Joel Madden Quotes

"After playing there, being there ... there's energy in that place that you just can't ... I've been to a million shows there, I've seen a million bands that I can't remember the names of, but, like, there's an energy there, I think that place is important."

"The great thing about our country is we all get to say what we feel and believe. Whether you agree with him, or whether I agree with him or not, he has the right to say what he thinks."

"We always go the French Quarter and watch the same little kids who tap dance with bottle caps on their shoes, ... When I saw this on the news, my first thought was, 'Man, I hope those kids are all right.'"

"When I heard Nirvana, it changed my life."

"Music is supposed to be an escape. It's supposed to be somewhere you go, where you can be yourself, or be whatever you want to be..."