Benji Madden

Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on…

— 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…

— Benji Madden

All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out.

— 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…

— Benji Madden

Every time we go to New Zealand, it gets harder to leave. Everyone's always treated us like we're at home.

— 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…

— 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.

— Benji Madden

When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it.

— 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…

— Benji Madden

I didn't fly on a plane until I was 19.

— Benji Madden

I prefer a good review. A bad review that dismisses us... I take it with a grain of salt. I go, 'Okay,…

— Benji Madden

As hopeful as I am, there are some times in my life when I get to low points. Luckily, I still have…

— 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.

— 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…

— Benji Madden

Australian bands are so self-deprecating - then they go on stage and blow every other band off the stage.

— Benji Madden

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

A lot of our fans have grown up, but they've stuck by us for the songs that dig a little deeper.

— Benji Madden

Things have changed. I almost feel like it's more adaptable, and you can decide your own career now. I feel artists have…

— Benji Madden

I think the soul of Good Charlotte is just feeling good.

— Benji Madden

I think it's a known fact that Joel and I have always loved Australia since we started coming here 13 or 14…

— Benji Madden

Hard to find a better drug than a song you love.

— Benji Madden

Novelty always sparks ideas.

— Benji Madden

There's definitely a lot of moments in my life now where I go, 'Wow, I get paid for this.' I've had worse…

— Benji Madden

It's important for artists to value themselves - whatever that means. Everyone's going to take that in a different way. If you…

— Benji Madden

Today, somewhere in America, there's a kid who's got a laptop and a guitar and a couple of his friends he's putting…

— Benji Madden