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When Madden was 16 years old his father left the family, causing financial hardship for the family. Madden took up various odd jobs as a teenager to help with the family's bills. |
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While in his early 20s Madden changed his last name from Combs, his father's name, to his mother's maiden name, Madden.<ref>{{Citation| last =Hoard| first =Christian| title = Young, Hopeless, Rich, and Famous| magazine =Rolling Stone| year =2003| date =April 9, 2003| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/good_charlotte_young_hopeless_rich_and_famous }}</ref> |
While in his early 20s Madden changed his last name from Combs, his father's name, to his mother's maiden name, Madden.<ref>{{Citation| last =Hoard| first =Christian| title = Young, Hopeless, Rich, and Famous| magazine =Rolling Stone| year =2003| date =April 9, 2003| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/good_charlotte_young_hopeless_rich_and_famous }}</ref> |
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==Good Charlotte== |
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In 1995, at the age of 16, Madden attended the [[Beastie Boys]] Ill Communication Tour with his brother Joel. Drawing from music introduced to them by their older brother Josh, such as [[Rancid]] and [[Social Distortion]], as well as the influence of the Beastie Boys concert, the two started their own band with a friend. The band was short lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas and Aaron Escolopio to form Good Charlotte.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Charlotte Biography|work=[[allmusic.com]] |date=[[2007]] |url=http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hxfwxqqkldde~T1 |accessdate=2007-08-31}}</ref> |
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==Featurings== |
==Featurings== |
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Benjamin Levi Madden (born March 11, 1979) is the guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte. He has been engaged to Australian actress/singer Sophie Monk since December '06.
Early Life
Madden was born a middle class Irish-American family. He has an identical twin brother, Joel Madden, who sing lead in Good Charlotte. He has an older brother named Josh, and a younger sister named Sarah. Madden attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. When Madden was 16 years old his father left the family, causing financial hardship for the family. Madden took up various odd jobs as a teenager to help with the family's bills. While in his early 20s Madden changed his last name from Combs, his father's name, to his mother's maiden name, Madden.[1]
Good Charlotte
In 1995, at the age of 16, Madden attended the Beastie Boys Ill Communication Tour with his brother Joel. Drawing from music introduced to them by their older brother Josh, such as Rancid and Social Distortion, as well as the influence of the Beastie Boys concert, the two started their own band with a friend. The band was short lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas and Aaron Escolopio to form Good Charlotte.[2]
Featurings
- Goldfinger's, "January", from the Open Your Eyes album.
- Rancid's, "Fall Back Down", music video.
- Mest's, "Jaded (These Years)", from the Mest album.
- Ben Lee's, "Sex Without Love", from the Ripe album.
External links
- Benji Madden at IMDb
- Template:Myspace
- DCMA Collective (Benji's clothing line)
- Official Good Charlotte Website
- BBC Review
- ^ Hoard, Christian (April 9, 2003), "Young, Hopeless, Rich, and Famous", Rolling Stone
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