One of the most formative moments in my adventures in rock ‘n roll occurred when I was around fourteen. I went to a brick and mortar record store at the mall and read the liner notes to Good Charlotte’s self-titled 1999 full-length debut. The band is famously helmed by twin brothers, vocalist Joel Madden and guitarist/backing vocalist Benji Madden. Each member of their band had a section of the “thank yous” listed in the back of the CD booklet. Benji specifically thanked “the egg for splitting, so I didn’t have to become the lead singer.”

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I had been fascinated with twins even prior to that, but Benji’s gratitude for a chance in utero event kicked my curiosity about twins into overdrive. I fantasized about moving through the world with a duplicate.…