Aspire. Attain. Surpass.
      The three words that aptly sum up the Goo Goo Dolls career to date- aspiration, attainment and the ability to surpass all expectations- are also the essential elements in the creation of Gutterflower, the trio s brilliant new offering on Warner Bros. Records, featuring their stunning new single Here Is Gone.
     
      There s no way we could rest on our laurels, asserts vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik on the collective mindset the band brought to the writing and recording of their fourth major label release. No matter how successful we were going into this record, we all felt we were starting from scratch, as if we were making a record for the first time. Sure, you learn from experience, but the important thing is to keep it fresh, to stay alive to the possibilities and potential of the music. You can never take that for granted. So much for Aspiration. And, while it s true that success too often breeds complacency, for the Goo Goo Dolls it s only served to bring them closer to the fundamentals of their fifteen-year partnership. We never really ... (More GOO GOO DOLLS Biography)