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> [We grew up in the middle of nowhere. We didn't have a rich uncle in the music industry or some contact through someone that our dad worked with. And we went into the world blindly, and just through believing, dreaming,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/we-grew-up-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-we-didn-t-have-a-rich-uncle-in/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

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## More by Benji Madden

> [Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/start-enjoying-the-things-you-like-about-yourself-and-if-there-are/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/one-of-the-most-harmful-things-in-the-music-industry-is-record-by/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/all-the-best-songs-are-i-think-the-easiest-write-because-they-just/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/there-s-this-wave-of-new-pop-punk-bands-that-has-come-out-that-s/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [Every time we go to New Zealand, it gets harder to leave. Everyone's always treated us like we're at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/every-time-we-go-to-new-zealand-it-gets-harder-to-leave-everyone-s/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/we-were-all-16-and-17-when-you-re-that-age-you-re-just-daydreaming/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [I've done plenty of phoners for Joel when he's been too busy. You'll never know. Our voices sound so similar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-ve-done-plenty-of-phoners-for-joel-when-he-s-been-too-busy-you-ll/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/when-you-re-making-an-album-it-s-kind-of-like-having-a-baby-you-have/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/the-whole-time-you-re-bouncing-ideas-off-each-other-you-continue-to/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [I didn't fly on a plane until I was 19.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-didn-t-fly-on-a-plane-until-i-was-19/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-prefer-a-good-review-a-bad-review-that-dismisses-us-i-take-it-with/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [As hopeful as I am, there are some times in my life when I get to low points. Luckily, I still have music to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/as-hopeful-as-i-am-there-are-some-times-in-my-life-when-i-get-to-low/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [I think Good Charlotte has definitely always been for the underdogs and the misfits. We haven't ever really been the critics' darlings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-think-good-charlotte-has-definitely-always-been-for-the-underdogs/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-really-love-cold-song-if-anyone-really-listens-to-that-song-and/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

> [Australian bands are so self-deprecating - then they go on stage and blow every other band off the stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/australian-bands-are-so-self-deprecating-then-they-go-on-stage-and/)

[Benji Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benji-madden/)

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