Good Charlotte + The Postal Service?
This made my day.
As quoted from a recent interview with Good Charlotte:INTERVIEWER: "And what about any other [Good Charlotte] collaborations? Perhaps with somewhat higher-profile stars? Like, say, [Joel's girlfriend] Hilary Duff - any chance of that happening ( Read more... )
As quoted from a recent interview with Good Charlotte:INTERVIEWER: "And what about any other [Good Charlotte] collaborations? Perhaps with somewhat higher-profile stars? Like, say, [Joel's girlfriend] Hilary Duff - any chance of that happening ( Read more... )
08.23.2005 6:22 PM EDT
Earlier this month, GC's Benji Madden told MTV News that he was drawing a lot of inspiration for the band's new album from the dregs of1980s pop, a comment that raised more than a few eyebrows amongst Good Charlotte's fans (see "Good Charlotte Bring '80s Vibe To New LP; Hope To Work With Justin, Nine Inch Nails").
Now, Benji's brother Joel is trying to set the record straight.
"I think people misunderstood. What Benji was talking about was the production stuff we did with Hilary [Duff]," Madden said. "We were thinking about what we were writing for her. We envisioned a really cool, '80s-girl-pop thing. And I think people kind of misunderstood that as us saying, 'The new Good Charlotte album is going to be totally '80s.' "
"I've been going back to a lot of things I used to love, like Oasis, the Police and the Clash. To me, the Police and the Clash were pretty fearless about being melodic. They had these great melodies and they didn't apologize for them. And they wrote some of the greatest songs of all time," he said. "So that's what we're trying to do. I mean, our new stuff is really different. It's not artsy or weird - it's melodic and poppy, but it's really Good Charlotte. There's definitely a lot of keyboards all over the record. [Guitarist] Billy [Martin] has been playing a lot of keyboards."
In addition to Martin and Thomas, Madden said that new drummer Dean Butterworth, brought on after in May when longtime drummer Chris Wilson abruptly left the band (see "Good Charlotte Drummer Leaves Band Over 'Health Problems' "), will also be contributing to the album as a full-fledged member. And what about any other collaborations? Perhaps with somewhat higher-profile stars? Like, say, Joel's girlfriend Duff - any chance of that happening?
"We haven't even thought about that. Who knows? I've been thinking about that Postal Service album - the way that chick sings on there? I'd love to do something like that. If any girl will sing on our record, it'll be Hilary," Madden laughed. "I mean, Hilary's my favorite female singer. I love her voice. And I think she's the greatest singer today. But, of course, I'm a bit biased on that one."
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