LIVE EVENT TRANSCRIPT: SIMPLE PLAN
Thursday, 2 May 2002
teenhollywood_marc: We have Seb, Chuck, Jeff, and Pierre here to chat !!
Pierre: Hello everybody, this is Pierre!
BrownieGirl: What's the story behind the name "Simple Plan"
Pierre: The story behind the name is basically that we see what we do as a simple plan .. be in a band, live our dream, go on the road and meet a bunch of new friends and do that instead of having a crappy job like we used to!
BrownieGirl: What's the story behind the name "Simple Plan"
Pierre: The story behind the name is basically that we see what we do as a simple plan .. be in a band, live our dream, go on the road and meet a bunch of new friends and do that instead of having a crappy job like we used to!
simple.cool: Allo les gars de Simple Plan( je sais que vous parlez fran�ais), vous �tex o� en ce moment?
Pierre: We're in Lexington, KY which is about 90 miles from Louisville which is where we are playing tomorrow with Sugar Ray and a bunch of other bands!
judy1224: Is the song "Addicted" referring to a particular person?
Pierre: Not really one in particular, I think a lot of girls in our lives, the ones that we've had before, probably. But not exactly one in particular.
AnGeLiKa_SPfan4life: Hi I'm Angie I love you guys! my question is how long does it take for you to write a song?
Pierre: Every song is different. SOmetimes it takes five minutes, sometimes it can take a couple of days. It really depends on the song. Sometimes it is short, sometimes it is long! Usually when it takes a short period of time to write it, it is a really good song and when it takes a long time it doesn't end up being my favorite one.
Sunshine5802: I'd like to know what the guys think about the fact that so many people relate to their music.
Pierre: I think its great. Personally, I think thats cool. We write about things that happen to us. Being the age that we are, I think that a lot of fans can relate to it and we are in the same situations that they are. We get emails from fans saying that they have been in the same places we have and it is a really great thing!
punkstar: Who are your musical influences?
Pierre: There are so many now. I think that growing up in high school I listened to Lag Wagon a lot. I think that for this record we also went back and listened to a little bit of older stuff, Elvis Costello and the Beach Boys and the Beatles -- I love the Beatles. I love the Cars. A mix of punk and pop.
nasplasha: who came up with the cd name?
Pierre: I can't remember, we were all just joking around, it was a magical moment. One of us came up with that stupid line.. It was like a skateboard saying: don't be afraid, and just go ahead with it. We are recording what we believe in and sending it out there.
nasplasha: who came up with the cd name?
Pierre: I can't remember, we were all just joking around, it was a magical moment. One of us came up with that stupid line.. It was like a skateboard saying: don't be afraid, and just go ahead with it. We are recording what we believe in and sending it out there.
Kalina: Do you guys have girl friends????
Pierre: Most of us don't have girlfriends.. David has a girlfriend, and thats it!
nasplasha: how long have you been playing your instruments?
Chuck: 10 yrs.. and you still can't tell :)
David: I started four years ago
Jeff: 13 years
Pierre: I started singing with my first band when I was about thirteen, so about nine years
Seb: 7 years
iwannariot666_ : Who do you want to have win the stanley cup?
Pierre: C'mon, Montreal !!
sickboysgurl55 asks: Are you guys planning on coming out to southern cali anytime soon? My best friend and I can't wait to see you!!!
Pierre: We have nothing booked there yet but we're definitely going to tour all over the US in the next year and we'll go absolutely everywhere. Check out our website, we keep everybody updated on that. We'll go, hopefully before the end of the summer.
punkstar: What Cd's are u guys listening to write now?
Chuck: I listen to a lot of "Saves the Day"
Jeff: Right now, what I'm listening to....
Seb: I listen to a lot of Bjork and Green Day
Jeff: I listen to Dashboard Confessional a lot these days... And some U2. Pierre listens to a lot of Sugar Ray. We're on tour with them and every single night we hear them. :) David listens to the Papa Roach record a lot.
