Joel Madden: “The last two years have been about slowing down and starting a family”

Joel Madden has come a long way since his early days of Good Charlotte. He’s 31 years old, engaged to Nicole Richie and a father of two. Joel recently finished wrapping up his latest album which he co-wrote and produced with his identical twin Benji Madden for their rock Band Good Charlotte.

Joel took time away from his busy schedule to talk about his inspiration behind his latest album. He told Hollyscoop, “Our lives have been lived inwardly and obviously people don’t get to see a lot of it. It’s a roller coaster of being on tour, making records and living your life. And then for me, the last two years have been about slowing down and starting a family and really taking some time back for myself and doing what I want to do which is to have a family.”

He continued, “It’s been really good for me finding myself as a person and separating myself as a artist and as a person. You know you just live and you learn and you experience and it all kind of collects. These songs are a great example of it.”

“Me and Nicole absolutely we do not work together on anything. We barely know about each other’s work, but we support each other. We have a foundation–Benji and me and Nicole–we don’t work together, we never will, never going to happen.”