Nickname: Kid Vicious
Position in Good Charlotte: Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals
Birthday: March 11th, 1979 (Joel and him are twins, if you didn't already know)
Height: 5'7"
Eye Color: Brown
Present (June 2003) Hair Color: Black
Hometown: Waldorf / Naptown, Maryland
Status as of June 2003: Single but Im going to marry him in a few years, click here for your invitation
Pets: Cashdog
Hobbies: "I like to hear new bands in spare time, people watch, get coffee and have good conversation, go to shows, play with Cashdog
Loves: 63' Chevy Impala, Punk rock shows, punk rock girls, girls with tattoos and piercings, gothic girls, old clothes, old junk stores, my bicycle, Cashdog
Doesn't Love: snotty people, traffic, humidity, politicians, food poisoning, and anything else I might not like at that certain time
Benji's Favorites
Color: Black and baby blue
Music: Minor Threat, Rancid, h2o, The Casualties, The Distillers, AFI, Goldfinger, MxPx, Covernment Issue, Green Day, The Clash, Ben Lee, The Sex Pistols, The Beastie Boys, Oasis, Nirvana, Evan Dando, Dave Grohl, Everclear, Mc Hammer
Food: Benji is a vegan but loves free food and pizza
Movies: Another State of Mind, Sig and Nancy
Star Wars Movie: The Empire Strikes Back
TV Shows: The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, 7th Heaven
Cereal: Count Chocula or Boo Berry
Holiday: Christmas
Restaurant: Acme Bar & Grill in Annapolis
Superhero: The Toxic Avenger
Favorite Part of Being in GC: "Being able to hang out with my best friends and do what I love to do the most."
Album: The Lemonheads: 'It's a Shame About Ray'
Beastie Boy Song: Rhymin and Stealin
Drink: Diet Coke
Meal to Cook: Linguini with Clam Sauce
Line From a Movie: "Its ok, Im a limo driver"
How He Got The Name Kid Vicious:
Joel called him Kid Vicious because he looked like a lil 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 Vicous. " "And he loves Sid so we called him Kid."
Best subject in school: History and English
Worst subject in school: Math
Best childhood memory: Hanging out with his brothers and sister
Worst job: Target
Life Philosophy in a song: "I wanna riot"
Benji Quick Facts
*Benji and Joel have their own clothing line called "Made"
*Benji never really took guitar lessons
*He has been playing guitar for about 6 years (2003)
*Doesn't like the taste of regular coke
*If the band were animals, Benji would be a Bear Monkey
*Before he performs he prays and warms up
*He wears box-briefs
Some Benji Quotes
"The most solid place to go is the mall...its got food...its got shopping...its got girls...its got movies...its got everything you need..."
"I love making out. Its fun and innocent. And besides, you can't get pregnant from making out."
"What's great about being punk is whatever you want to make it."
"The Latte is an important part of the menu...the Latte is a good drink however the Mocha is better."