All of our lyrics are really personal, and we get a lot of personal letters. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Good Charlotte became more than a band and more than the songs: it became something that the fans owned. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
We can guarantee you that 15 to 30 seconds of any of our songs are going to be good. The rest, we can't guarantee. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Australian bands are so self-deprecating - then they go on stage and blow every other band off the stage. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
The songwriting process is different on every record because you're never coming from the same place when you're writing. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
That's just the music industry. They always want you to write something like the one that was popular. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Anyone who's followed our band through the years has heard about the teenage angst. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
As hopeful as I am, there are some times in my life when I get to low points. Luckily, I still have… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
We were all 16 and 17. When you're that age, you're just daydreaming all day. We had bands we loved - Green… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
One of the most harmful things in the music industry is 'record-by-committee,' where 10 people from the label gather around, and they… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
I read all the reviews. I remember the first review I ever read about our band was, 'They'll be gone tomorrow; they'll… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
I think Good Charlotte has definitely always been for the underdogs and the misfits. We haven't ever really been the critics' darlings. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Good Charlotte's the first band we've ever been in, and back then, critics didn't matter. There were no rules. There was no… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
It does feel really good when you play a new song, and it's the loudest singalong of the night. It means just… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
To write a song and have it embraced by someone, even one person, I don't think that's something that everyone gets to… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
A lot of bands don't really like each other. I read an Interpol interview the other day, it was a really good… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
In music industry they always want you to write something like the one that was popular. And that's something you kind of… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
When you have a relationship with a label, it can really affect the work you're doing and if you feel like they… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
You're just these kids from a small town. You get a record deal, and everything just goes so fast. In the span… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
'Life Changes' is a song that we feel really connects to the spirit of our band and our fans. It's got that… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
A lot of our fans have grown up, but they've stuck by us for the songs that dig a little deeper. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Good Charlotte is very special to us. It's something we really cherish. — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Good Charlotte fit in a lot of different genres - it's one of the coolest things our band has been able to… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
There's this wave of new pop-punk bands that has come out that's bigger than ever. I'm really glad that we got to… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
I really love 'Cold Song.' If anyone really listens to that song and thinks about their life, there's a lot of good… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
The whole time you're bouncing ideas off each other, you continue to try and push the songs as far as you can… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
It really is draining: when you sing a song, it means so much to you, and every time you sing it, you… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Hopefully, the people that would look at a Good Charlotte record and dismiss it for maybe what they think is a certain… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
I didn't even write the lyrics down. I got in the booth, I put down a little guitar riff and the idea… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
You don't know how a song is gonna do; you don't know where it's gonna live. You know if it feels real,… — Benji Madden Copy Share Image
Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on it or… — Benji Madden Copy Share
One of the most harmful things in the music industry is 'record-by-committee,' where 10 people from the label gather around, and they make you… — Benji Madden Copy Share
All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out. — Benji Madden Copy Share
There's this wave of new pop-punk bands that has come out that's bigger than ever. I'm really glad that we got to be a… — Benji Madden Copy Share
Every time we go to New Zealand, it gets harder to leave. Everyone's always treated us like we're at home. — Benji Madden Copy Share
We were all 16 and 17. When you're that age, you're just daydreaming all day. We had bands we loved - Green Day, Weezer,… — Benji Madden Copy Share
I've done plenty of phoners for Joel when he's been too busy. You'll never know. Our voices sound so similar. — Benji Madden Copy Share
When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it. — Benji Madden Copy Share
The whole time you're bouncing ideas off each other, you continue to try and push the songs as far as you can take them… — Benji Madden Copy Share
I prefer a good review. A bad review that dismisses us... I take it with a grain of salt. I go, 'Okay, they didn't… — Benji Madden Copy Share
As hopeful as I am, there are some times in my life when I get to low points. Luckily, I still have music to… — Benji Madden Copy Share
I think Good Charlotte has definitely always been for the underdogs and the misfits. We haven't ever really been the critics' darlings. — Benji Madden Copy Share
I really love 'Cold Song.' If anyone really listens to that song and thinks about their life, there's a lot of good material deep… — Benji Madden Copy Share
Australian bands are so self-deprecating - then they go on stage and blow every other band off the stage. — Benji Madden Copy Share