SoSimpleAtTheTime: Who is your favorite character on the Simpsons??
Jeff: Mine is definitely Bart. Haha, Chuck wants to be Milhouse
Seb: Homer
Jeff: Pierre would be the comic book guy
N2M111: If you guys weren't in the band, what would you be doing with your lives?
Jeff: I'd probably be in school right now. For a long term thing, its the only thing I could see myself doing!
Seb: I would be studying right now, hopefully to become a teacher.
Chuck I'd probably be studying too and still be in law school.. I'd go back to law school.
punk_rules: salut les gars! jvoulais vous demander si vous aviez des show pr�vus a montr�al apr�s le warped tour ?en passant david t vraiment p�tard!!pi bonne f�te en avance pour pierre!
Jeff: We have a show on June 5th at Club Soda with Unwritten Law in Montreal. That's a scoop right there, its not even on our web site right now. And after Warped Tour there is probably going to be some stuff but there is nothing set right now. THe best way to stay informed is to check out our web site, www.simpleplan.com. We really want to go back to Montreal so any excuse will be good to go back!
VApunkBear65: Do you speak French when not in public?
Chuck: Yes, we speak french all the time. But mostly we french kiss ;-) French is our first language. But when we're in the states, we make an effort to speak english. But in the states, people don't understand french so we can talk french in front of them and they don't understand, it is pretty funny..
lovesimpleplan: When did you make the group and start playing music ?
Chuck: Three or four years ago. The final line-up, a year and a half (when we added David). But the four of us have been together for three or four years.
Wildnloudkiki: What keeps you motivated to play an amazing show each nite?
Chuck: Basically, when we're touring, we're a new band so every night we get to play in front of thousands of people who've never heard of us and we have half an hour to prove that we don't suck. We do our best every night. We love playing, we love jumping around on stage. That is what we do, thats why we made a record and are in a band. Its not hard to find any kind of motivation for us. We do it cause we love it. Plus it is embarassing when you play a bad show.. you walk around after and people look at you funny. :)
iwannariot666_ : how did you come up with the album cover?
Chuck: Well, we just wanted to find an excuse to hire models and hang out with them for a whole day of shooting. So we figured why not have a concept where SP crashes a big wedding. That was the concept, we hung out all day in New York in a really shady hotel with models. They didn't talk to us at all, they left at 5:00 as soon as we were done, they bailed as soon as we were done and gave us fake numbers.. but that was the only reason we wanted to do that!!
PezPrincess: The music video is great, what was you favorite part about making it?
Chuck: Favorite part, wow. Well, there were two or three favorite parts. Showing up at 4am to do the video and seeing so many trucks and people already there ready to do it and we were like "whoa, who's shooting a movie right next to us" but then we realized it was all for us. And the performance scenes, it was a lot of fun, we love playing so that was the best part. And I also liked acting against some known actors. They were really nice to us so it was a lot of fun just to hang out with them. And Eliza Dushku gave me her email address and she wrote back! :)
TropicanaAnna: What are you plans after the Warped Tour?
Chuck: Well, there's nothing that is confirmed just yet. We want to keep on playing shows and touring. Maybe go to Asia. We've been hearing that the single is selling very well in Japan. It is kind of weird for us to believe that there are people in Asia that know our band, so we want to travel there. In the fall we'll check out Japan and Thailand and Indonesia. We don't want any days off, we just want to tour and play shows every night. that isn't going to change after Warped Tour.
ladyjane62: When does the next album come out?
Chuck: The next album? Wow. We have no plan at all for that. Right now we are just touring and playing shows. We always think about new songs and are writing. We'll see how it goes. But there will be a next record!
TanyaMaier: what inspired you to write the song perfect? did you have a bad relationship with your father?
