sort of theme to it that I think everyone can

of theme to it that I think everyone can

of theme to it that I think everyone can relate to

I was wondering how do you approach

I was wondering how do you approach writing a song in four movies because

writing a song in four movies because

writing a song in four movies because you’ve done you know several of them

you’ve done you know several of them

you’ve done you know several of them versus approaching songwriting with the

versus approaching songwriting with the

versus approaching songwriting with the Goo Goo Dolls I like it because I’m sort

Goo Goo Dolls I like it because I’m sort

Goo Goo Dolls I like it because I’m sort of playing a supporting role and I’m

of playing a supporting role and I’m

of playing a supporting role and I’m there to sort of help the music

there to sort of help the music

there to sort of help the music supervisor and the director fulfill

supervisor and the director fulfill

supervisor and the director fulfill their vision of what’s going on lactase

their vision of what’s going on lactase

their vision of what’s going on lactase disease I like to read the script I like

disease I like to read the script I like

disease I like to read the script I like to talk to the director and talk to the

to talk to the director and talk to the

to talk to the director and talk to the music supervisor really sort of try to

music supervisor really sort of try to

music supervisor really sort of try to create like kind of like a psychological

create like kind of like a psychological

create like kind of like a psychological profile of who or what what are we

profile of who or what what are we

profile of who or what what are we singing about here who are we singing

singing about here who are we singing

singing about here who are we singing about what’s it you know just finding

about what’s it you know just finding

about what’s it you know just finding out weird things you know about you know

out weird things you know about you know

out weird things you know about you know something about the character me

something about the character me

something about the character me something about the character that

something about the character that

something about the character that nobody would know and then kind of

nobody would know and then kind of

nobody would know and then kind of trying to weave that into something that

trying to weave that into something that

trying to weave that into something that fits and you know and but doesn’t step

fits and you know and but doesn’t step

fits and you know and but doesn’t step on top of whatever’s going on when

on top of whatever’s going on when

on top of whatever’s going on when everything’s made to be broken

everything’s made to be broken

everything’s made to be broken I just want you to know

I just want you to know

I just want you to know as far as I know that you guys have

as far as I know that you guys have

as far as I know that you guys have never really broken up or taking any

never really broken up or taking any

never really broken up or taking any long hi this is I was wondering you know

long hi this is I was wondering you know

long hi this is I was wondering you know what keeps you guys going and why do you

what keeps you guys going and why do you

what keeps you guys going and why do you think you’ve been able to be so

think you’ve been able to be so

think you’ve been able to be so successful together for so long you know

successful together for so long you know

successful together for so long you know I mean you know it’s just just being

I mean you know it’s just just being

I mean you know it’s just just being determined to make it work that’s that

determined to make it work that’s that

determined to make it work that’s that that’s that’s it really we’re just

that’s that’s it really we’re just

that’s that’s it really we’re just determined to make it work and you know

determined to make it work and you know

determined to make it work and you know everybody gets along pretty well most of

everybody gets along pretty well most of

everybody gets along pretty well most of the time so so at least lately Hannah

cuz I love Ben

cuz I love Ben do I love most about making music you

do I love most about making music you

do I love most about making music you know like the fact that I can inject

know like the fact that I can inject

know like the fact that I can inject myself into people’s lives in a very

myself into people’s lives in a very

myself into people’s lives in a very small way and when they relate their

small way and when they relate their

small way and when they relate their stories back to me it’s it’s it’s really

stories back to me it’s it’s it’s really

stories back to me it’s it’s it’s really satisfying

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