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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.

Benji Madden

In music industry they always want you to write something like the one that was popular. And that’s something you kind of have to just – sometimes you just say yes to people, like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure,” and then you just write the one you want to write.
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Kind People Writing
3 years ago I was stocking shelves at Target, living on Ramen noodles, and crashing at Billy’s house. Now I’m on tour
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House Target Years
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.
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Ideas Simple Writing
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.
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Challenges Criticism Needs
There are some people i’d take a bullet for, and some people i’d like to put a bullet in.
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Bullets People Some
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.
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Job Kinda Myself Real Tattoo
All the best songs are, I think, the easiest write because they just come out.
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Song Thinking Writing
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.
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Ideas Song Trying
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.
BENJI MADDEN

Inspiration Kids Years
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.
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About Yourself Enjoy Want
Don’t worry mom . I am still a virgin.
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Mom Virgins Worry
A lot of bands don’t really like each other. I read an Interpol interview the other day, it was a really good interview because it was showing a different aspect of a band.
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Different Together Working Together
Things have changed. I almost feel like it’s more adaptable, and you can decide your own career now. I feel artists have so much more of a voice and so much more power now. It’s really inspiring to see how a lot of the young artists use their platforms.
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Artist Change
I hope my allergies don’t act up
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Act Allergies Hope

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.

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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.

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