The People vs Good Charlotte~Kerrang Magazine
The cherubic pop-punks take on their "dipshit" critics
Charge:'Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money. Boys will laugh at girls when their not funny: isn't that all a bit sexist?-Vicious Sidney,Croyden
Paul Thomas (bass): I don't think so,it's more superficiality than it is about being sexist. It's about girls who act a certain way and boys who act a certain way
Billy Martin (guitar): I think it's a funny song about funny people. It is what it is
Benji Madden: (guitar): I would say it absolutely is-how are we gonna piss anybody off if we're not sexist?
Joel Madden (vocals): I'd say if you were grouping yourself in with the girls we're singing about and it's offending you, then that's a good thing
Chris Wilson (drums): How the hell is it being sexist if it's referring to both sexes? unless we have hermaphrodite that's upset then it doesn't make sense

Charge:Benji once said that Good Charlotte "don't have any boundaries": If that's so, why does the band stick to doing generic mall-punk?-Micheal Curran, Tranmere
Paul: Shut the fuck up! Generic mall-punk is in our blood and it's the only thing we know how to produce
Billy: I don't really think of myself as looking punk, but i love the mall. So y'know...
Benji: We are generic mall-punks. That's it
Joel: We make generic mall-punk music to start up such topics of conversation with idiots likt the person who asked that
Chris: Take this dick and treat it like a toothpick

Charge:You were threatening to have a scrap with that scouse indie band The Coral because they caleld you a boy band with spikes: which part of that rang false for you?-Davina Warnock,Tegnmouth
Billy: I've never heard of The Coral
Paul: I love scuba-diving,that's all i know about coral

Charge:Why won't you let your drummer be a proper part of the band? Is he just along for the cash?-Tony Turpentine, South London
Paul:I think he's just along for the cash. But he's one of us no
Billy: Chris is a part of the band and that's why he's here doing this with us right now
Joel: I would answer that by saying have you read any of our more recent interviews dipshit?
Chris: I'm here for the bling-bling. The millions and millions of pounds! No, of course i'm not

Charge:Benji has the silliest haircut in rock: Discuss-The Cornflake Girl, Iiford
Benji: I am the silliest guy in rock. What can I say? I'm silly
Joel: Who uses the word 'silly'? that's my answer
Chris: Alot of people have weird hair, does it really matter?
Billy: I think Benji has the coolest hair in rock
Charge:Joel has helped out Simple Plan and Benji has worked with Mest: are you guys on a mission to flood the world with the shittest punk rock bands around?-Joe Strummers Revolving Coffin, Westway
Benji: We absolutely are
Joel: They're absolutely right, whoever asked this is completely right
Paul: Yeah they definately have a future in A&R
Billy: I personally just bought the Mest record and I think it's absolutely amazing
Charge:Do you guys have to mention your Made clothing line in every interview? That makes you look like buisinessmen rather than musicians-Sean Gerrard,Waterford
Paul: I don't have a clothing company
Joel: Yeah, what's he talking about? I don't even know what Made clothing is

Charge:Do your think you could have picked a more wussy band name?-The Pieman,Coventry
Benji: Hey our band name is better than our first album cover
Joel: I don't think we could have picked a wussier name. I think he's absolutely right. What were we thinking? I'm a Kerrang! reader myself so i know where they're coming from
Paul: Who asked? The Pie Man?
Billy Could that be a more wussy band name?
Chris: We're changing our name to The Eye-Socket Gougers

Charge:You and your fans are always moaning about Joel and Benji getting all the attention-but they presented a show on MTV together so what do you expect?-Ernie Saunders,Kilarnock
Paul: He's right! You guys are fucked up!
Billy: Yeah,you guys are mean to us

Charge:You make a big deal of being a "real punk band" on the liner noted of your album. But you have absolutely nothing important to say-which make you a pop band.Discusss-Paul Strannery Downpatrick
Paul: Cool
Billy: If you dont think the lyrics are important then i'd rather you not listen to our CD
Benji: Well said Billy,well said. I'd like to further that by saying by even listening to your question we're all a bit stupider

Charge:Everyone tells me there are identical twins in the band: which two are they then?-Gillian Holmes,Leicester
Paul: Benji and Joel
Billy: Really Paul? i thought it was you and Chris this whole time. Holy shit
Benji: You mean it's not Billy and Paul?
Joel: I think it's Benji and Chris
Chris: It's actually triplets, it's me Joel and Benji

The Verdict:Guilty on all charges apparently. Though, and we can't be
positive about this,some of the Good Charlotte boys' answers may be tinged with the tiniest bit of sarcasm.Punk Rock!
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