Basics Of Benji:
Benjamin Levi Combs was born in Waldorf, Maryland and was born 5 minutes before his identical twin brother, Joel. Benji attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Besides Joel, Benji also has an older brother named Josh, who is a DJ, and a younger sister named Sarah who is also in a band, Her Daily Obsession. During his teens, he and his twin brother legally changed their names from their father's surname 'Combs' to their mother's maiden name 'Madden'.
-Taken from www.wikipedia.org
Birthdate: March 11, 1979
Occupation: Musician
Nickname(s): Benji, Benj, Kid Vicious, Benjahole
Benjamin Levi Madden is a guitarist in his band, Good Charlotte...along with his brother, Joel.
Benji and his brother own a collective clothing company called DCMA Collective.
Fun Facts:
Benji Madden is 5'7".
Eye Color: Brown
Lucky Number: 9
Hometown: Waldorf, Maryland
Favorite Food: Pizza, anything free
Favorite Movies: Another State Of Mind, Sid and Nancy
Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons
Favorite Cereal: Count Chocula, Boo-Berry
Favorite Car: '63 Impala
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite City: Washington DC
Bands: Minor Threat, Rancid, Government Issue, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, MXPX, Goldfinger, The Casualties. [more to come]
Pets: Cashdogg
Benji lives in Glendale, California. And his brother Joel lives on the same street.
Benji also appeared on MTV Cribs in 2007.
Tattoos:
Neck:
- the virgin Mary on the left side
- Jesus on the right site
- "God's work"
Chest:
- 2 sparrows on each site with names of his siblings Josh & Sarah
- a burning heart
Stomach:
- "PUNX"
Left upper arm:
- "GC" in a circle with colours of the irish flag
- a knife which goes through brass knuckles with flames around it
- a skull
- writing "Cash", "East Coast", "Punx", "Take it to the streets"
- a blue star, under it "Joel"
- a clown
- a hinge
- a glass
- "23"
- "8" (?)
- 2 heads/faces
Right upper arm:
- a crown and under it "Mom"
- a blue star, unter it "Benjamin"
- a bunny which has a cross around its neck
- a hearse and a skeleton as a driver
Left elbow:
- spider web
- "GC"
Right elbow:
- irish flag
- a flower with flourish
Left forearm:
- a skull
- lord's supper
- a dagger and 2 sparrows
- the world on fire
- flourish with handwritings
- bible text passages:
"The End is nearThen I saw a new heaven and
A new earth
For the first heaven and
The first earth were passed
Away?Offb. 21.1"
Right forearm:
- a graveyard where Jesus is holding a lamb in his arms
- a boy with balloons
- Alice from "Alice in wonderland"
Knuckles:
- "Made Man"
- stars on his left pinky
Right hand:
- a scar
- "AMC - American Murder Crew (Benji´s and Joel´s old band)"
- an eagle and "Maryland"
Left hand:
- a coffin inside of his middle finger
- an eagle and "Forever"
Right leg:
- MxPx Logo
- "GC"
- "NFG"
- "Rancid"
- sheep
Back:
- Bank Note
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 color is brown.
He has his lip pierced four times
When he was in 10th grade Joel kissed his girlfriend.
His childhood hero is Superman.
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 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 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
He is older than Joel by 5 minutes
He once drank his own pee
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'.
Quotes:
"Life is Benji, the rest are just details"
"Eyeliner. It always comes in handy."
"Benjiness - I have my own adjective"
"Im 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 Ill give u a kiss!"
"I dont know how you're going to take this but Santa Claus isnt real bro!" - Benji to twin brother Joel
"Its a lot of fun the internet, I think its gonna be big!"
"Graffitis 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 dont 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 its because we are!"
"Joels a girl, even mom said so!" - Benji talking about his twin brother Joel.
Benji Interviews/Links
Good Charlotte Q & A and more!
all from the radio station 93.1 in Indianapolis!
