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Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik Spills On 'Iris' Question Fans Have Wondered

2026 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

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He just wants you to know who he is.

Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik opened up in a recent interview about whether he's ever had sex to the band's iconic song "Iris."

"No, never!" he told Page Six when asked at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala in New York City on June 11. "I can't; oh, my God, can you imagine that?"

The "Sympathy" rocker wrote the enduring romantic hit, which debuted in 1998 for the City of Angels soundtrack. The song not only became the rock band's defining hit, but it also has garnered over 300 billion streams on Spotify.

Earlier this year, the Buffalo-based band remarked that it was "an incredible honor" to hear the track played in a farewell tribute to Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills in New York.

"What an incredible honor to have 'Iris' played as the very last song!" the "Broadway" hitmakers wrote at the time.