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John Rzeznik

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John Rzeznik, born on December 5, 1965, is a renowned musician known for his unique musical talent and heartfelt singing voice. He is a founding member of the rock band Hybrid Theory, whose music has won the hearts of fans around the world. Rzeznik's musical career is marked by innovation and breakthroughs.

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“I just want you to know who I am.”

Knows Want Who I Am

Author:John Rzeznik

“It's liberating to live at home during the week, but on the weekend it's like, Jesus Christ, how much History Channel can one human being watch?”

Humans Home Jesus Christ Human Beings Watches Week Jesus Christ Weekend Liberating

Author:John Rzeznik

“Scars are souvenirs you never lose, the past is never far, did you lose yourself somewhere out there, did you get to be a star, and don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who you are?”

Knows Past Life Is Stars Loses Who You Are Scar Losing Yourself Souvenirs Somewhere Out There

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“I don't like critics; I really don't like them. I think most of them are ignorant and don't have a clue!”

Thinking Critics Ignorant Clue

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“Yes, we started out as the Sex Maggots, then became the Goo Goo Dolls, well, and we're still the Goo Goo Dolls!”

Wells Stills Sex Dolls Maggots

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“I think we got started like all bands. We wanted to make some noise, hang out, and have some fun. Remember, we're from Buffalo - there isn't really that much to do. When we started we were a cover band and slowly developed our own material.”

Thinking Wanted Remember Fun Materials Band Noise Hanging Out Buffalo

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“Nobody likes to hear a f**king rock star talk about his problems”

Problem Stars Rocks Kings Likes Rock Star

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“I have this rule: It's like, if you write an amazing, cool song that you mean and then you go put your leather pants on and sing it in front of people; that's OK. But if you put your leather pants on and stand in front of the mirror and go, "Ok, I've got to write a song to fit these pants," then you're in trouble.”

People Ifs Writing Mean Song Trouble Fronts Fit Mirrors Pants Leather Leather Pants

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“When I'm around people who are incredibly passionate about what they're doing, people who live their lives in a more selfless way than most people. That's when I'm inspired. That's what I aspire to do and be.”

People Way Inspired Passionate Selfless Aspire

Author:John Rzeznik

“I'm a guy so I equate vulnerability with fear. What makes me fearful. I feel vulnerable when I release material, my work, to the world, and I have no control over the outcome. Those are very vulnerable moments. I'm getting married on Friday.”

World Feels Moments Guy Materials Married Vulnerable Release Outcomes Vulnerability Fearful Friday Getting Married

Author:John Rzeznik

“I have to let myself be vulnerable in order to have a good marriage. That's something I'm really going to have to work on. A lot of times I'm really guarded because of what I do for a living, what I've done in my life.”

Done Order Vulnerable Guarded Good Marriage

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“Marriage is a really scary thing. I'm excited about it. I know it's not a mistake, it's the absolute right thing to do. I'm really happy about it. I really, really love my fiancee. We're good friends and I think it's going to work. But that's just the point - it's going to take work. It does make me feel vulnerable to be like, wow, I'm committed to this person for the rest of my life.”

“I work out. I try to work out every day. That keeps me in the moment, which is great. Keeps my head from thinking about the future and the past too much. I love working out. That really helps me a lot.”

Thinking Trying Moments Helping Past Too Much Work Out Help Me Thinking About The Future

Author:John Rzeznik

“I think the work is always personal. This album differs. It seems to be a lot more positive. It seems to have a certain amount of optimism about it.”

Thinking Seems Certain Amount Optimism Albums

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“I'm a guy so I equate vulnerability with fear.”

Guy Vulnerability

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“I really believe that women have much easier access to their souls than men do. Because as men we're taught to wear masks, to drown out our emotions in competition and making money. Now women are being forced to do that too. But I admire their capacity to bear their spirituality so much more deeply than men.”

Men Believe Soul Spirituality Emotion Taught Bears Easier Capacity Competition Access Admire Making Money Mask

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“With every decision you make in your life, you're going to have some regrets about the way it goes. You just have to chose which set of regrets you can live with the best, and try to minimize the amount of regrets you have.”

Way Trying Decision Regret Amount Decisions You Make

Author:John Rzeznik

“If you find yourself perplexed, or perhaps in a quandary, remember that human growth is perpendicular. We grow up and we grow forward, we just have to keep on growing steadily in both ways.”

Ifs Way Humans Remember Grows Growth Growing Up Growing Finding Yourself Perplexed

Author:John Rzeznik

“Whenever I get upset, I remember that it takes 42 muscles to frown and only 4 to stick up your middle finger.”

Remember Middle Sticks Fingers Upset Muscles Middle Finger

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“People who have nothing to say, speak the loudest.”

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“The fear of rejection really kind of stunts your growth as a person. I mean, it's like a friend of mine says, who cares if you fail? Who cares if you fail? It's like babies try to get up and walk all the time and they keep falling down. If we just gave up, we'd all be crawling around.”

Ifs Trying Kind Mean Persons Care Fall Growth Walks Failing Mines Baby Get Up Rejection Who Cares Falling Down Gave Up Crawling Fear Of Rejection

Author:John Rzeznik

“The disparity between being a 10-year-old boy playing air guitar, wishing I was a rock star, and the reality of the whole thing is insane. A girl will throw her bra onstage, and I say to myself, if I was the guy that pumped your gas today, would you throw your bra at me?”

Ifs Years Whole Reality Today Guy Girl Wish Stars Boys Air Rocks Guitar Insane Gas Rock Star Bras Disparity Air Guitar

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“Things just evolve. I sort of have no control over what happens with the songs. Sometimes I'm afraid I might wake up one morning with an entire record of polka songs.”

Sometimes Might Happens Song Morning Records Wake Up Evolve Polka

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“It's better to have a pocket full of regrets than to never have lived.”

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“It's such a thrill to perform live. You never know if you're going to get hit with a bottle or a bra.”

Ifs Knows Bottles Thrill Bras

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“I wasn't good at sports and I needed a way to make girls like me.”

Way Girl Sports Needed Like Me

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“I don't write music for critics or hipsters. I write for me.”

Writing Critics Hipster

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“I'm amazed that I can sit down, put a guitar in my hands and start playing kind of free style, and it will be four hours later and it will feel like it's been five minutes. I think that adds depth to your being, when something in your life can do that for you. Everybody should try to find something in their life that can do that for them. People find really elaborate self-destructive ways of killing time on this planet. That's why they take drugs or drink, trying to alter their state of being. If you can find something that doesn't destroy you, but deepens your character, you're really lucky.”

“When I was 18, there were 50 people that I called my friends. Today, there are only three, but I'm glad to have those three. If you have three people that you can really call your friends, then you truly have it made.”

People Ifs Made Today Three My Friends Glad

Author:John Rzeznik

“If Life hands you a lemon, throw it at someone”

Ifs Hands Lemons

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“You grew up way too fast and now there's nothing to believe; and re-runs all become our history.”

Way Life Believe Running Grew Grew Up

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“Punk's not dead, it's just at K-Mart.”

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“There are a lot of reasons to be hated in pop culture, and being a straight white male is one of them. In fact, I almost hate me”

Reason Facts Hate Culture White Males Pops Hated Pop Culture Hate Me

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About the Author

Born: December 5, 1965
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 33

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