I think the soul of Good Charlotte is just feeling good. Benji Madden More Quotes by Benji Madden More Quotes From Benji Madden 'Life Changes' is a song that we feel really connects to the spirit of our band and our fans. It's got that positive vibe we always want to put out there, and the message - no matter how many times you get knocked down, always get back up - will forever be part of the GC story. Benji Madden you song positive life I've started to see records as just a snapshot, a portrait of where you were at at that time. And if you're comfortable with that, sometimes it's like an old high school year book picture - it makes you blush a little bit, but you gotta learn to really appreciate each stage of your life and where you're at. Benji Madden you time life school I feel like, if you're writing the same songs you were writing when you were 17 in your 30s, something's wrong. As a grown man, you're more confident, and you have less to prove. Benji Madden feel you man writing Novelty always sparks ideas. Benji Madden always sparks novelty ideas Maryland is such a special place, man... You miss that warm, friendly love. It ain't like that everywhere else in the world. Benji Madden you man love world I wouldn't be surprised if this album cycle for 'Cardiology' is the funnest couple years we ever see. We've made all of our mistakes; we've kind of learned. Now we know what to avoid, we know what to embrace, we know how to take a deep breath and enjoy the moment. Benji Madden mistakes deep moment enjoy When you're making an album, it's kind of like having a baby. You have to really put everything into it. Benji Madden everything like you baby As young kids, we had a lot of tenacity. Life was tough at home, so it was easy to go out in the world and try. Benji Madden tough home life world It's hard to talk about childhood trauma. It's hard to talk about depression. It's hard to talk about anxiety. And we thought - I wonder if we just open up our subconscious and the things that we think about and hide from people every day and just let them come out in some of these lyrics. Benji Madden day childhood depression people 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 just pure luck and the grace of God. I also think we were lucky to have each other as brothers. Benji Madden me grace god people All we can do is just think about what we can put into the world - not really kind of what we can get out of it. Benji Madden get just think world I think that 'Prayers' is a really interesting one because we wrote it well before the border crisis was happening, and in that first verse, I was actually writing about the experience of me and my wife's relationship and finding someone who you feel safe with and you relate to and can ponder existence with. Benji Madden me experience wife relationship 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 even try.' Benji Madden bad try good go 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, a lot of bands in the '90s - and we just wanted to have fun. We didn't overthink it too much. Benji Madden day you green age I didn't fly on a plane until I was 19. Benji Madden plane until fly Anyone who's followed our band through the years has heard about the teenage angst. Benji Madden about through band years Straight up, I'm from Waldorf, Maryland, you guys. Let's not forget that. Benji Madden straight up you forget I think what defines our band is really that, you know, we're just living our dream and making records that we love and having a good time. Benji Madden good you time love 'Nevermind' by Nirvana. That was a big one for me. Benji Madden big-one nirvana big me Nothing worries me in life anymore. When you find that best friend, that love, all your worries kind of go away. Benji Madden best me love life
