Pauls Biography
Bassplayer

Name: Paul Anthony Thomas
Nicknames: Paul, Pauly (by fans)
Date of birth: October 5, 1980
Hometown: Waldorf, Maryland
Height: 5'9
Eye color: Brown



Did you know that..
* Paul was asked a lot for a Paul-hug?
* Paul had no idea what that was?
* everyone laughs AT Paul, not wíth Paul?
* the GC album 'The Chronicles of Life & Death' was released on Pauls 24th birthday?
* Paul hasn't gotten as many tattoos are the other guys in the band?
* Paul loves Italian food?
* Paul loves music from bands like the Pixies, Tool, Joy Division and Mobb Deep?
* Paul sometimes gets homesick?
* Paul loves reading Shakespeare?
* Pauls superhero is Mighty Mouse? * Pauls favorite holiday is any day he is off?
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In his own words
Taken from GC.com
So if you don't know i play bass in this wonderful band we call Good Charlotte.
I first started on guitar when i was 12.
After a year of playing guitar, my friend that i was playing with suggested that i get a bass.
I didn't even think twice.
It really sank in that i could do this when i learned how to play Green Day's "Longview" bass line.
i thought i was a bad ass because i could play it.
So from that moment forth i was dedicated to the bass.
Thanks to the influence of my friends in Waldorf, i also got into hip hop.
It was the first time i had ever heard bass sound so deep and powerful.
That is what inspired me to pick up a five string.
So there you have it.
I pretty much learned how to play by learning a lot of Rage Against the Machine and Tool.
From there i kinda just tought myself and got tips from older musicians that i met.
Recently i have been trying to broaden my horizens and learn how to play more instruments.
I've been learning how to play drums, piano, upright bass and cello.
I've learned through my experiences that it is possible to play anything with enough practice and dedication.
So that is the message i pass onto you.