Years ago, Good Charlotte poked their heads outside of the pop-punk bubble and understood there was a world of work to be done, both in the industry and on themselves. Today, the Maryland-born brothers boast a long list of entrepreneurial endeavors in the last decade-plus, both before and after their last release as Good Charlotte, with 2018’s Generation Rx. Amid the accolades they continue to add to a growing roster, Good Charlotte have become almost a passion project, for when they have the time and desire to dip their toes back in, sometimes just to give back to fans who have continued to show love for GC.
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In conversation with Anna Zanes, Joel and Benji Madden open up about the different phases of their influential band. “The idea that always comes to my mind about everything that we do or have done — the theme of what injured us, what we thought was our weakness, what our trauma was — always ends up being our strength,” Joel says. “The thing that I would underscore is purpose. When you think about us now being of service to artists, it’s only because in the early stages of our career, we felt a need for someone to teach us, protect us, tell us the truth, which we couldn’t find often.”
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The Fall 2023 Issue also comes with three alternate collectible covers, featuring Scowl, Yves Tumor, and Poppy, as well as stories on Jean Dawson, Shapel Lacy and Toby Morse, Genesis Owusu, and more.
