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Goo Goo Dolls recall the long journey from small clubs to big venues
Interview • September 8, 2016 • myStatesman
When stardom finally hit for the Goo Goo Dolls in the mid-late 1990s, it came not a moment too soon. After 1995’s “A Boy Named Goo” became their first platinum album, they hit a new high in 1998 with the monster radio hit “Iris,” which was featured on the “City of Angels” film soundtrack and garnered Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.Then came Napster and the steady erosion of record sales. “Dizzy Up the Girl,” the 1998 album that featured “Iris” as well as the top-10 hit “Slide,” was the last Goo Goo Dolls album to reach platinum status. As with many 1990s bands w
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