10 Things You Didn't Know About Breaking Benjamin

The members of Breaking Benjamin divulge all their (not-so) dark secrets about cats in our new episode of "10 Things You Didn't Know" from Rock On The Range.

[@PeeNidsCold]

Shaun: Doesn't know how to swim Keith: near-sighted af Jason: with ben for a long time Aaron: (secretly) left-handed Ben: Cat person

[@danielgibeault8060]

Hotel: travogo

[@films-n-stuff]

If Shaun can't swim, he should stay away from the Red Cold River...

[@danielgibeault8060]

D J he should ruuuuuun ruuuuuun ruuuuuun

[@thebenbaylessshow9997]

He should crawl back inside

[@ritapitasunshine]

Or go Feed The Wolf instead.

[@realspartan5206]

or fly away and leave it behind

[@maskedman1496]

Films 'N Stuff shaun should “Leave it all behind.”

[@funwithuskidsgaming5509]

I love how Ben says "I rub my cats on your bed!" I could not stop laughing! and I'm also left handed!!

[@killercameo2091]

The cat is not dead, he's in the basement lol

[@Angel_dust_wover]

I'm also left handed

[@shawnmarie459]

late to the game here, but..... every man I've ever loved has been left handed ❤

[@austinwright199]

Lol I love how Ben says "We already have stickers"

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

This is the first time I've ever seen anything close to an interview with them. Wow...they're more laid-back and normal-sounding than I had imagined.

[@tannerfreeman9121]

I could have sworn breaking benjamin got their name when they were playing a live show, and ben had accidentally knocked over the mic, and the dj or whoever said, " i want to thank benjamin for breaking my fucking mic. Huh weird..

[@sarahmoify]

I heard that was true as well, at list Wikipedia said so :/

[@Kyyy521]

I thought so to! Ben said it in an interview I had seen

[@serenasurreal686]

Tanner Freeman That story is correct, but as I'd heard Ben say in an interview he did that thing with the mic to emulate Kurt Cobain! It took me a second to figure out what he meant with this interview though, and what Ben seems to be saying here is that they decided to go ahead and name *this* current incarnation/line up of his band Breaking Benjamin because he still had some old BB stickers left lol :)

[@Olibelus]

Serena Surreal Makes sense :-) !

[@SpacemonkeyDurden]

+Tanner Freeman I think he was talking about forming the new lineup. The plan wasn't to originally call it Breaking Benjamin, but since they had some leftover stickers, they just went with it. At least, that's what I'm getting.

[@whogavehimafork]

"That son of a bitch was down in the basement the whole time." Perfect XD

[@SwishaSilva]

Completely forgot their connection to RED. Both amazing bands.

[@nathansanders2867]

Alex Silva what's their connection to RED, I can't find the info anywhere

[@mkimmer99]

Nathan Sanders Jason was one of the original members of RED. He and Ben have collaborated with each other for years now. Ben was a co-writer for RED's song "Shadows". You can really hear Breaking Benjamin's sound in the song too. Jason is in the videos to RED's song "Breathe into me" and "Let Go". He continues to write and produce RED's albums as well.

[@alexismallory]

+Nathan Sanders jason and i think ben were members

[@AerologyGuitars]

+PrincessLexis1016 LMFAO how could Ben be a member?

[@WhatLiesBeneath24]

Shadows. Red is my favorite band

[@corinna007]

"That son of a bitch was down in the basement the whole time." Hahaha XD Of course he was.

[@Bratzernnjr]

I thought it was because he broke the mic at a club once..

[@NickStar8820]

Thats how he got the name first off. HE went back to the name Breaking Benjamin

[@unounk9415]

No, he's talking about the band's first 2 albums, he said that that was already the second version of Breaking Benjamin because of the stickers. So 1999 to 2019 is all the new heavier BB

[@alfredobriseno6270]

Hahahahahah. Some of this stuff was pretty funny. They also sound wayyyy different when they talk than when they sing. They also act like nice people rather than being one of those crazy guys in other sorry bands.

[@RileySkye100]

Damn, Ben is such a big dude compared to the others.

[@amnhac3891]

He's 6'4. So ya. Lol

[@ClickToPreview]

I got one... Foist got picked up as the new drummer cuz he was killin it playing BB drum tracks on KZbin.

[@seanathonhooper]

And one of my favorite quotes from the Ben "Hey thats that guy from the bus"

[@krdiaz8026]

Aww! Ben is a cat person.

