What made this an appropriate time to release a “greatest hits” CD, along with the rarities collection that’s coming out early next year?
It’s really just a case of being between albums and realizing that we had 14 Top 10 hits. We didn’t want to make a “greatest hits” record until we had enough hits to fill it. As for the rarities disc, we’re digging through piles of recordings, trying to find cool stuff and fun stuff. That album will be more fan-oriented. We don’t know yet what all the tracks will be. We’ve got some B-sides and some acoustic things we’ve been listening to. There’s a lot of video material that we hope to stitch together as well. The Goo Goo Dolls have been together for 22 years. Do you feel the band has aged gracefully? I do. I feel that we’ve aged and progressed in the way we’re supposed to. Things have really sort of followed their own path. It’s been more a case of that path leading me, rather than me trying to lead it. I certainly don’t feel the same way I did when I was banging things out in a garage. What’s different now? Are the things that make music exciting for you today different from what the
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