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Recap of new SimplePlan.cz’s interview with SP: plans for 2024, band’s future as a four piece, secret featuring and more!

by Dominika | Jun 17th, 2023 | 1 comment

Last week, SimplePlan.cz caught up with Simple Plan before their performance at Rock For People in the Czech Republic and got to interview Chuck Comeau and Jeff Stinco, who gave us the most time out of any of the other media (for which we’re extremely grateful!).

In the interview, we decided to focus on some of the more important current topics and questions that have been in the minds of many fans recently and in this post we’d like to put down a summary of them in case you don’t have the time to listen to the full interview (which we wholeheartedly recommend, though!). Let’s get to the important stuff then, shall we?

ON CONTINUING WITHOUT DAVID
For the past few years, many fans have still been quite unsure about the current situation in Simple Plan after the rather vague announcement of David’s departure from the band, following the sexual misconduct allegations. In this interview, we decided not to ask but rather give the guys space to tell the fans how they feel about the situation without putting them on the spot with any specifics. And while it is still a very sensitive subject, which the guys can’t talk about in details, we think they made it clear that at least for now, the only way to go is to continue as a four piece. No plans on adding a new member to the band are on the horizon.

THE FUTURE OF SP CREW
For many hardcore Simple Plan fans, it has been a sad few years after their official fanclub SP Crew, which used to offer some amazing perks such as soundchecks with the band, has stopped functioning. The band knows this is an important feature in the fandom and they told us it is on their to-do list to bring it back in some new form. The fans however need to be aware that when it is back, they must not expect it to be the same as it used to be, but the band is trying to come up with a concept that would work out both for the band and for the fans and offer them something worthwhile.

SNGA AND GYHO ON VINYL
We also raised the question about the possible release of the not-yet-released Simple Plan albums on vinyl – Still Not Getting Any and Get Your Heart On. The guys said that that is another thing that is in works and they are thinking about either releasing them either separately or perhaps even as a boxset.

MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘ICONIC’ FEAT. JAX?
By asking the guys two seemingly unrelated questions, we might have actually made them spill the beans about a secret project. Judging by Chuck’s “secretive hints”, it looks like Simple Plan might be releasing a music video for the song ‘Iconic‘ (which has been a hit on many radio stations at least in the Czech Republic for a while now) and that release might actually feature a collaboration with Jax, an American singer/songwriter, mostly popular for her viral song ‘Victoria’s Secret’. We can’t wait to find out more!

TOURING PLANS FOR 2024
A question we could not have not asked was about Simple Plan’s touring plans for the foreseeable future. According to Chuck and Jeff, the band still aims to visit places they haven’t been to after the pandemic – and that is Australia and South America. Besides that they also revealed to us that their plans include a European tour very early in the new year (2024).

NEW MUSIC ON THE HORIZON
It is not just touring that the guys have their minds set on, though. They still have some new songs left over from the recording session of Harder Than It Looks and they are trying to come up with ways how to release them – possibly similarly to their EP from 2013 that came out after Get Your Heart On with a few unreleased tracks.

25th ANNIVERSARY PLANS
During the interview, the boys have also mentioned that Simple Plan’s 25th anniversary is coming up in 2024, which deserves to be celebrated, so it is possible that some of the previously mentioned things – such as the vinyls or the EP might be tied to this special anniversary next year. And of course knowing Simple Plan, we can always expect a lot more exciting stuff!

You can check out the full video interview below (the audio quality isn’t the best, so make sure to turn on the English subtitles we’ve already provided!):


The Antidote hype: Simple Plan released 2 new promo videos & addressed David’s stepping away again

by Dominika | Nov 4th, 2021 | no comments

In just a couple hours, Simple Plan’s brand new single “The Antidote” will premiere online and in the anticipation of this big event, Simple Plan have been hyping up their fans with a bunch of new content.

