Benji Madden

I really love 'Cold Song.' If anyone really listens to that song and thinks about their life, there's a lot of good material deep down in there. I think if you listen to the lyrics, it may take you on some sort of a journey. ”

Nothing worries me in life anymore. When you find that best friend, that love, all your worries kind of go away. ”

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. ”

There's definitely a lot of moments in my life now where I go, 'Wow, I get paid for this.' I've had worse jobs. ”

As hopeful as I am, there are some times in my life when I get to low points. Luckily, I still have music to get me through things. ”

As young kids, we had a lot of tenacity. Life was tough at home, so it was easy to go out in the world and try. ”

It's really hard to do this life - to be a human being alone. ”

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 feel like we've had a front row seat for the last 20 years to watching culture and youth. ”

Prince led by example. As prolific as he was as an artist, he was just as courageous in the business. ”