Benji Madden Quotations

I didn't even write the lyrics down. I got in the booth, I put down a little guitar riff and the idea I had was it was going to be really simple, I just want it to be all about the lyrics and I just literally sang the lyrics.

All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out.

I need a little criticism while I make a record so that I kind of feel like: okay, I know that I'm doing the best that I can do because someone is actually here challenging it.

I hope my allergies don't act up

Don't worry mom . I am still a virgin.

The whole time you're bouncing ideas off each other, you continue to try and push the songs as far as you can take them and make them the best that they can be.

Start enjoying the things you like about yourself, and if there are things you want to change, either get to work on it or get over it.

There are some people i'd take a bullet for, and some people i'd like to put a bullet in.

Hard to find a better drug than a song you love.

When you have a relationship with a label, it can really affect the work you're doing and if you feel like they don't believe in you sometimes you go: "maybe I'm not any good at this". Then you get on a label that is excited to have you and you go: "oh, maybe we are ok at this". It gives you a little more confidence and you work a little better.

We want to give kids something to hope for. If one kid says, "Your cd helped get me through this year," that's all it takes.

3 years ago I was stocking shelves at Target, living on Ramen noodles, and crashing at Billy's house. Now I'm on tour

Don't let anyone make you feel like you're not good enough, smart enough or cool enough. Do your own thing.

She's years beyond her age, ... Honestly, she acts older than Joel.

She was very nice. Usually people come up and say they like our band, so it's a great place to make new friends. It's like going to summer camp.

Right now, I'm really into '80s music like Cyndi Lauper and Tiffany.

I was in the crowd from '94 through '98. We played in '99 and we've played every year since . . . the street stage, the side stage and then the main stage.

There's no name for it yet, but y'all will hear it though, ... Trust me; you'll know when you hear it. It's crazy.

Hey, guys. I have some bad news for you... we were backing out of the parking lot and I think we ran over Lil Bow Wow.