[@cpmorgans69]

He also loves his heroin 1😆

[@mizerymonday1419]

SAMEEEEEE

[@minimomlisa2100]

Is that awesome 🤭😋 or what? Me tooooooo

[@MetalMan1245]

I love this band even more now. I am super near-sighted and love cats, and have a friend that is allergic to cats. Did I mention that I love this band?

[@burnzdagr8]

Ben owns the rights to the name Breaking Benjamin as well as all the music. What I think he is saying is that the name was still there, merchandising (hence the stickers) still there. New songs, those sound like Breaking Benjamin songs. To start over with a new band name would mean that they would start from the bottom again and work their way up again. Which in turn would force them to separate themselves from Breaking Benjamin, which then he would only make royalties from the previous incarnation of Breaking Benjamin. Local radio stations where I live had stopped playing their songs all together up until the hype was built for the new version of the band. Imagine if they had to go with a different band name and a record label went forward with making an album, chances are that a good percentage of fans would be lost because it isn't Breaking Benjamin. It's all business and all about making the most profit since musicians loose out their arse these days

[@cheryldumlao834]

Saw these guys last month and they are the most down-to-earth band ever. Love them, every last one of them. And of course, what would the world be without their amazing music? :)

[@maddiecrater3224]

This is my favorite video ever

[@sleepingstarsXI]

They're soo sweet

[@mindygallo6453]

LMFAO. Getting some strange looks while laughing hysterically at my desk during work. This is awesome!

[@medina5129]

Love these guys.

[@KeithRobTV]

Lol I love how Islander is just chilling in the back like "oops let's move outta the way" lol

[@nba_fanboy_0425]

Such an amazing group of guys(:

[@Jake2Taylor]

I'm left handed too and I play guitar right handed too!! Lefties rule!

[@tidy5156]

Hey me too

[@RaurXDberry]

Hey same !?!!

[@iw9647]

Yes, lefties rule!!! Chester Bennington and Kurt contain are also lefties and they are both legendary

[@KarlstadDrums]

Same! I'm left handed but play both drums and guitar right handed

[@f1rebreather123]

does that make it easier to play? did it make your hand movements a bit more coordinated?

[@princessaz79]

How cool is it that 2/5 of the band is left handed. That's some good odds. They don't play left handed because how ever they were taught it was by a right handed person.

[@princessaz79]

Fun fact. Kurt Cobain played with a right handed guitar upside. He said he didn't want to pay for it to be re-strung.

[@danajessop2835]

It's terrible odds. Lefties typically die 9 years sooner than righties and i want them to stick around for a long, long time.

[@illlanoize23]

princessaz79 he did it because of Jimi Hendrix

[@davistation2403]

THIS WAS AWESOME I NEED MORE!!! :D

[@krissy5797]

Omg they seem like super down to earth guys ❤️

[@wickedrobert1]

Cant wait to see them in concert on july 2018

[@benarchist]

Thank you for finally having something to do with this amazing band

[@m0nkstringz]

i’m left handed and play right handed guitars as well!! i’m also a cat person and have 3 cats!! this video made my heart so happy omg

[@fueledbypaintwater]

Ben seems like one of the coolest people ever and I really want to meet the guys.

[@danielgibeault8060]

"But we got through it together"

[@fueledbypaintwater]

Rockers seem like the best people to hang out with. 🖤

[@Persholm1]

You're an amazing band!

[@NatalieBrennan702]

That... Was... Awesome...

[@Chocolategaijin]

They are so cool and funny!! One of the best dogs ever. . ♥♥

[@ScrmR]

love these guys xD

[@drakehanners]

What does stickers have to do with breaking Benjamin?

[@thebenbaylessshow9997]

Hello There

[@reyntime8735]

Breaking off stickers. Think of tickets at a carnival

[@kumulonvevo6738]

I thought they were called Breaking Benjamin because he mostly sings about his problems and fears (mostly alcoholism).

[@EroSensei0]

I think he said somewhere he first got the name breaking benjamin because when he was at a gig at a small bar or something he broke the mic and the announce called him Breaking benjamin, and later they used that name or something dunno

[@DoiInthanon1897]

“I rub my cats on your bed” - Benjamin Burnley, 2015

[@liltsummerlin423]

😂😂😂👏👏👏 I love these guys! They are so Real!

[@Cam-ns1yi]

Love them

[@jesuschrist4321]

I feel like Bens daddying these lil boyz up.. "is ok my lil chirrun, go n give yall's first lil interviewz chirrun"

[@sofiaperez8840]

Jasen went to the same high school I currently go to!!!

