Robby takac biography examples

This is the place where Robby Takac feels the flutters: onstage, a few hours before a show, right around soundcheck, when the Goo Goo Dolls’ music tends to echo off the empty seats.

It’s in moments like this, before the fans show up, where Takac’s nerves creep in. Man, Takac thinks to himself in moments of self doubt. I hope these people still care.

They do. The logisk side of him knows that.

“We haven’t sold this many tickets here since 2006,” he said, standing onstage at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center after the Goo Goo Dolls’ soundcheck before their tour stop here last month. The band was expecting a crowd of more than 12,000, largely drawing from their native Buffalo. “It’s the most we’ve sold here in 10 years.”

Yes, people still care. They care about the Goos, who released their 11th studio album, “Boxes,” in May and are in the midst of global tour that

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Photo Credit: Asia Geiger

So, I know this isn't the normal recipe or food related article that you're used to seeing here, but I wanted to share a cool interview that I recently had the opportunity to do with Robby Takac from Goo Goo Dolls.  It ran today over on al.com.  Hope you enjoy!

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It was a cool December evening in 2002.  The Goo Goo Dolls were playing at the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA, and I was lucky enough to find myself standing in the 2nd row, near the middle of the stage.   That was a night I'll never forget, and they forever claimed a spot as my favorite band.

Their lyrics stand the test of time, just as well as the band itself.  After 27 years, they're still going strong and are currently on tour promoting their brand new album that hits stores today, called Magnetic.  Their summer tour will bring them to the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham on Friday, August 2nd,