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Jeff Stinco on David’s smooth return back after long absence due to fighting depression

David’s recent return to the band after a two year absence, while he had been focusing on his own mental health after suffering from depression for the past couple of years, has been something many fans have been anxiously anticipating for quite some time. But what was it like for the band’s dynamics, after they’ve already gotten used to performing as a four-piece act for the past two years, to welcome their fifth member back this summer?

A brand new interview with Jeff Stinco for Substream Magazine recently dived into this exact topic and the lead guitarist’s thoughts on David return.

All in all, despite his and his bandmates’ initial worries about the smoothness of David’s eventual return – since “the chemistry of the band seemed to have reestablished as a four-piece, and they thought they’d have to relearn living with him”, according to Jeff, the actual return of David came very naturally and all members very quickly got used to having David around once again.

Check out what else Jeff had to say about the importance of mental wellness:

“A lot of things in life just happen, and it just, you know, hits you. Physical injuries and illnesses are easy to conceptualize – if someone’s leg is in a cast, clearly they can’t walk – but there’s a stigma associated with admitting you’re not well in your mind. Struggling with your mental health is often criticized as a weakness or personal failing, but it’s not. I think David was actually quite courageous to take every single step possible to get better and get back on the road. He’s changed his lifestyle quite a bit, and now he’s on the road with us.

– Jeff Stinco –

David Desrosiers officially returned to touring with Simple Plan last night at Warped Tour after 2 years

Guess who’s back, back again, David’s back, tell a friend!

That’s right! Last night, the members of Simple Plan gathered at the first of three 25th anniversary Warped Tour installments in Cleveland, but this time around it wasn’t just the four of them. After battling depression, focusing on his own mental health and not touring for 2 whole years (ever since May 2017), David Desrosiers, Simple Plan’s bassist and backing vocalist, made a grand return on stage with his band right there yesterday at Warped Tour.

We’re sure you’re as excited as us to finally see him perform with SP, so here you can check out the full Warped Tour set of Simple Plan from last night in Cleveland, OH. Make sure to watch especially the beginning, where at mark 2:08 Pierre officially welcomed David back on stage:

[the video is missing the band performing the first song of the setlist – ‘I’d Do Anything’ – however you can watch it here at mark 5:52:15]

David’s bandmates also couldn’t contain their excitement of their friend being back on the road with them, so some of them took to their social media to express their feelings and properly welcome him back. Let’s have a look at what they wrote:

We are so happy to welcome back our friend and brother @daviddesrosiers on stage with us tonight in Cleveland after a 2 year hiatus. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

It’s been a long and difficult journey for David fighting depression and mental health issues and we are so thrilled to know he’s doing better and feels ready to join us again on the road.

We look forward to having him play with us at all our shows this summer and be a part of our new SP album.

David and the band would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all our fans for the support you have shown him during his time away. Your messages of love and encouragement have meant so much and we can’t wait to play for you and share our new music. 🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

– Simple Plan –

Such a pleasure to have our brother David Desrosiers back with us after such a long absence! So happy to see you healthy and strong my man! It wasn’t the same without ya. #davidsback

– Pierre Bouvier –

Welcome back, David! 🙌🏻 Can’t wait to rock with you again tonight and every night!!

– Chuck Comeau –

You can also check out some of the first picture’s from David’s return in Cleveland, OH in our gallery:

Finally, we’d like to ask all the fans to keep being as respectful to David, as they’ve been so far for the past 2 years of his journey to recovery. Even though David is back on tour with Simple Plan, it doesn’t mean that we’ll see him take part in all other SP-related activities (interviews, events etc.). Let’s give David a proper welcome and ease up his return as much as we can. We’re ecstatic you’re back, David!

David reappears on social media after a year to express his excitement over next SP album

After almost exactly a year, Simple Plan’s bassist David Desrosiers, who’s been absent on tour for over 2 years now, focusing on his mental health at home in the meantime, reappeared on Instagram yesterday to wish his fans a happy new year.

Besides that, David also confirmed the band’s statement from a few months ago, that he will indeed be joining the rest of his bandmates in the process of creating the next Simple Plan album and he’s already looking forward to the result.

We’re certainly very excited to see David confirm this himself.

Check out what David wrote from his hometown Matane, in Quebec, where he spent his New Year’s, below:

Happy new year to y’all! May all your dreams come true in 2019… Nothing like spending time by the sea in my hometown to reconnect and recharge… Looking forward to a new album…

– David Desrosiers –

Sebastien praises Mike Shinoda’s fans in a video to him after attending his concert in Montreal

Music fans in Montreal, Canada eagerly expected Wednesday evening, October 10th, when Mike Shinoda (one of the members of Linkin Park) was set to perform at the MTELUS venue, a show that was a part of his Post-Traumatic tour, supporting his new album, in which this multi-talented musician deals with the loss of his friend and band-mate Chester Bennington, who died of suicide last July.

One of the members of Simple Plan, Seb Lefebvre, of course could not miss out on this special show, especially since his friends from Warped Tour – Don Broco – were opening for Mike Shinoda. After the show, Sebastien decided to film a short video message for Mike, in which he admitted how moved he was seeing all his fans and the atmosphere they created together at this show. According to Seb, the evening was all the more moving since that day was World Mental Health Day.

Have a look at the wonderful message Sebastien wrote with this video and also make sure to check out the video below:

Yesterday was Mental Health Awareness Day and I happened to go see Don Broco and Mike Shinoda here in Montreal. I was moved by Mike’s presence and personality on stage, and even more so by all the fans that came to the show to have a moment together. It’s important to surround yourself with people you love and to talk when you are not feeling good. And it’s normal to have feelings. I came out of the show feeling hopeful that people are fundamentally good, and that love will always win.

This felt important so I made a little video. ✌🏻✌🏻

– Seb Lefebvre –

Simple Plan confirmed David will be involved in the 6th album recording process

It has been a very long time since the last time David Desrosiers set a foot on a stage with Simple Plan. Due to his problems with depression, he’s been on an indefinite hiatus from the band since May 2017, devoting his time to resting and working on his mental health. However, Simple Plan are just about to embark on another important part of their journey: they are just about to begin the works on their 6th album. Which is why fans have begun speculating, whether David would even be involved in the making of the new Simple Plan album and whether he would take part in the promotion of it later on at all.

Luckily last night, Simple Plan answered the first of these questions through a new Instagram post. Yesterday’s celebration of the World Mental Health Day gave them reason to address this issue head on and give fans an update on David’s current health condition. In the post, it was revealed that (assumingly) on his recent visit of Montreal a few weeks ago, Chuck paid David a visit and was assured by him that David would love to be involved in the recording of Simple Plan’s 6th album. Surely, this comes as a relief to many fans.

Make sure to check out the full new post about David by Simple Plan below:

Today is World Mental Health Day and we simply wanted to let everyone know how much we love and support our friend and bandmate David Desrosiers.

David is still working on overcoming a serious depression that has prevented him from touring and performing with us over the last few years. While we all wish he could be back to feeling 100% immediately, we also have to understand and accept that the path to recovery is a very personal and unpredictable road that doesn’t lend itself to deadlines and touring cycles. And so this is why we have given David all the time he needs to get better and get back to feeling like himself again. We know it’s been difficult and frustrating for some of you to not get more updates or news, and we apologize for that.

We had the chance to see David and talk to him a few weeks ago and he told us how important it was for him to be involved in the recording of our next album. We are extremely excited to have him be a part of Album 6 and can’t wait to hear him play bass on new SP songs!

– Simple Plan –