Head To Head
Head to head
Benji on Joel
What is Joel's favourite Good Charlotte song?
Benji: Oh..."Change".
Joel: Right now it's probably "Festival Song".
Has he ever gone skinny-dipping?
Benji: No. Wait. Oh...no.
Joel: (Hesitates) Yes (laughs). Yes.
Benji: He's a liar! He doesn't have the guts to go skinny-dipping!
What is his worst habit?
Benji: It's either hitting on girls or chocolate milkshakes. He said spitting? Oh he's such a loser! Man it's sounding pretty bad, like I don't know him at all.
Joel: My worst habit is probably that i spit a lot. I spit when I walk down the street, all the time. I don't spit when I'm indoors, but if i'm outside or on stage I spit a lot. I don't know why.
What is the worst thing he ever got in trouble for at school?
Benji: Probably being a class clown.
Joel: Fighting. Me and Benj beat this kid up really bad and we got kicked out of school for it. He was picking on both of us. Yeah, he totally deserved it.
Who's the most famous person he's met?
Benji: We meet a lot of people. Let's see, he met Fred Durst...give me a hint.
Joel: I've met a lot of famous people. Probably Billy Joe from Green Day.
What's his favourite food?
Benji: Right now he's eating these protein bars, but he eats vegetables, chocolate milkshakes and anything with ketchup on it. He eats a lot of healthy stuff. Pizza, spaghetti...
Joel: I like a lot of food. I like spaghetti.
Does he prefer Brittany or Christina?
Benji: I'd say Christina.
Joel: I think Brittany seems like the cooler girl, but if I had to choose one of them to get down with I'd say Christina. Like, if I could tape her mouth shut! (Laughs) I guess Christina.
What is his most prized possession?
Benji: He'd say our dog Cass.
Joel: Oh man, my dog Cass. You know Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali's old name), the greatest boxer of all time? Well, my dog's a boxer-the greatest boxer of all time!
When was his first kiss?
Benji: It was Michelle Welch, in 10th grade and it was horrible. He always talks about how bad it was because she was sticking her tongue down his throat. I had to help him recover from it.
Joel: 10th grade, unfortunately. I was 16. That sucks, right? Every other guy I know had his first kiss when he was 12. Her name was Michelle Welch and it was horrible.
How long does Joel take to get ready?
Benji: He'd say 15 minutes and that I take longer. Joel:"Benj takes forever! He's gotta spike his hair!" Benji: Hey, I gotta look good for the girls, man!
Joel: No more than 10 minutes. 15 minutes on a bad day.
Joel on Benji
What were Benji's best and worst subjects in school?
Joel: History or English, I know he's gonna say one of those. His worst was Math.
Benji: My best were History and English and my worst was Math.
How often does he dye his hair?
Joel: Every two weeks.
Benji: Every two, three weeks.
Has he ever stolen anything?
Joel: (Laughs) Um, no. He won't admit it.
Benji: A couple of hearts, but...(laughs) no, I've never stolen anything.
When was the last time he got into a fight?
Joel: Um... a couple of months ago. (laughs) Who'll be reading this? No one? Ok, then I'll tell you all the good stuff!
Benji: The last one was with this kid who jumped up on stage and hit Joel. But there was some bouncers too, these big football players were picking on this guy, and I was like, "Hey, chill out." They just like jacked me and I was slammed. I shouldn't tell you the story but I destroyed the club. We're involved in a non-violence organisation. I really am into kids not fighting, I think it's really bad. But thse guys were huge! Shut up, they were!
What was the first thing Benji asked Mandy Moore?
Joel: The first thing he said to Mandy was..."Hi!"(laughs) He said, "Why don't you drive?"
Benji: (Laughs) Oh I don't! Let me think... "Hi!" I really don't know. Like, "What's up?" I probably asked what kind of music she was into. She was like, "Oh, I like everything!"
What's his favourite TV show?
Joel: I'm gonna say The Simpsons.