[@LeCoolCroco]

sof does this make you great in some way?

[@morganjobe]

Keith, I'm nearsighted as hell too.

[@AJsMusicChannel]

Islander in that background HAHAHA

[@cougarsgoalie1]

I'm left handed and play right handed

[@lyndsaywelch2246]

I've noticed a lot of artists do that. Is it easier to play right handed?

[@cougarsgoalie1]

i guess it just so happened when i started playing i played a regular right handed guitar. i always thought that it would be easier to work the fretboard with my dominant hand too

[@ajcassidy2023]

same

[@franks5312]

Keith glasses dude omg god

[@kimbreleskellern5230]

I love you guys,, and Ben ,, I love cats!!!

[@eugsadgwreh]

That's not Breaking Benjamin. That's Benjamin and four random dudes

[@AlSeg]

I'm left handed too, but, I can't play guitar with right hand bc of a finger fracture I have, so I force myself to play it as a left handed...

[@ScrmR]

the're such a nice guys

[@maskedguru420]

Ben didn’t even mention his old band mates before these guys in breaking benjamin

[@mrtime-ex1487]

This pretty funny

[@MofosRealReviews]

What did the stickers say that he thought “let’s change the name to Breaking Benjamin because of these stickers” ?? lol

[@dead0Rayy]

ben was in another band named breaking benjamin and they made stickers with the band's name. when they were naming this band he found the stickers from the old band and decides to use it.

[@jamievschannel]

Shaun is is so feckin COOL!!

[@djaybmk]

Dude!!! you killed my cat lmao

[@ogbee9690]

I'm left handed! Nice.

[@SonOfManMusic]

nice

[@DragonflyBritt360]

Hey, Ben! I like cats too! So does my boyfriend!

[@ninjalife5425]

I am left handed too, but I don't play guitar left handed either!

[@daymenfruit7269]

Ben thought that Shawn killed his cat. But obviously it was Jasen

[@radima263]

So, Aaron Fink, Mark Klepaski and Jeremy Hummel is the Plan 9 ??

[@cdrsimmons7300]

They don't actually break things.

[@miroslavvalevsky3787]

Guys, anyone remembers the brand of that gray shirt which Ben wearing ? Thanx in advance))

[@Unorthodox_Style]

2:55 he was thinking to himself : " that motherfucker" xDD

[@mmblaake]

I’m left handed but I play right handed !!

[@robsondias2577]

many thing about the band

[@mbchannel1037]

What I do want to know, why did the past members left the band and Ben was the only member in the band?

[@1stlast290]

Thank goodness for those extra stickers. Plan 9 is …. Not a memorable name

[@breadlorf3867]

How the hell do you get Breaking Benjamin from a roll of stickers?

[@rodneyprill4618]

I was up on stage on the 6th,I was the blond in the greenish shirt and jacket around my waist

[@okayibelieveyou9330]

Does anyone know any other bands that have multiple versions? Or is that just a Breaking Benjamin thing?

[@dresixx92102]

misfits

[@WetNoodles1367]

What's that tattoo on Aaron's leg? I'm so curious

[@epicpokey02]

lol cats...

[@edinburghwalker5569]

What does a roll of stickers have to do with the name breaking benjamin I'm so confused

[@edinburghwalker5569]

+Cody Poston yesss thank you

[@missmandyy6051]

hey, if you are not already, join the FB group - breaking benjamin unknown soldiers - great group for fans.

[@NaldiSooDiabolic]

i help run that page. D:

[@vanny7y]

I will!

[@NaldiSooDiabolic]

Vanny Lorena I'm one of the admin people.

[@NaldiSooDiabolic]

www.Facebook.com/naldisbenheads is another page! (:

[@vanny7y]

Thank you Naldi SooDiabolic QueenOfHell​!!

[@htdrednaxela96]

Ben looks 6ft 3 inches. Betcha didn't know that.

[@cdrsimmons7300]

Wait, why does Ben have Bobba Fett's symbol on his arm?

[@SummeryMussel9]

CDR Simmons He's a Star Wars fan

[@user-xs3lc4ky4h]

I’m both handed. O_O

[@shaycormaic5365]

Ambidextrous

[@user-xs3lc4ky4h]

@@shaycormaic5365 Thank you!

[@lemonadesauce227]

Left handed people rise up

[@BSudlow-sq1sk]

💙💙💙💙💙😇😇😇😇😇💯💋

[@NaldiSooDiabolic]

Yay team lefties!!

[@planreview]

Left handed. Play guitar right handed. No one should care.