Ben...

Name:Benjamin David Gillies
What his name means:Son of the right hand(benjamin) belovid(david)
What he does in the band:Writes some of the music and plays drums
Other Instruments Played:Guitar and Bass
Nickname:Ben, Gillies, Gilly, Short Elvis, and Chainsaw, The Girth
Brithday:October 24th 1979
Which means he's..: A Scorpio
But his moon is in: Saggitarius
Pet:None, his sister has two birds tho..
Siblings: a older sister named Kristy

Other facts about Ben:

He's been playing drums since he was 8
He's got an innie bellybutton
Shaved his head bald but got a bit of a mohawk, now he's got kind of a spikey thing going
Supposedly the weirdest and wildest and most perverted
He loves playstation(The Cool Boarders games are his favourites)
Loves beavis and butthead
Hates reading
Used to be in advanced maths
Liked watching singled out on mtv when he was in the states
Has had a girlfriend for the past 2 years
He likes fishing
Loves parties and used to use fake ID's to get into clubs before he was 18
When he's at home him and his old man like to go surfing together but he also loves surfing by himself
He wrote all the music to "The Closing" and "Learn to Hate"
He lives in the apartment over his parents' garage, which is also where silverchair practice
The super power he'd most like to have is X-ray vision
His favourite colour is red
He loves to cook, and some of his best dishes are: Lasanga and Chicken in white wine sauce
He says that he took the chairpage quiz and did very poorly on it
Really enjoyed doing a interview with Jump magazine because he got to talk about girls, girls, and more girls
His drum idols are John Bonham, Tool's Danny Carey, and former Soundgarden drummer Matt Camron
He's really good at ping-pong (table tennis)
Likes the movie Slidding Doors
Acording to Daniel one of Ben's dreams is to be a porn star
Favourite website of the moment is www.doodie.com
His top ten albums of 2000 are:
Robben Ford - "Supernatural"
Morcheeba - "Fragments of Freedom"
Rage Against the Machine - "Battle of Los Angeles"
Fatboy Slim - "Halfway Between the Gutter and The Stars"
BB King and Eric Clapton - "Riding with the King"
U2 - "All That You Can Leave Behind"
Radiohead - "Kid A"
Powderfinger - "Odyssey Number Five"
A Perfect Circle - "Mer De Noms"
St Germain - "Tourist"

Ben Quotes--

"you are dumb. you are dumb. i think you are dumb. i just think you're dumb. i'm just putting my opinion forth, i think you're dumb, dumb, dumb."

When asked if he's ever dressed up as a girl:
"I have before and I'll do it again. I'm in touch with my feminine side."

"Life's a bitch, and so am I. So get used to it"

On his old mowhawk:
"Awwww.... I'm not trying to be punk....I just like it... mohawks are cool...when, when you like first get it done it's a bit of a shock... but other than that...yeah i like it..."

"i like girls. they make me feel funny. that's why i like daniel, cause he's a femme, and he makes me feel funny"

"I don't really know much about ladies underwear"

"i'm probably the most sensible in the band."

"sometimes daniel always says how muscle-y he is, being very sarcastic 'cause he's like a puny bastard---mega-skinny. he picks fights with me and chris but we always show him who's boss"

"We're going for a bit of a boogie"

"If they tried that in Australia we'd have kicked their ass!"

"Aw..C'mon.. This has gone a bit too far now, don'tcha think?"

"Anyway, we're looking at a career of being wankers."

"Most people think that being in a band is like, "Woah", just touring around and having fun and cocktails..."

"Daniel's pretty private, but being his friend I'd ask him "are you OK?' I'm just glad things are OK again and we're going on tour. I think finally we may be past that "teen band' crap and are now just "the Australian trio!' "

"I think our fans seem to be really loyal they always have been. If we kind of make a change you know, they'll kind of be like oh, cool and just kind of go with the flow which has been really good."

"If you ask another question like that we'll just make up a silly story"

"That was Australian sarcasim"

after Daniel was asked if the rumour was true that he was doing a solo record "I heard that too mate, and I'm not really happy about it"

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