Benji: I'm gonna give a different answer so he gets it wrong. No, it's The Simpsons. He got all the easy ones!
What's the best thing he can cook?
Joel: I know what he's gonna say - linguini with clam sauce. It's good, really good actually. It's very tasty. It's exquisite!
Benji: Linguini with clam sauce. Did he get that right? He's winning this!
What's one thing that he hates?
Joel: I'm gonna say either collage or raves.
Benji: One thing I really hate is stuck up people. I hate snotty people! And I hate traffic. He said raves? Oh yeah, I hate raves!
Does he wear boxers or briefs?
Joel: He wears boxer-briefs.
Benji: Boxer-briefs.
Where's his favourite place to go for a holiday?
Joel: I don't think he's ever been on a vacation, but if he did he would choose California.
Benji: California
Benji's so hardcore that...
Benji is so hardcore he steals tampons from the store
Benji's so hardcore he drinks straight from the carton
Benji's so hardcore he owns a pimp, Ca$hdogg
Benji's so hardcore, that when he was little, him and Joel slept in matching race car beds
Benji's so hardcore he steals clothes from Joel
Benji's so hardcore he gets Paul to poke him in the eye to make is eyeliner run
Benji's so hardcore, he can get chicks and not shower in weeks
Benji's so hardcore he writes in eyeliner
Benji's so hardcore he wears his pants on his head so as not to conform to the 'normal' way of wearing them
Benji's so hardcore has the balls to talk to fans on the phone
Benji's so hardcore he spikes his hair with glue
Benji's so hardcore that he was in Not Another Teen Movie and is able to say, "Yeah, I was in a really horrible movie, but you can still see me for .000003 seconds so it makes it all good!"
Benji's so hardcore he walks on the grass instead of the sidewalk
Benji's so hardcore he walks on the street instead of the sidewalk
Benji's so hardcore instead of eyeliner he uses Crayola markers
Benji's so hardcore, he sniffs sharpies
Benji's so hardcore he wrote a note in the jacket of the cd booklet to spread the word that he does not shower so more people will think he is hardcore
Benji's so hadrcore that he does #2 on the bus
Benji's so hardcore he hosted TRL with his brother
Benji's so hardcore he eats cereal with orange juice
Benji's so hardcore he goes out in the snow wearing only bike shorts
Benji's so hardcore he climbs trees and then has Joel call the fire department to get him down
Benji's so hardcore he plays with punk Barbies AND draws tattoos on them
Benji's so hardcore he likes bands he hasn't even heard of
Benji's so hardcore he steals Joel's birthday presents
Benji's so hardcore he speaks. In sentence fragments. He also uses runons all the time, it annoys everyone else constantly.
Benji's so hardcore that hes a vegetarian
Benji's so hardcore that he doesnt put the toilet seat down when hes finished
Benji's so hardcore that he wears two hats instead of one
Benji's so hardcore that he paints his nails with a Sharpie
Benji's so hardcore that when he orders pizza he pays in all pennies
Benji's so hardcore he calls Joel a biatch
Benji's so hardcore he wears a casualties shirt.....everyday
Benji's so hardcore he puts pink in his hair! and likes it!
Benji's so hardcore he takes the CD out of the player without pressing stop
Benji's so hardcore...he's appeared on trl, enjoyed, and still thinks he's harcore.
Benji's so hardcore he eats his cereal with a fork
Benji's so hardcore he wipes with a brillo pad
Benji's so hardcore he sings along to the soft and dry deodorant commercials.
Benji's so hardcore he watches Lifetime, television for women. And sometimes, he watches WE. (Women Entertainment)
Benji's so hardcore he can dye his hair pink and not have his manliness questioned
Benji's so hardcore he spells out his favorite punk band's names in his alphabet cereal, and soup
Benji's so hardcore he still sleeps with his blankey, and a nightlight
Benji's so hardcore that he shaved his head just to prove hardcoreness
Benji's so hardcore he opens his soda cans with his teeth
Benji is so hardcore he eats his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crust and doesn't drink milk
Benjis so hardcore he can frolick around singing "Someones in the kitchen with Jesus, someones in the kitchen I knoooooww" and stopping randomly to shake his nothing of an ass.
