Acoustic guitar Quote by Benji Madden

“We didn't leave home until we graduated high school, but when we did, we genuinely left. We went out into the world with 50 bucks, backpacks, and acoustic guitars.”

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I've done plenty of phoners for Joel when he's been too busy. You'll never know. Our voices sound so similar.

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

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