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The video for "Little Things" was directed by Nigel Dick and features Mandy Moore playing the role of Joel's ex-girlfriend.
All members of GC went to la Plata High School. Benji and Joel graduated in 1997.
Benji and Joel used to get prank phone calls when they were in high school from kids pretending to be from record companies.
Benji and Joel once thought they invented a new chord, only for their music teacher to explain, "That's a C chord its been around since Beethoven."
The bands first photo shoot was shot by Benji and Joel's little sister.
The photos were sent as a promotional package with a demo and a note saying "You can sign us now for cheaper or you can sign us later."
Benji and Joel are identical twins although Benji is heavier. They were born 5 minutes apart.
When Benji and Joel wrote "Little Things", Benji wrote the stuff about their dad. Joel didn't want to sing it, they argued about those lyrics.
Joel says that while singing "Little Things" he blushes.
Benji has been playing the guitar for 4 yrs, Billy (guitar) 8 yrs and Paul (bass) also 8 yrs.
Paul and Billy took music lessons for their chosen instruments.
Benji did not take any lessons, Paul and Billy taught him some stuff. Joel did not take any lessons at all and as he said.. "I slept through school"
Joel likes girls in bands.
Joel and Benji love to play baseball.
A demo of "The Little Things" made its way to Philadelphia modern rock station WPLY (Y100) and broke a record on the station's show of dueling songs. "For fifteen nights we won 'til they had to retire us," says Joel. The buzz around Good Charlotte was deafening. After being courted by a variety of labels, they finally signed with Epic Records.
Billy converted Benji into a vegetarian.
GC named themselves after a children's book called 'good charlotte'. The book is about a little girl named Charlotte who was bullied all the time, but her nanny loved her alot and called her 'good charlotte'. but they thought the book sucked.
Benji used to sneak backstage at concerts he went to, he would pretend to be sick or something.
GC write there songs on acoustic guitar. Usually just jamming.
Lars tattooed journey to the end under Benjis Rancid tattoo.
Billy did his first tattoo on Benji, it was an anarchy sign
Lars from Rancid gave Benji a mowhawk
 Paul, Joel, Benji, Billy eah..one of my favorite pictures i have this poster and the DC'S finest one in my bedroom haha eah...
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The Members of Good Charlotte Are:
Benji Madden (aka Kid Vicious) - guitar and back up vocals
Joel Madden (aka Sick Boy) - lead vocals
Billy Martin (aka Lil Billy) - guitar
Paul Thomas (aka St. Paul) - bass
Chris Wilson - drums
 ~From left to right Paul, Joel, Billy and Benji~
~Benji and Joel's clothing line is called MADE u can purchase there stuff online at www.madeclothing.com ~
~Billys clothing line is called Level 27 you can also purchase his stuff online at www.level27online.com ~
About The Songs from The Young and the Hopeless
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" - The first single from is this biting commentary on both celebrity self-pity and justice that's bought and paid for. It's a fearless critique of American culture from a street-level point of view.
"Hold On" - In the course of their many months on tour, Good Charlotte encountered hundreds of new fans across the country. Benji and Joel met many that shared their experiences of poverty and abuse, who contemplated running away or even suicide. The twins wrote this song in response, and today Benji cites it as one of his favorite tracks on The Young and The Hopeless. The unforgettable chorus goes: "Hold on, if you feel like letting go/Hold on, it gets better than you know."
"Boys and Girls" - A caustic and witty critique of interpersonal relationships tainted by mindless materialism: "Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money/Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny." "It's pretty self-explanatory," says Benji. "I hope it pisses some people off!"
"The Anthem" - A song for the so-called "losers" in every junior high and high school across America, the ones who are shunned and mocked for their appearance or their foreign background or their lack of money. Benji and Joel knew-and befriended-some of those kids, and now have given them what Benji calls "a song that would help them get through the day. It's a song that could help them say, 'hey, bring it on-it won't bother me because I don't wanna be like you.'"
"Bloody Valentine" - Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's classic story The Telltale Heart. This haunting, tragic tale of mad love is a prime example of the twins' more mature writing style and their expanded creative horizons.
"Emotionless" - When the twins were 16, their father walked out on Christmas Eve, leaving their mother alone to care for four children. His departure sent the family into a financial tailspin, ultimately lead to eviction from their home.
"I feel like my dad affected my life in a bad way for long enough when I was younger, and I'm not gonna let him do it anymore," say Benji. "I'm not gonna carry that burden of being hateful and angry. So 'Emotionless' is a song of forgiveness. I'll forgive him for my sake: I won't let those feelings about him affect the way I treat other people or the way I live my life."
The Story So Far
Twin brothers Benji and Joel (born 3/11/79) grew up in a lower middle-class family in the town of Waldorf, Maryland-"the middle-of-nowhere suburbs," says Benji.
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- A New Beginning
- The Anthem
- Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous
- Wondering
- The Story of my Old Man
- Girls & Boys
- My Bloody Valentine
- Hold On
- Riot Girl
- Say Anything
- The Day That I Die
- The Young and the Hopeless
- Emotionless
- Moving On
^^This is Benji Madden my lover as a cartoon guy^^
...Paul, Billy, Joel and Benji...*sigh* check out Joel sportin the MADE sweater i want liek he be...lol...
!It's all about the BENJAMIN BABY!so true...!
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