Paul Westerberg: Interview by Mark Brown 1999

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Q. I'll say the words so you don't have to: "Goo Goo Dolls." When you see others blatantly copying your style, commercial-ing it up and getting great attention, does it drive you nuts? Because it would kill me.

Um…ah…you know … it's weird. Because I don't feel like … I don't have some great quote. It's better that he take it somewhere than for it to go unheard. But it's not like he's taken – he doesn't have my soul. You know? He can take my style and do what he wants with it. We're not unfriendly. I like Johnny. I wish him luck and everything. I hear his words over melodies and I immediately sing different words. I wanna call him up. But no, the good side I suppose is I get a mention every time he gets a write-up. I'm sure he hates my guts by now.

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http://www.paulwesterberg.com/mbrown.htm




KEEPING THE FAITH by MARK BLACKWELL from SPIN, August 1991

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SPIN: As far as new bands in general, you're into the Goo Goo Dolls, aren't you?

PW: Yeah, they're really good, never got sick of them when they played with us. I think they come across dumber than they are, but it's cool. They've got a future. They can write and play and sing. I'd like them to have a producer and shit. Get some suits and chicks and horns and they're on their way. That was the best band we had open for us.

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http://www.theskyway.com/issues/034mar0296.txt




Evolving Replacements are ever exciting

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The Goo Goo Dolls, a trio from Buffalo, N.Y., opened with noisy power-pop that clearly owes a debt to the early Replacements and Husker Du, though the group ultimately sounded like a post-punk version of Cheap Trick.

By Jon Bream, Star Tribune
Last update: February 6, 1991 - 10:00 PM

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