John Rzeznik On "VH1 Goes Inside Awesome Movie Songs" (2004)

In this video clip John Rzeznik mainly talks about the inspirations and motivations which drove him to write the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful single "Iris".
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[@greenfaerie2039]

Ok we need the girl John wrote this about to come forward and introduce herself. It's been long enough! 😂 Reveal yourself!!

[@agirlnamedgoo]

wait- he wrote Iris about someone?? I always thought it was inspired by the original movie and his divorce! I had no idea

[@greenfaerie2039]

@@agirlnamedgoo yeah, John said it was inspired by the girl he hooked up with when he left his ex wife. Definitely the movie too tho cause he said it paralleled his life - giving up everything to be with someone. There's a vid here where he talks about it