Goo Goo Dolls

The Goo Goo Dolls are a rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac. "Iris" is one of their most popular songs.
Influences.
Goo Goo Dolls' influences include Cheap Trick, The Plimsouls, The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Neil Young, Soul Asylum, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Ramones, The Replacements, Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, R.E.M., Superchunk and The Nils.