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# Benji Madden

(1979)   Guitarist   United States

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Benji Madden is a guitarist from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Benji Madden

Born March 11, 1979

Nationality United States

Profession Guitarist

Spouse Cameron Diaz

## About Benji Madden

Madden also writes songs for both Good Charlotte and the Madden Brothers. The band Good Charlotte has earned several awards during his time as rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist.

##  Quotes by Benji Madden · Page 3

> [Our fans are very much like us; they like the same things we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/our-fans-are-very-much-like-us-they-like-the-same-things-we-do/)

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> [Prince led by example. As prolific as he was as an artist, he was just as courageous in the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/prince-led-by-example-as-prolific-as-he-was-as-an-artist-he-was-just/)

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> [A lot of time, I have to be the person who just goes, 'Hey dude, don't even trip. Don't worry about it.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/a-lot-of-time-i-have-to-be-the-person-who-just-goes-hey-dude-don-t/)

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> [The American Dream - I believe in that cliche because I know what having nothing feels like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/the-american-dream-i-believe-in-that-cliche-because-i-know-what/)

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> [When we were younger, we fought, but that's what kids do, right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/when-we-were-younger-we-fought-but-that-s-what-kids-do-right/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [There are some people i'd take a bullet for, and some people i'd like to put a bullet in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/there-are-some-people-i-d-take-a-bullet-for-and-some-people-i-d-like/)

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> [Joel? He's the rock star! When you see Joel step on stage... he's born to be a rock star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/joel-he-s-the-rock-star-when-you-see-joel-step-on-stage-he-s-born-to/)

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> [I always jump at the chance to mentor kids when it comes to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-always-jump-at-the-chance-to-mentor-kids-when-it-comes-to-music/)

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> [I really was thinking a lot about the energy on the first couple records that we ever put out and how young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-really-was-thinking-a-lot-about-the-energy-on-the-first-couple/)

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[Energy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/energy/)

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> [The songwriting process is different on every record because you're never coming from the same place when you're writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/the-songwriting-process-is-different-on-every-record-because-you-re/)

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> [One thing I never worry about is money, because I have my health and my family, and I can always go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/one-thing-i-never-worry-about-is-money-because-i-have-my-health-and/)

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[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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> [It does feel really good when you play a new song, and it's the loudest singalong of the night. It means just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/it-does-feel-really-good-when-you-play-a-new-song-and-it-s-the/)

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> [Maryland is such a special place, man... You miss that warm, friendly love. It ain't like that everywhere else in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/maryland-is-such-a-special-place-man-you-miss-that-warm-friendly-love/)

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[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

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> [It's important for artists to value themselves - whatever that means. Everyone's going to take that in a different way. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/it-s-important-for-artists-to-value-themselves-whatever-that-means/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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

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[Bands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bands/)

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> [The least punk thing I ever did was open a money market account. Blue chip stocks. Mutual funds. They're a very safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/the-least-punk-thing-i-ever-did-was-open-a-money-market-account-blue/)

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[Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/)

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> [I didn't even write the lyrics down. I got in the booth, I put down a little guitar riff and the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-didn-t-even-write-the-lyrics-down-i-got-in-the-booth-i-put-down-a/)

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[Guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guitar/)

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> [I wouldn't be surprised if this album cycle for 'Cardiology' is the funnest couple years we ever see. We've made all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-wouldn-t-be-surprised-if-this-album-cycle-for-cardiology-is-the/)

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[Breath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breath/)

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> ['Life Changes' is a song that we feel really connects to the spirit of our band and our fans. It's got that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/life-changes-is-a-song-that-we-feel-really-connects-to-the-spirit-of/)

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> [You're just these kids from a small town. You get a record deal, and everything just goes so fast. In the span…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/you-re-just-these-kids-from-a-small-town-you-get-a-record-deal-and/)

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> [There are so many bands I am starting to see: Waterparks, Potty Mouth - they're all garage bands that started in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/there-are-so-many-bands-i-am-starting-to-see-waterparks-potty-mouth/)

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> [To write a song and have it embraced by someone, even one person, I don't think that's something that everyone gets to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/to-write-a-song-and-have-it-embraced-by-someone-even-one-person-i-don/)

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> [We have known each other for a long time, and I've always known the real Paris. I always knew she was like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/we-have-known-each-other-for-a-long-time-and-i-ve-always-known-the/)

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> [Nothing worries me in life anymore. When you find that best friend, that love, all your worries kind of go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/nothing-worries-me-in-life-anymore-when-you-find-that-best-friend/)

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> [The whole time you're bouncing ideas off each other, you continue to try and push the songs as far as you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/the-whole-time-you-re-bouncing-ideas-off-each-other-you-continue-to/)

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> [We didn't leave home until we graduated high school, but when we did, we genuinely left. We went out into the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/we-didn-t-leave-home-until-we-graduated-high-school-but-when-we-did/)

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> [I need a little criticism while I make a record so that I kind of feel like: okay, I know that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-need-a-little-criticism-while-i-make-a-record-so-that-i-kind-of/)

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> [I kind of live by this old thing that time will tell whether people are going to write about this or that;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-kind-of-live-by-this-old-thing-that-time-will-tell-whether-people/)

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> [It really is draining: when you sing a song, it means so much to you, and every time you sing it, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/it-really-is-draining-when-you-sing-a-song-it-means-so-much-to-you/)

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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/you-don-t-know-how-a-song-is-gonna-do-you-don-t-know-where-it-s-gonna/)

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[Authentic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authentic/)

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> [Good Charlotte, for us, comes from a place of youth for us, back when we were struggling and fighting for every inch,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/good-charlotte-for-us-comes-from-a-place-of-youth-for-us-back-when-we/)

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> [When we were babies, mum had to dress one of us in one colour, like blue and green, and she'd put a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/when-we-were-babies-mum-had-to-dress-one-of-us-in-one-colour-like/)

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[Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/)

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> [All we can do is just think about what we can put into the world - not really kind of what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/all-we-can-do-is-just-think-about-what-we-can-put-into-the-world-not/)

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> [I got a little tattoo on my face. I'll never be able to work another real job, so I consider that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-got-a-little-tattoo-on-my-face-i-ll-never-be-able-to-work-another/)

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> [I think about people whose lives maybe hadn't turned out as well as me and Joel's lives, and I just think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-think-about-people-whose-lives-maybe-hadn-t-turned-out-as-well-as/)

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[Brothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brothers/)

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> [I feel like, if you're writing the same songs you were writing when you were 17 in your 30s, something's wrong. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-feel-like-if-you-re-writing-the-same-songs-you-were-writing-when/)

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> [I think we live in a time where we can all distract ourselves from facing the pain or the reality of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benji-madden/i-think-we-live-in-a-time-where-we-can-all-distract-ourselves-from/)

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