Joel Madden defends son 'Sparrow'
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Joel Madden chose to call his son Sparrow because he wanted to make life hard for him.
The Good Charlotte rocker - who celebrated the birth of his first son in September - knows his little lad is going to have a privileged upbringing so thought giving him an unusual moniker would teach him how to stand up for himself.
Joel - who also has a 21-month-old daughter Harlow with partner Nicole Richie - said: "It reminded me of the Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue. My worry raising a son in Hollywood is, what will he have to struggle for?
"I wanted to give him a name that he's going to have to stand up for. I love it, I think it's a beautiful name."
Joel also says he's a amazed at how dedicated Nicole is to raising their family.
He told Britain's OK! magazine: "While I'm working, it all piles on Nicole. She takes care of the kids, and it never gets to her.
"She doesn't feel like she's giving up anything - she is whole heartedly their mum."
* Is that a good reason to call your son Sparrow? Post your comments below.
- Bang! Showbiz
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Whos cares what people name their kids. The world tells us not to worry about what others think and then in the same sentence tells us we should care about what others think...
one of the crappest names going round
Joel you shoulda stayed w/Hilary. She's got class - and your son is going to totally be picked on by that awful name..
Life's gonna be hard enough having those two utter douche-bags as parents...
No crap name required!
I like it, in a Jack Sparrow kind of way. At least it's not Pilot Inspektor or Zowie Bowie.
I think its a pretty cool name. better than something plain like john or something!!
I think its a wonderful name but I don't think they needed to defend it. It was their choice so they can do what they want, I hate that celebrities have to justify everything they do just because some people have a go about it. Well done Nicole and Joel!
It makes more sense when you see the reason. Not so awful after all.
I never used to like my name when everyone at my atheist school used to give me crap, but now I wouldn't want to be called anything else. Sparrow would have been better as a girl's name as it's not really a manly bird....Falcon is a good boy's name though I reckon.
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Its not that bad a name... just think his school mates might shorten it down to Spaz. hehe.