Chuck: Well, the song perfect means a lot to all of us. It is basically about parents accepting everything about their kids. Our parents have always been really supportive of us and being in a band and touring but at the same time they were really scared abou tus dropping out of school and being in a band. It is about how hard it is for parents to accept what their kids want to do. That is how it came out, just walking around one night after a stupid fight. We sat down and wrote about what it is like when your parents don't get what you do.. From all of the emails we've been getting, I know that many of our fans feel the same way. It is amazing how many people wrote in emails telling about how hard it is to go through all this with their parents, we know that we aren't alone in feeling that way.
SimplePlanGrl17: Does David have a lisp? or was he drunk in that video on simpleplan.com-David Screaming?
Chuck: Ahh, no, he wasn't drunk. He's just like that, he's crazy. David will do anything to make people laugh. He will go to the wall to make a joke. Even if he gets hurt and looks like an idiot in front of an airport crowd, he will do anything to get a laugh and that is why it is so cool to hang out with him!
simple_chick: Hey guys, i love you seb! Congrats on the recent success! Im just wondering, seeing as how you are becoming more and more popular, you will eventually become a sex symbol, how does that make you feel? are you comfortable with that?
Chuck: Man, are you drunk?? :) We are definitely not sex symbols, we are just normal guys, way too ugly to be sex symbols. WAY too ugly.. :)
frack_80: Why did you write the song "God Must Hate Me"?
Chuck: Sometimes you just feel like every single thing is going wrong. It was a really awful day and it felt like there was a conspiracy. I called my friend and I told him "Man, I really feel like God must hate me today" and we all went "hey, hold on, thats a good song title" but it was really because we felt like crap that day!
SweetThang82: If you had to pick a city you've been to which one had the colest fans so far??
Seb: Well, we'd have to say that Toronto and Montreal are the best because the fans know us there a little bit more. But the fans in New York are pretty crazy. But so far, definitely for us Toronto and Montreal because we're from there!!
teenhollywood_marc: Good news -- we have so many questions, we're extending the event by 15 more minutes (at the bands request!! :>)
tapgirl24: What is your favorite part about touring with other bands, and being on the road?
Seb: Definitely playing shows every night, meeting new people every night, being able to talk to everybody after the show, hanging out until there is nobody there. Sugar Ray is being very good to us, talking to all the bands is the best part.
gillysoosegurl asks: How often do you get to see your family/ friends?
Simple Plan: Since we've been on the road, I would say once a month, maybe, when we get says off or we go to Montreal to play a show. But hopefully (and not hopefully at the same time), we'll see them even less cause we'll be on the road playing shows everywhere
YouCantChangeMe77: Do you feel that bands like New Found Glory, Rufio, Mxpx(etc..) are threts to the business or do you guys wlecome the competiton ?
Seb: All of the bands are so tight together, I love all of the bands that you just mentioned. I think it is a little bit different than other styles of music, like if you are listening to BSB you won't like N Sync or whatever. But with our kind of music you can like all the bands and still be cool, you know?
gillysoosegurl: who is the wild child of the group?
Seb: The wild child of the group would have to be David. He would just do ANYTHING to make us laugh and you pull a joke. And he is the most unpredictable too.
Simpleplanmay8th: What do you do on your off time?
Seb: On my time off when my computer isn't broken, I try to sit down and read the emails and reply to as many as I can
mandy008: do you ever get annoyed by "crazy" fans doin anythin and everythin to see ya?
Seb: No, its always fun 'cause like everybody we meet after the show, they are so cool to us and we feel so fortunate that they take the time to talk to us and see us. Even if somebody is a little crazier than someone else, we are so happy to talk to them.
AnGeLiKa_SPfan4life: Did your family always support you in your music?
David: Yeah, oh yeah, a lot. My mom a long time ago, she's actually the one who bought me my first guitar, I think I was fourteen years old, at christmas. It is actually a funny story.. They were hiding the guitar at my grandma's and obviously I was like sneaking into everything and I found it and I was like "Oh my god, whoever is going to get this is so lucky" and I started playing the guitar. I found out that it was mine, it was an acoustic guiatar and that is pretty much how I got started on the guitar. When I wanted to play drums, my mom lent me the money because it is expensive to play drums. They were always supporting me, it is what I always wanted to do. My dad comes to a lot of shows, he actually drove 20 hours to see the first date with Sugar Ray. They are really happy!
