It's really hard to do this life - to be a human being alone.
A lot of our fans have grown up, but they've stuck by us for the songs that dig a little deeper.
It's hard to talk about childhood trauma. It's hard to talk about depression. It's hard to talk about anxiety. And we thought - I wonder if we just open up our subconscious and the things that we think about and hide from people every day and just let them come out in some of these lyrics.
I think about people whose lives maybe hadn't turned out as well as me and Joel's lives, and I just think it's just pure luck and the grace of God. I also think we were lucky to have each other as brothers.
All we can do is just think about what we can put into the world - not really kind of what we can get out of it.
I didn't fly on a plane until I was 19.
I feel like, if you're writing the same songs you were writing when you were 17 in your 30s, something's wrong. As a grown man, you're more confident, and you have less to prove.
I think that 'Prayers' is a really interesting one because we wrote it well before the border crisis was happening, and in that first verse, I was actually writing about the experience of me and my wife's relationship and finding someone who you feel safe with and you relate to and can ponder existence with.
I've started to see records as just a snapshot, a portrait of where you were at at that time. And if you're comfortable with that, sometimes it's like an old high school year book picture - it makes you blush a little bit, but you gotta learn to really appreciate each stage of your life and where you're at.
Straight up, I'm from Waldorf, Maryland, you guys. Let's not forget that.
I got a little tattoo on my face. I'll never be able to work another real job, so I consider that to be kinda forcing myself to stick to music.
I think the soul of Good Charlotte is just feeling good.
I think what defines our band is really that, you know, we're just living our dream and making records that we love and having a good time.
'Nevermind' by Nirvana. That was a big one for me.
Nothing worries me in life anymore. When you find that best friend, that love, all your worries kind of go away.
That's just the music industry. They always want you to write something like the one that was popular.
I think, a lot of times, people think they know what they want, but what they really want is something that's genuine.
Novelty always sparks ideas.
The least punk thing I ever did was open a money market account. Blue chip stocks. Mutual funds. They're a very safe and dependable way to grow your money long-term.
Today, somewhere in America, there's a kid who's got a laptop and a guitar and a couple of his friends he's putting together to play drums and bass, who's gonna change the way we say things, the way that we dress, the way we view things, the music we hear, everything.
