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******Did you know??******

Guys in the band: Joel
Benji
Chris
Billy
&Paul

Joel and Benji are identical twins
The guys don't use their last names (Combs) because of personal reasons
The band is from Waldorf/Naptown Maryland so if you represent them they'll represent you...
GC's Stage names:
-Benji:"Kid Vicous"
-Joel:"Sick Boy"
-Billy:"Lil Billy"
-Paul:"St.Paul"

The oldest guys in the band(Benji and Joel)are just 25years old!!! so that means i could go out with them lol jk
They enjoy watching Star Wars movies...
People say Billy has 127 hamsters, but I think it's a lie..
They are all single but don't get any ideas they're MINE!!!
They all share a dog named Cash
Cash was also in their video "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famouse"
Good Charlotte Birthdays:
-Benji:March 11,1979
-Joel:March 11,1979
-Billy:June 15,1981
-Paul:October 5,1980
Mandy Moor Appeared in the video for "Little Things"
They love getting New Boxers and socks from their fans When Billy cut off his dreads they found a dorrito in all of the hair...@(*_^)@
Joel and Benji have a clothing line called MADE
and I sent them a letter!!!

BENJI'S BIO

Full Name: Benjamin Levi Madden
Birthdate: March 11, 1979 (Benji and Joel are twin brothers)
Height: 5'7"
Present Hair Color: Spiked, Black
Eye Color: Brown
Hometown: Waldorf, Maryland
Nicknames: Benji, Benj, Benjahole
Position in Band: Guitar/Vocals
Horoscope Sign: Pisces
Clothing: My bondage pants/shorts, grinders, Chuck Taylors, Other bands T-shirts, East Coast clothing
Color: Black and Baby Blue
Bands He Likes: Minor Threat, MxPx, Green Day, Rancid, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Operation Ivy, and most punk music.
Food: Free food, Pizza
Movie: Another State of Mind, Sid and Nancy
Car: '63 Impala
Sport: Baseball and Thumb Wrestling
Season: Spring
Quote: "This is going to hurt me a lot more than it will hurt you"
Cereal: Count Chocula or Boo Berry
Lucky Number: 9
Super Hero: The Toxic Avenger
Restaurant: Acme Bar & Grill in Annapolis, MD
Hobby: People watching and Getting tatooed
Movie Quote: "Have you seen my baseball?" (Something About Mary)
Other Things He Loves: 63' Chevy Impala, Punk rock shows, Punk rock girls, Girls with tatoos and piercings, Goth girls, Old clothes, Old junk stores, My dirtbike, Cashdogg
Things He Doesn't Love: Humidty, Politicians, Food poisoning, and anything else I might not like at that certain time.
Musical Influences: Minor threat, Rancid, Government issue, Greenday, The Clash, Ben Lee, The Sex Pistols, The Beastie Boys, Apoptygma Berzerk, MXPX, Oasis, Nirvana, Evan Dando, Dave Grohl, Everclear, MC Hammer, Goldfinger
Lifegoal: To have a good influence on the world and kids. Stay true to God and my family and make the world a better place, plant a flower and paint a horse, to pick up trash and then light everything on fire.
Good Habit: Giving change to homeless people
Musical Heros: Noel Gallagher, Art Alexakis, Sid Vicious, Ian Mackeye, Ben Lee, Jimi Haha, Evan Dando.
Dream: To live on the water with a wife and kids, split a piece of property with Joel, with a weeping willow, basketball court, recording studio and a boat.
How He Got His Stage Name, Kid Vicious: Joel called him Kid Vicious 'cause he looked like a mini Sid Vicious when he was doing his hair, and when he was playing shows he played like him. They made fun of him ''Look dude, you're like Sid Vicious'' ''And he loves Sid so we called him Kid.''
A Special Moment In Life: Holding my cd for the first time
A Song That Has The Most Meaning To Him: Thank You Mom (bonus track of their 1st album)

BILLY'S BIO

Name: Billy Dean Martin aka Lil Billy
Status: Dating Linzi
Birthday: June 15, 1981
Hometown: Naptown, MD
Height: 5'11"
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Black
Clothing: Dickies, Puma, East Coast Clothing, Volcom, Tribal gear.
Gear: Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Mesa-Boogie Amps, Boss Efect pedals
Pets: (Bunji, Sam, Cash) -Dogs, (Nelly, Nelson, Stellar) -cats and 127 hamsters. (that's too many names to write).
Things He Loves: Pizza, food with peanut butter in it, sushi, bean burritos.
Movies: Star Wars, The Crow, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Nightmare Before Christmas.
TV Show: The Simpsons.
Cereal: Anything with marshmallows in it, lucky charms, boo berry.
Star Wars: Episode I.
Famous Chick: Too hard, Angelina Jolie, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera.
Holiday: Christmas.
Restaurant: Taco Bell.
Rapper: Don Gilmore.
Ice Cream: Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup.
Superhero: Batman.
Other Things He loves: Drawing , Comic Books, Cartoons, Girls, going online, music in general, sleeping, tattoos.
Things He Dosen't Love: People who don't use their blinkers, really lazy people, mear, annoying people, turtlenecks, snakes.
Musical Influences: Silverchair, Incubus, Deftones, Michael Jackson, Lit, Linkin Park, Orgy, KoRn.
Favorite part of being in GC: Getting to meet new fans across the U.S. everyday with my best friends.
Hobbies: Collecting toys, buying new clothes, playing music, hanging out with my friends.



