Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980,
Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band, Good Charlotte. He started out on the guitar, but then a friend influenced him to play the bass guitar. Paul
attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland
with Benji and Joel Madden, but was expelled after
threatening to punch the principal in the face. [citation needed] Thomas has known the Madden twins since they
were young children, and fellow Good Charlotte member Billy Martin since he joined
the band in 1998.
Thomas plays five stringed Lakland basses. He has stars
tattoed around his left calf, representing members of his family with his being outlined in
blue.
A fan's favorite quote is 'No one has a crush on the bass player', which has inspired
many t-shirt designs. This stems from Thomas' bewilderment that several of Good Charlotte's
female fans had crushes on him.[citation needed]
During a performance at Brisbane, Australia (9th October 2007) Paul broke his ankle during the third song. Afterwards,
bandmate Benji played a couple of accoustic duets with his brother Joel. Once thought fit, he returned to the stage but continued
to play sitting in an office chair. Joel can be quoted to saying - 'Paul has broken his ankle, and we kinda need to get to the
hospital sorta soon. So we'll play a handfull more songs'. At this announcement, the spectators errupted, because their was a
feeling that the show would be cut short.
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