Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik on the band’s 35 years and living in the ‘shadow’ of Iris: ‘Everything we do is compared to it but I’m so glad it was a hit’How does a band formerly known as the Sex Maggots end up penning one of the most successful love songs in modern music history?23 years on from the release of Iris and it’s unclear if even its chief architect knows. But speaking to the Goo Goo Dolls’ frontman and principal songwriter, John Rzeznik, from his home in New Jersey, you get the sense that he’s all about the journey, not the destination.While the release of Rarities, the band’s new co