First, the band published a video on their Instagram showing the behind the scenes of what looks like could be the promotional photoshoot for the new album, which took place at the end of August, when the guys finally got toegether again after a long time in California. Check it out below:

And of course it’s not just the new song and the album that the guys are hyping up now – it’s also the upcoming tour with The Offspring. And speaking of that, Pierre and Chuck actually got together with Noodles and Dexter from The Offspring and in order for them to be even allowed into Canada, the members of Simple Plan decided to give The Offspring a little bit of schooling – the Canadian way. Check out the funny video below:

And finally, given how many fans still keep asking Simple Plan about David Desrosiers, who left the band mid-2020 after some allegations of sexual misconduct came to light, the band decided to address this on their social media as well once more. See their statement below:

“A lot of you are asking about David. As stated in his most recent Instagram post, David has stepped away from the band as of the summer of 2020 and continues to focus on working on himself. We respect his decision and wish him the best in this ongoing process.

– Simple Plan [in the comments of their Instagram post] –

David posts an update on himself a year after stepping away from Simple Plan

by Dominika | Jul 31st, 2021 | no comments

It has already been a year since certain sexual misconduct allegations made David Desrosiers step away from Simple Plan “to work on his personal issues” and apologize for the harm he had caused to women by his actions.

Since then, Simple Plan’s communication on social media has only reflected the other four members and there has been no sign of David ever since. David’s Instagram has also been deactivated for a significant amount of time.

Yesterday however, a little over a year since the infamous David scandal came to light, David Desrosiers reappeared on Instagram once more, this time with a blank slate – his profile info doesn’t say anything but his name and he has also deleted all his previous posts. On the brand new image post, David can be seen relaxing on a beach, playing a guitar. In the post, written both in French and in English, David thanked his fans for all the support and gave them a little update on his life one year post stepping away. You can see the full post here or read it below:

“Hi everyone!

It’s been a while, so I thought I’d take a moment to check in with you. It’s now been a year since I stepped away from the stage and social media to focus on me. With the help of professionals, I took the time to reflect on who I am and the kind of person I want to be. This has been an ongoing process that will continue. For now, I’ll keep working on myself and my wish is to see you again on stage eventually.

I want to thank all the fans for their support. I really appreciate it.

See you all soon.”

– David Desrosiers –

It is currently unclear, whether his wish to see the fans again from the stage could mean a chance of him rejoining Simple Plan again or him returning to music in some other way.

David Desrosiers withdrawing from Simple Plan following sexual misconduct allegations

by Dominika | Jul 10th, 2020 | 3 comments

Just a year after his return after a 2-year hiatus from the band, due to his mental health issues, it has now been announced in an official statement that David Desrosiers is withdrawing from the band, given the recent sexual misconduct allegations made against him on social media.

The Instagram @victim_voices_montreal recently published an anonymous message (in French) from a woman describing her former sexual relationship with David Desrosiers and made some serious claims of abuse. You can read the full post here with an English translation here.

It took less than a day for the anonymous posting to spread and reach the band and David Desrosiers himself. Given these accusations, both David and Simple Plan decided to react very quickly, each releasing a short official statement announcing David’s withdrawal from the band “to work on his personal issues” and apologizing for the harm caused.

Recent public statements have led me to acknowledge that some of the interactions I have had with women have caused them harm. I have decided to withdraw from the band and seek professional help to educate myself and act appropriately in the future. I am truly sorry for the harm I have caused to these women.

– David Desrosiers –
Following recent public statements, David Desrosiers is withdrawing from the band in order to work on his personal issues. We offer our deepest apologies to the women who were hurt by his actions. We are also sorry for all our fans who are disappointed by this regretful situation. We will, as a band, take time to pause, reflect and put in place guidelines to prevent similar situations from happening.

– Simple Plan –

It is currently unknown whether David’s withdrawal from Simple Plan will be permanent or not.

David resurfaces online with his Instagram stories from Quebec

by Dominika | Jul 3rd, 2020 | no comments

Out of all the members of Simple Plan, David Desrosiers has always been the one to shy away from social media and keeping his private life a bit more private. And while we mostly knew about the going-ons of Pierre, Jeff, Seb and Chuck during quarantine, the whereabouts of David have been mostly unknown.

This week however, David started getting more involved with the IG game and updated his fans on many occasions of his recent explorations of nature in Quebec – such as in his hometown Matane or the town of Chandler. On his Instagram Stories, David even included a number of pictures of himself in the nature, which you can now check out in our gallery.