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BENJI
| Name: | Benjamin Levi Madden |
| Nicknames: | Kid Vicious, Benji, Benjahole |
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| D.O.B.: | March 11, 1979 |
| Star Sign: | Pisces |
| Hometown: | Waldorf/ Naptown |
| Height: | 5 ' 7" |
| Eye Colour: | Brown |
| Pets: | One dog - Ca$hdogg |
| Lucky Number: | 9 |
favourites:
| Food: | anyting free, pizza |
| Clothing: | Other bands' t-shirts and East Coast clothing |
| Movies: | Another State of Mind, Sid and Nancy |
| T.V. Shows: | The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, 7th Heaven (Jessica Beale) |
| Cereal: | Count Chocula, Boo-Berry |
| Star Wars: | Empire Strikes Back |
| Sports: | Baseball and Thumb wrestling |
| Car: | '63 Impala |
| Holiday: | Christmas |
| Superhero: | The Toxix Avenger |
| Movie Quote: | "Have you seen my baseball?" (Something About Mary) |
| Person in History: | Martin Luthur King Jr. |
| Momemt So Far: | Holding his cd for the first time |
| Animal: | A dog (Doberman Pincher) |
| Guitar: | 'Paul Reed Smith' (PRS) |
| Season: | Spring |
| City: | Washington DC |
| Holiday Songs: | Christmas songs especially by Frank Sinatra |
| Other Things He Loves: | '63 Chevy Impala, punk-rawk shows, punk-rawk girls, girls with tattoos/piercings, goth girls, old clothes, old junk stores, his bike, Cashdog. |
| Hates: | Humidity, politicians, food poisoning, Avril Lavigne. Can hate anything, depending on what mood he's in (erm, nice!) |
| Bands: | Minor Threat, Rancid, Government Issue, Green Day, The Clash, Ben Lee, The Sex Pistols, Beastie Boys, Apoptygma Berzerk, MxPx, Oasis, Nirvana, Evan Dando, Dave Grohl, Everclear, MC Hammer, Goldfinger. |
| Part Of Being In GC: | He's able to hang out with his best friends and do what he loves to do most. |
| Hobbies: | Listening to new bands, people watching, drinking coffee whilst having good conversation (erm, right?), going to shows, playing with Ca$hdogg. |
interesting facts:
| • He has a twin brother, Joel, who is the lead singer of Good Charlotte, a younger sister, Sarah and an older brother called Josh. |
| •His real hair colour is brown. |
| •He has his lip pierced four times. |
| •When he was in 10th grade Joel kissed his girlfriend. |
| •His middle name is Levi. |
| •His childhood hero is Superman. |
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•Until nine years ago, lead guitarist Benji had never strummed a single chord. However, he taught himself how to play and formed G.C four weeks after he began. |
| •He got his stage name, Kid Vicious, when Joel called him Kid Vicious cuz 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 saying 'Look dude, you're like Sid Vicious', and, as he loves Sid, they called him Kid. |
| •He has had many jobs including working as a stock boy, a waiter, and "his best job" – as a shampoo boy at a beauty salon. |
| •His lifegoal is to "have a good influence on the world and kids, to stay true to God and his 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." |
| •Benji plays different guitars, the one he's playing in the Girls & boys video (the green one) is an 'Ernie Ball Silhouette Special' and he uses two amps - a 'Soldano Decatone' head into a 'Marshal 4X12' and a 'Budda' combo (depending on what sound he wants to make). |
| •He is 2 inches shorter than Joel and a bit heavier. |
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•Though Benji wishes he had come first, the truth of the matter is Joel was the firstborn — two whole minutes before his brother came screaming out after him |
| •Some say that he once drank his own pee, others say he drank Joel's. When it comes right down to it, I really don't wanna know. |
| •He once said his dream was "to live on the water with a wife and kids, split a piece of property with Joel with a weeping willow tree, basketball court, a recording studio and a boat". |
| •He said that his pet peeve is people with pet peeves. |
| •Benji & Joel's last name was 'Combs' before they legally changed it to 'Madden'. |
| •His idea of the ideal girlfriend is someone who is different and respects people for who they are, like Christina Aguilera and Christina Ricci. Oh, and Pamela Anderson and Jessica Beale. |
quotes:
| •"Life is Benji, the rest are just details" |
| •"Eyeliner. It always comes in handy." |
| •"Benjiness - I have my own adjective" |
| •"I’m the self-proclaimed leader of the band. Self- proclaimed!" |
| • "There are some people I would take a bullet for, and some people I would like to put a bullet in! |
| • "I sell out everyday, I say give me 5 dollars and I’ll give u a kiss!" |
| •"I don’t know how you're going to take this but Santa Claus isn’t real bro!" - Benji to twin brother Joel |
| •"It’s a lot of fun the internet, I think it’s gonna be big!" |
| •"Graffiti’s good kids get out there!" |
| •"Hey guys I have some very bad news for you. I was backing outta the parking lot and I think we ran over Little Bow Wow. My Bad!" |
| •"Joel I don’t tell you this enough but I love you. You've always been my best friend and always will be, you're the most talented, caring person, I have ever met, I think you got the better half of the egg." - Benji talking about his twin brother Joel |
| •"Keep representing GC cause you know we are representing you!" |
| •"If we sound like uneducated idiots it’s because we are!" |
| •"Joel’s a girl, even mom said so!" - Benji talking about his twin brother Joel. |
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