Benji's so hardcore he doesn't use deodorant
Benji's so hardcore he pays his bills in pennies
Benji's so hardcore he sleeps during class
Benji's so hardcore he doesn't get Joel (or anyone else, for that matter) a birthday present
Benji's so hardcore he lathers, rinses and doesn't repeat
Benji's so hardcore he eats his dessert before he eats his dinner
Benji's so hardcore he wears safety pins instead of body jewellery
Benji's so hardcore he got Cash a lip ring
Benji's so hardcore he pees on hydrants
Benji's so hardcore he plays soccer barefoot
Benji's so hardcore he eats food past the date it goes bad
Benji's so hardcore he can pick his nose and make it sexy
Benji's so hardcore he waxes his bikini line
Benji's so hardcore that he doesn't turn off the lights when he leaves the room
Benji's so hardcore he burns himself when he lights candles
Benji's so hardcore he shaves his underarms but not his legs
Benji's so hardcore he uses his nail as a pick
Benji's so hardcore he posts as a teeny on message boards
Benji's so hardcore he sits down to piss
Benij's so hardcore he wears his shoes on the opposite feet
Benji's so hardcore he sings Joels parts in songs
Benji's so hardcore he drinks Diet Coke
Benji's so hardcore he uses his underwear for toilet paper
Benji's so hardcore he wears hairties around his ankles
Benji's so hardcore he can set off a metal detector with his face
Benji's so hardcore his tattoos are real
Benji's so hardcore he washes his colours with his whites
Benji's so hardcore he doesn't double click, he clicks once then presses enter
Benji's so hardcore, he eats ice cream right out of the carton
Benji's so hardcore he scratches his ass infront of everyone and doesn't care
Benji is so hardcore he brushes his teeth and doesn't put the cap back on his toothpaste
Benji is so hardcore he claimed he would have sex when he is a very old man
Benji's so hardcore that he wears his underwear that says "Tuesday" on a Wednesday
Benji's so hardcore, he licks the sticky stamps
Benji's so hardcore he has his lip pierced not 1 not 2 BUT 4 TIMES
Benji's so hardcore he can't sit still
Benji's so hardcore he doesn't wash ANYTHING for weeks and still smells good
Benji's so hardcore that he wears two different socks and doesnt care
Benji's so hardcore, it took 4 weeks of labor to give birth to him because of the spikes
Benji's so hardcore he takes money out of the tip jar
Benji's so hardcore that he has a tight pink shirt that says hardcore in gem stones
Benji's so hardcore that he uses a glue gun to spike his hair
Benji's so hardcore after he wears his clothes two days in a row he doesn't wash them
Benji's so hardcore he eats the cheese powder out of them maccaroni and cheese
Benji's so hardcore he sleeps with the light on
Benji's so hardcore he wears bright pink thongs to match his hair
Benji's so hardcore that he put round pegs in square holes
Benji's so hardcore that he orders a double cheeseburger, large fries, and a diet coke at Wendys
Benji's so hardcore that he doesn't iron his clothes
Benji's so hardcore that he eats chips and dip
Benji's so hardcore even his toenails are painted black
Benji's so hardcore he only looks one way before he crosses the street
Benji's so hardcore he watches cartoons in his underwear while drinking 5 day old milk and eating stale toast
Benji's so hardcore that he goes up on the "down" escalator and down on the "up"
Benji's so hardcore that he chews raw jalapenos just for fun
Benji's so hardcore that he uses Mary Kate and Ashley brand eyeliner
Benji's so hardcore that he makes Joel check under his bed every night for reassurance that there are no monsters there waiting to get him
Benji's so hardcore he eats cold pizza and flat Coke for breakfast
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