CHRIS' BIO

Name: Christopher Wilson
DOB: May 5th, 1980
Eye Colour: Brown
Hometown: Provo, Utah
Favourite Colour: Pink
Extra: A week before joining GC, Chris worked at 7-11
Height: 6'1"
Clothing: Sometimes Made or Level 27, other band T-shirts
How GC Found Him: Chris is friends with Quinn from The Used, and so is Good Charlotte. So, when they were looking for a new drummer, Quinn introduced them to Chris and they loved him. So, he played with them during Warped '02 and has been with them ever since.
Random Facts: Likes food from Subway, likes cake, thinks Chucks are good to wear onstage, likes mints, wears cheap cologne, and he shaves his head because he's bald on top.

PAUL'S BIO

Name: Paul Anthony Thomas
Instrument: Bass
DOB: October 5, 1980
Astrological Sign: Libra
Hometown: Waldorf
Height: 5'9"
Eye Color: Brown
Natural Hair Color: Brown
Present Hair Color: half bleached, half black
Tattoos: many that aren't visible
Piercings: 2
Clothing: Doc's, East Coast Clothing, Dickies, Band T-Shirts
Gear: 5 string Tobiaz Killer B, David Eden World Tour amp, David Eden cabinets
Pets: Max, Sweat pea, Cash (the biggest playa in naptown)
Food: anything Italian
Color: black or grey
Movie: Jacob's Ladder
TV Show: The Simpsons
Cereal: Golden Grahams
Star wars: Return of the Jedi
Famous chick: Christina Ricci
Holiday: any day that I get off
Restaurant: The Palm in NYC
Rapper: Prodigy
Person In History: Doc Holliday
Ice Cream: cookies and cream
Super Hero: Mighty Mouse
Other Things He Loves: reading Shakespeare amongst many other awesome authors, my family, my bed at home that i never see, my GC scooter, and my pets
Things He Doesn't Love: being homesick, not having enough underwear and socks on the road, humidity, dumb muscle heads, my high school math department, and the fact that I can actually miss Waldorf
Musical influences: Pixies, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Sebadoh, Skinny Puppy, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Tool, The Misfits, Lagwagon, Rage Against the Machine, New Order, and Fugazi
Favorite part of being in GC: the fact that I get to do all of this with my best friends
Hobbies: playing video games, reading, writing poetry, hanging at Giebel's house with my troop from high school, playing my bass, hanging at my house with my family, going to the movies, and driving around waldorf thumping some hip hop.

Good Charlotte's Bio:

JOEL'S BIO

Name: Joel Ryan Rueben Madden
Birthdate: March 11, 1979 (Benji and Joel are twin brothers)
Hometown: Waldorf, Maryland
Height: 5'9"
Position in Band: Lead Vocals
Eye Color: Brown
Present Hair Color: Mini mohawk, Red
Status: Single
Clothing: Diesel, Dickies, Docs, studded jewelery, and belts, t-shirts,eastcoast clothing, evolve clothing
Pets: Cash (the #1 stunner)
Food: Cookies (snicker doodles), and anything home cooked
Color: Baby blue and Black
Movie: Any Star Wars and Trainspotting
TV Show: The Simpsons, Martin, Southpark, and Seinfield
Cereal: Cinnamon Life
Star Wars: Episode 1
Famous Chick: Natalie Portman
Holiday: Christmas
Restaurant: Rubio's (on the West Coast) Acme (in Naptown)
Rapper: Tupac (the greatest of all time)
Person In History: Elvis, or James Dean
Ice Cream: Mint chocolate cookie
Super Hero: Spiderman
Other Things He Loves: Anything starwars, going to the movies by myself, cooking, toys, sushi, girls, spiked hair, piercings, tattoos, the east coast, the west coast, clean socks, jewelery, getting mail, shopping malls, veggie burgers
Things He Doesn't Love: Waking up, wasabi, rainy days, humidity, every math teacher I've ever had, manual labor, 6th & main, bitter ex-football players
Musical Influences: The Smiths, The Cure, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Cash Money Millionaires, Green Day, Goldfinger, MxPx, Social Distortion, Depeche Mode, The Lemonheads, Ben Lee, The Clash, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Tupac, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Everclear, Nirvana
Favorite Part Of Being In GC: Our fans are always really cool and interesting people, and travelling around the country, and hopefully the world, meeting them is awesome. Especially with my bros...
Hobbies: I love collecting Mcfarlend action figures, and many other toy action figures, I also collect crucifixes, I like to read, and I love hanging out with my family and my dog Cash...
Last Words: I would like to say thanx to everyone who's checked out our website, bought our album, or come to our shows, your support means the world to us, and we really do appreciate everything. We're doing our best to represent you all, thanx. See you at the show!













































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