SexNDaSnowChik86: What was the most crazy/stupid/embarrasing thing you've ever done to impress girl?
David: Oh my gosh, thats a hard one... You know what, thats a really hard one. I was pretty young and was in my class and I actually gave her a ring.. you know those really cheap plastic rings you can get out of machines? I gave it to her and I kissed her in front of the whole class. I think thats it!
illdoNEthing4simplplan: has fame changed you as a person?
David: Well we're not famous. I'm actually the same guy. Everybody is like "dude, you're going to get so big" .. but I'd have to eat A LOT to get big cause I'm a small guy ;-). I can't wait to go back to my hometown and see my mom. I haven't changed a thing except for maybe sometimes meeting cool people like the Sugar Ray guys. Other than getting to meet really nice and famous people... Whenever you come on a show, if you meet me you're going to find out!
SoSimpleAtTheTime: where do you guys get your role model clothes?
David:It is our friend Patrick's company
emmadevaal: hey guys... just one question, most of your songs are all about teen angst (I'm just a kid, god must hate me, one day etc)... why is it that all your songs about kids going through a rough time have such happy beats? (hey david and chuck, remember me? Emma)
David: Its pretty much what we all went through, you know. When you're a kid, everybody goes through that. We still feel like kids even though we are like 20,21,22. We are pretty much like kids. We don't go to school anymore but our brain kind of stopped as teenagers in a band. Thats what we always do, just play music. Of course we are going to get old but we are never going to grow up. I don't know, thats what reflects our lives and what everybody went through in this band, you know?
SimplePlanGrl17: what is the most embarassing thing that has happened to each of you guys while on tour?
David: Jeff fell a couple of times on stage in Toronto. Actually, two nights ago he totally fell down while playing after like a jump. I looked at him and I was like "oh my god..". It was really hilarious. Of course, its not cool when it happens to you. Patrick got it on camera, I'm pretty sure we're going to put it on the Internet site Pierre forget lyrics.. Thats funny because he starts singing jibberish, whatever comes out. Having Mark (Sugar Ray) on the side of the stage watching the show.. right now he was watching the whole show! Pretty cool guy.
Amberino: what is the craziest thing a fan has done for you guys?
David: You know what, for me it actually happened last night. This girl knew I liked Zebras... I've got a zebra strap and some zebra boxers.. animal printed stuff. She bought me board shorts and I was like "oh my god".. I think its crazy. SOmetimes they buy you a little something that costs a buck or two but this was expensive!! There are wierd girls. One gave Chuck a hug and started crying.
Chuck: I was like "don't worry!!"
David: It was like an HMV music store. Thats pretty freaky when girls do that. You look at them and you're like "what happened? are you going to be alright??"
gillysoosegurl: DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS?
David: I don't, nope! You know what, none of us in this band do! We're all like.... pure. So far, 'cause we don't have any money to get some. Jeff wants to get some really soon.. he's like real into it! You gotta think about it, because you're going to have it your whole life. To take it off is kind of not really cool!
BrownieGirl: If you could tour with any band from any time who would it be?
David: You know what, I would say Green Day but we are going to play some shows with them soon, so... I would say No Doubt ! Or Weezer. And if we could open for a little more aggresive band, I'd say Papa Roach
N2M111: What's your favorite song from your band?
David: Wow, thats a hard one... I'd say "I'd Do Anything" and "The Worst Day Ever"
N2M111: What's the downside of being in the band?
David: Its kind of hard sometimes to be like five guys, always together. Even though we are good friends, it is kind of ironic. Like we said, Simple Plan is a simple plan but it is not as simple as it could be... You know, travelling is really cool. But driving 20 hours is not really cool. Big drives...
stephisneat: How do fans in Canada differ from fans in America?
