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2005-07-04 - Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac may call Los Angeles home now, but he's never
far from his hometown.
He's in the schools supplying donated instruments collected by his Music is Art
Foundation. He's at the Albright-Knox Art Museum curating an exhibit. He's
helping an HMO raise awareness of lead paint-related illnesses. And he's
brainstorming with his alma mater, Medaille College, on music-teaching ideas.
Takac's not about to give up his day job. The Goo Goo Dolls -- Takac, Johnny
Rzeznik and Mike Malinin -- are at work on a new album.
"I don't consider myself any kind of, like, philanthropist, or any sort of
weird, self-righteous savior of the universe or anything like that," Takac,
40, said with a laugh. "It's just, coincidentally, I'm having the time of
my life and great things are happening, so I may as well keep it rolling."
Some 80 bands took the stage during his Music is Art Festival last month. The
two-day event helped highlight local talent.
"There's so many talented people here, and so many creative people here and
so many motivated people here," Takac said, "and they learn here, they
learn to be motivated and efficient and tolerant of things, and then they get
really good at everything and move."
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