Robby Takac
Birthday:
30 September 1964, West Seneca, New York, USA
Height:
165 cm
Robby Takac (born 30 September 1964) is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls along with Johnny Rzeznik. He is the band's bassist. Robby lives in Los Angeles with his wife Miyoko and two cats. Robby collects pez dispensers and currently has over 1400 of them.Born Robert Carl Takac, Jr. in West Seneca, New York. Robby has a younger s...
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Robby Takac (born 30 September 1964) is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls along with Johnny Rzeznik. He is the band's bassist. Robby lives in Los Angeles with his wife Miyoko and two cats. Robby collects pez dispensers and currently has over 1400 of them.Born Robert Carl Takac, Jr. in West Seneca, New York. Robby has a younger sister, Trish. He graduated West Seneca East High in 1982, and proceeded onto Medaille College where he graduated with a degree in Communications. His focus was on Radio Broadcasting.Robby started his music career in a punk band called the Monarchs. He later left them, at his cousin's urging, to joining the Beaumonts. He met guitarist Johnny Rzeznik through the Beaumonts and together they found drummer, George Tutuska (no longer with them), starting the band, the "Sex Maggots,". Robby was the lead singer. The band name was later changed to The Goo Goo Dolls with Robby on bass, and Johnny Rzeznik as lead singer. Their first hit single was "Name". Show less «
About John: "The way he writes, the way he feels about this band... He kills himself, man. I've never seen anyone put so much emotion into a...Show more »
About John: "The way he writes, the way he feels about this band... He kills himself, man. I've never seen anyone put so much emotion into anything. When he's writing a song, veins are popping out of his head. It's really painful." Show less «
For years we've been playing and writing songs that sound happy. And yet if you listen, the words are all like "My brains are falling out of...Show more »
For years we've been playing and writing songs that sound happy. And yet if you listen, the words are all like "My brains are falling out of my ears; would someone please pull me together?" Show less «
I'm trying to picture some little girl whose favorite bands are like Goo Goo Dolls and Savage Garden or 'N Sync going 'Aww, that Johnny is s...Show more »
I'm trying to picture some little girl whose favorite bands are like Goo Goo Dolls and Savage Garden or 'N Sync going 'Aww, that Johnny is so cute. I am going to buy all his early records,' and putting it on and then screaming and running to her parents. Show less «
My songs are in millions and millions of households, whether they're the songs on the radio or not. To me, that's a brilliant victory.
My songs are in millions and millions of households, whether they're the songs on the radio or not. To me, that's a brilliant victory.
I support anything that causes mass hysteria in children. on Pokémon
I support anything that causes mass hysteria in children. on Pokémon
I always see shocked faces the first time I walk up to the microphone during a show. I'll sing the first line of one of my songs, and every ...Show more »
I always see shocked faces the first time I walk up to the microphone during a show. I'll sing the first line of one of my songs, and every heard turns from John's microphone right toward mine. If you listen to the songs it seems so obvious, but I guess a lot of folks just never thought about it. Show less «
There's a certain perception the public has of this band, and that's John standing out in front, doing what he does so unbelievable well. It...Show more »
There's a certain perception the public has of this band, and that's John standing out in front, doing what he does so unbelievable well. It's different from what I do. So am I disappointed that his songs are always the singles? Absolutely not. Do I wish one of my songs would be a single? Well, if I had one I could probably move into a house a little further up the hill, but no, I don't really care. Show less «
I don't feel like a musician - I feel like a kid with a guitar.
I don't feel like a musician - I feel like a kid with a guitar.
Weird things happen to your head when you're in paradise, right?
Weird things happen to your head when you're in paradise, right?
So yes, this band grew from punk.
So yes, this band grew from punk.