David: The fans in America are a little crazier than the fans in Canada.. so far. Kids are kids, you know, but I don't know, for some reason in America they one day like a band and want to know EVERYTHING about them. They are a little more intense when they like a band! But Canadian fans are great. We don't just anybody by where they are from or whatever!
Addicted2SimplePlan: How did you decide who was going to do what in the video for Im Just A Kid?
David: Its like according to our personality. Like Seb really likes to get hit by a bus, so.. :) I can skateboard. I know in the video I can't, but I can. Chuck doesn't really know anything about cars, but he would do anything to help a girl in trouble. And Jeff gets a little crazy, so like the Kung-Fu moves, thats him totally.
Addicted2SimplePlan: What comes first the lyrics or the music?
Chuck: It depends on every song, honestly. Sometimes we will have all the lyrics for a song and then we write the song, sometimes it is the opposite. It is hard to fit in words to music because you have to make the words fit and you have to find cool lyrics. Sometimes you have a title and nothing else, every song is different.
SimplePlanSuperFan: What's your favorite movie?
David: Grease! No question about it. Every time I am in the hotel, I start watching VH1 and they had a kind of "Behind the Music" but with movies and it was grease. It was so hilarious but I was like "I can't watch that, I gotta go to bed." but I watched the whole thing... I love the soundtrack. I think that it is cool how they sing and dance at the same time, I just like that movie. I love John Travolta and Olivia.. They would make a great couple!
VApunkBear65: Do you find it awesome or weird to have fans follow you from city to city?
David: That's wierd. I think its awesome, but awesome wierd. I think it is really cool that they are willing to drive to see us for another night, but at the same time you think about it cause it is crazy! But when I was younger, I would totally do it. Watch a band in Montreal and then go to Quebec City. I went to see "No Use for a Name" in Montreal. It was sold out, but in between the two nights in Montreal I went to Quebec and saw them three days straight! They are great guys, it will be great because we are playing warped tour so we will get to see them.
SimplEmoSongTX: what's the wierdest thing you've ever been asked?
David: "Do you like Bananas?" just like that, out of the blue.. I thought it was wierd!
disengageme: If you had the choice of owning either a penguin farm or an ant farm, which would you choose, and why?
David: Hahahah. Penguin! Cause I think they are so cute! And they are so like.. it looks like they wouldn't hurt anybody, they look really friendly and I'm a friendly person so I would go for the Penguin!
gummybear1204: If you could date any celebrity who would it be?
David: Drew Barrymore!
Simpleplanmay8th: you said its embarrasing to play a bad show. Have you ever played a bad show? Ive seen you once and your badass live
David: Yeah we've played bad shows. Maybe like the crowd think that it is always a great show but since we are pretty particular about the show and the singing.... we've had bad nights, after the show we go back and Pierre or I go "argh...". Everybody can have a bad night, everybody makes mistakes right?
nita17_sp: So who's the best kisser then??
Chuck: Haha, wow, thats tough. I've never tried kissing.. well... ok, I kissed Pierre for 0.0005 seconds because we were joking around and we happened to touch lips and that was horrible. But I'm going to say that I'm the best kisser!!! And I invite anyone to try to compare. We'll organize a big kissing booth and people can just come and compare.
punkrockrchick: Is the dough rolling in?
Chuck: Not at all, we're just broke, stuggling to get enough gas money to get to the next town, unforunately. We're real happy that we don't have to have another job, this is everything we do. We feel extremely lucky. How many bands can say that they can pay their rent and food with band money? So no, we're not rolling in money yet. But thats not really the point, the point is just to go out there..
teenhollywood_marc: Well, we're all out of time for tonight! Thank you to everyone who came out!!
teenhollywood_marc: Last words, Chuck?
Chuck: For everybody, all of the guys, I want to thank the guys for hanging out and spending like an hour with us. We were really surprised at how many people showed up. Check out our tour dates, we always hang out in the crowd. If your question didn't get answered, send us an email and we'll try to answer it. More than anything, thank you!!!! Thank you to everyone !!
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