“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.”

American musician

Benjamin Levi Madden is an American musician known for his work as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Good Charlotte and for the pop rock project the Madden Brothers. He was born in 1979. He formed both acts with his twin brother, Joel Madden. The two also served as coaches on The Voice Australia from 2015 to 2016. His public profile is closely tied to guitar-driven pop rock and to the collaborations he has built with his brother.