Good Charlotte Facts!
Their producer is Don Gilmore who also produces Eve 6 and Lit.
The video for "Little Things" was directed by Nigel Dick and features Mandy Moore playing the role of Joel's ex-girlfriend.
GC's demo "Little Things" was on Y-100 Cage Match for 15 nights in a row, something that only happens 3 or 4 times a year
All members of GC went to la Plata High School. Benji and Joel graduated in 1997.
Benji and Joel used to get prank phone calls when they were in high school from kids pretending to be from record companies.
Benji and Joel once thought they invented a new chord, only for their music teacher to explain, "That's a C chord its been around since Beethoven."
When Benji was in grade school he dressed up as Mike D on Rock Star Day.
The bands first photo shoot was shot by Benji and Joel's little sister.
The photos were sent as a promotional package with a demo and a note saying "You can sign us now for cheaper or you can sign us later."
Benji has a list of career goals.
Benji and Joel are identical twins although Benji is heavier. They were born 5 minutes apart.
When Benji and Joel wrote "Little Things", Benji wrote the stuff about their dad. Joel didn't want to sing it, they argued about those lyrics.
Joel says that while singing "Little Things" he blushes.
Joel drives a 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit convertible.
A fan once walked up to Joel and bit him, to get his intention, Joel was not impressed.
Benji has been playing the guitar for 4 yrs, Billy (guitar) 8 yrs and Paul (bass) also 8 yrs.
Paul and Billy took music lessons for their chosen instruments.
Benji did not take any lessons, Paul and Billy taught him some stuff. Joel did not take any lessons at all and as he said.. "I slept through school".. (Channel [V] interview)
Joel likes or has a 66 Nova II car.
Joel likes girls in bands.
Joel and Benji love to play baseball.
Billy used to be in a band called Overflow.
After the twins got kicked out of their apartment, they moved into Billy's house. One day, Good Charlotte coaxed him into joining in an im-promptu practice. A week later, Billy played his first show with the band.
Things moved fast for the young group. Unsigned Good Charlotte played with Blink 182 and Bad Religion, and opened for Lit on a sold-out East Coast tour. They found local champions in the dee-jays at their beloved radio station WHFS, who began hiring Good Charlotte to play station gigs and finally asked them to play the local stage at the HFStival. In the spring of 2000, Good Charlotte made a bold career leap to HFStival's second stage, sharing the bill with Eve 6 and Nine Days. Good Charlotte played charity gigs with equal fervor, ranging from benefits for the Annapolis Rape Center to the Leukemia Foundation.
A demo of "The Little Things" made its way to Philadelphia modern rock station WPLY (Y100) and broke a record on the station's show of dueling songs. "For fifteen nights we won 'til they had to retire us," says Joel. The buzz around Good Charlotte was deafening. After being courted by a variety of
labels, they finally signed with Epic Records.
Billy converted Benji into a vegetarian.
GC named themselves after a children's book called 'good charlotte'. The book is about a little girl named Charlotte who was bullied all the time, but her nanny loved her alot and called her 'good charlotte'. but they thought the book sucked.
Magazines GC have been in: Teen People - November Issue, Teen People - Dec/Jan Issue (they got a whole page to themselves!), Dec/Jan issue of YM, Dec issue of Guitar Magazine, October Issue of Music Monthly, Sept. 29th Arlington Newspaper (special about GC + 930 Club) < i got this info from somewhere else so dont ask me which years.>
A GC article was in the Australian (Sydney) magazine, Drum Media October Issue 2001 titled "The Little Things that Matter."
Benji used to sneak backstage at concerts he went to, he would pretend to be sick or something.
GC write there songs on acoustic guitar. Usually just jamming.
Lars tattooed journey to the end under Benjis Rancid tattoo.
Billy did his first tattoo on Benji
Lars from Rancid gave Benji a mow hawk.
