Interesting Facts About GC
On the album "Good Charlotte" there are:
23 All Right's
14 Here We Go's
6 Chiki Chiki's
32 What's
16 Uhh's
19 Come On's
31 Yeah's
Their dog, Cash, is named after Cassius Clay (a.k.a. Muhammad Ali) because it's a boxer.
Benji and Joel used to work at Target, Borders, Up Against the Wall, and Giant in Waldorf. Their mom used to work at the Nordstrom's in the Annapolis mall in the customer service department.
Paul has a brother named PJ.
Benji's nose piercing was a Christmas present.
When Billy's dreds were cut off, they found part of a Dorito in there.
Before the band was Good Charlotte, it was the "Joel, Benji, and Brian Band." Brian had to drop out due to conflicting schedules, so in come Aaron and Paul, and then later, Billy.
Billy was in a band called "Overflow" before he joined GC.
Good Charlotte was banned from the Waldorf coffeehouse, "My Brother's Place" for a while.
They really hate it when people title articles with some reference to Good Charlotte being Great Charlotte or Good Charlotte Really is Good. Stuff like that.
Also, Benji hates it when people interrupt him on his way to soundcheck.
Joel uses Mentadent toothpaste.
In high school, Joel was "attacked" with Ben Gay by some football players. They rubbed it all over "a place where Ben Gay should not be rubbed." They would grab him in the locker room after showers and such. I thought this was a one time deal but it seems to have happened frequently.
Here are the guys' last names:
Benji/Joel - Madden
Billy - Martin
Paul - Thomas
Aaron - Escolopio
Dusty - Brill
The tatts on Benji's knuckles say "Made Man" (it's from a movie).
On Benji's guitar in the "Motivation Proclamation" video, there is a sticker that says "Don't touch this unless you are nude."
Their tour bus has Florida license plates.
Billy is double-jointed.
Benji has 10 holes in his head.
Their tour bus has a little suction cup sign in the front window that says "A woman with PMS and ESP is a bitch who knows everything."
Paul did community service in Charles County by taking down basketball scores.
Joel goes into the Sam Goody in Waldorf all the time to buy all the Tupac dolls.
One of their first gigs was at a comic book store.
Joel and Billy are obsessed with malls.
Paul used to work at the Great Steak and Fry, or whatever that place is, at the Waldorf Mall.
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