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Biography
BLP sources|date=July 2009Infobox musical artist|name = William Dean "Billy" Martin|image =|caption = deletable image-caption|Monday, 13 July 2009|date=July 2011|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist|birth_name = William Dean Martin|birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|06|15|origin = Annapolis, Maryland , United States|U.S. |occupation = Musician , guitarist , songwriter , author , illustrator |genre = Alternative rock , pop punk |years_active = 1996& mdash;present|instrument = Guitar , Keyboard instrument|keyboards |label = Epic Records|Epic , Daylight Records|Daylight |website = URL| http://www.goodcharlotte.com/ William Dean "Billy" Martin (born June 15, 1981 in Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis , Maryland ) is an United States|American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist of the pop punk band Good Charlotte .
Life and career
Born in Annapolis, Maryland , Martin has been playing guitar since he was in 6th grade when he received his first guitar for Christmas . He went on to attend Severna Park High School in Severna Park, Maryland. He started his first band, Overflow, with Steve Sievers, who now helps Martin run his clothing line, LeVeL 27 . Billy Martin is a vegetarian and is a huge animal lover. While recording Good Charlotte 's third album The Chronicles of Life and Death , he and Benji Madden switched guitar roles. Martin also plays keyboards on the album, with the exception of "The Truth", and occasionally plays keyboards at their concerts. Martin, who enjoys drawing, created the artwork for The Chronicles of Life and Death album sleeve and cover. He also designed all the artwork for the videos " Predictable (Good Charlotte song)|Predictable " and " The Chronicles of Life and Death (song)|The Chronicles of Life and Death ".
Martin also co-wrote "Mountain" and " Ghost of You ", which appeared on The Chronicles of Life and Death .
Martin's favorite director is Tim Burton and his favourite film is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas .
On March 1, 2008, Martin married hairstylist Linzi Williamson, who he had been dating for eight years. On January 26, 2009 she gave birth to their son Dreavyn Kingslee Martin in Pasadena, California .cite web|title=Billy Martin & Wife Welcome Son Dreavyn|url= http://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2009/01/28/billy-martin-wife-welcome-son-dreavyn/|publisher=Celebrity Baby Scoop|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-10-03
In December 2009 Billy Martin liquidated his clothing company Level 27 saying that it was a great outlet for his artistic whims, it had served its purpose and would not be kept going as a clothing brand. http://www.bloodzilla.com/blog/index.php? blog_id=112
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