Are you going to be in the LA-area this Friday? Are you vaccinated? And do you want to be part of the new Simple Plan music video?
If the answer to all three of the questions is yes, you might just be in luck! Simple Plan will be in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California on Friday filming their music video for their new single ‘The Antidote’ and they want their fans to be part of it! The fans’ part of the videoshoot will likely be a Simple Plan concert and will be taking place from 4pm to 10pm this Friday, November 19th 2021. Fans who attend this event will be asked to dress appropriately for a Simple Plan concert.
Do you want to be there too? Simply just fill out this Google form, submit your details by 5pm November 18th (LA time) and wait to hear back for more details.
After Pierre Bouvier joined the Cameo platform (which allows fans to request their favorite celebrity to record a short message, shout-out or a greeting for a small fee) last year, the fans now have a unique opportunity to request a video message from another one of their favorite Simple Plan members! Yes, indeed. Chuck Comeau, the drummer, song-writer, and let’s face it – the real manager of the band, decided to give Cameo a shot as well.
And how else would Chuck promote his Cameo than by asking his pal Pierre (through Cameo!) to record a special message for his Instagram followers that they can now find Chuck there as well. In the video message, Pierre said some very nice things about his oldest friend and also decided to perform a little bit of blink-182’s ‘Going Away To College’, given it’s Chuck’s all time favorite song. Check out the full video below:
And what exactly were the reasons why Chuck decided to join Cameo? Read his full comment about Cameo below:
“I’m on Cameo!
Yes, it’s official! I’ve decided to join Cameo and what better way to make this announcement and celebrate than getting a cameo for myself from my favorite artist of all time and best friend since I’m 12 years old, the one and only Pierre Bouvier! 🎉🎉🎉🤩🤩🤩
I don’t want to get too corny, but his video made me feel pretty emotional. I’m so grateful to be in a band with such a talented, generous, and kind guy who genuinely cares about his friends and fans so much. He even performed my fave song of all time for me, something he does in all his cameo videos. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I have to be honest and admit that I was pretty skeptical about Cameo at first, but after watching and reading all the incredible reactions to Pierre’s videos and seeing the amazingly positive impact he’s had on people, I’ve changed my mind.
I’m really looking forward to connecting with all of you, hopefully bring a smile to your face and make your day a little better, celebrate birthdays, anniversaries or big achievements for you or for someone special in your life, offer some life advice, maybe some guidance if you’re in a band or trying to make it as a musician, and try to bring some hope and motivation if you’re going through a tough time and need a little inspiration.
So, if you want, hit the link in my bio and see you on Cameo. Can’t wait to hear from all of you. 🙌🏻
Thank you again Pierre and thanks to each and everyone of you for your amazing and unconditional support over the last 20 years. I appreciate it more than words can say.”
Over the past week, Pierre and Chuck have been secretly working on some more new songs with the help of their friend Travis Clark (the lead singer of We The Kings), who they had previously co-written with back in December of last year.
From the Instagram Stories published by both Pierre and Travis, we’ve learned that the three songwriters co-wrote again at Chuck’s house, where the new picture of them and the result of their song-writting session was at least one new “killer song”, written yesterday.
Besides talking about the songwriting collaboration with Travis, in his series of Instagram Stories taken on his way back home, Pierre revealed the results from the poll he ran a couple days ago, when he asked the fans to tell him which style of songs they would like to hear on the next record. Turns out the fans’ opinions were very diverse, confirming to Pierre and his band that their decision to go with multiple styles (pop-punk, pop and ballads) is the right way to go. Pierre also mentioned that as far as lyrical content goes, there’s a number of themes they are touching with the new songs, with some important messages they would like to pass on.
Check out everything Pierre said in his review of the songwriting process so far below and also don’t forget to watch the Instagram Stories we put together which also include shots by Travis from behind the scenes of this songwriting session at Chuck’s house:
“Hey what’s up, friends!
I just wanted to touch base after our last conversation we had together – I am currently now on the way back home after writing with Chuck and Travis from We The Kings. And we wrote a killer song! I can’t wait for you guys to hear it.
So yeah, I just wanted to thank you everyone out there who wrote back and sent me direct messages, responding to my question, which was what kind of songs do you wanna hear on the next record, what kind of style do you like. Well, the results are in! And shockingly, a large majority of our fanbase out there has requested fo us to go in a more country direction. I’m shocked! I mean, I dig it – more slack guitars, more twang… it’s gonna be awesome! Can’t wait.
Naaah, I’m just kidding! No, the responses were great, I had so many different opinions, which just kinda confirmed that we should just keep doing what we do, which is having a lot of diversity on the record. Yeah, so I thought it was really cool that most people out there really wanna see that diversity. You know, the pop-punk songs, the fast aggressive songs and then some of the more mid-tempo-y cool pop stuff and then the heartfelt slow songs.
So that’s what we’re doing: we’re doing all kinds of cool songs and so far I have to say I’m really excited about the new material, I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. Great stuff, such cool songs, really cool themes.. I think the fans are gonna love it.
And I think the lyrical content we have so far is really strong, I think the message that we have is really heartfelt and really important in a lot of ways, so yeah, it’s gonna be a great Simple Plan record. You guys are gonna love it!
So anyways, just wanted to say thank you for everyone out there who wrote back and gave me their feedback, I thought it was really cool to hear from you guys, to see the different opinions, and yeah, I’m looking forward to finishing this record up and getting it out to you as soon as possible! Talk soon!
– Pierre Bouvier –
To keep track of Simple Plan’s progress on their new album and to make sure you don’t miss any important news about it, keep checking our special section about the 6th album for everything we know about it so far!
Simple Plan are currently in the process of writing songs for their upcoming 6th album and as it turns out – the results so far are incredibly promising – to use Pierre’s own words: phenomenal!
Today, while heading over to Chuck’s house for yet another songwriting session, Simple Plan’s lead singer Pierre Bouvier decided to record a couple of Instagram Stories, in which he shared how excited he was about his and Chuck’s progress with the songs so far.
But that was not all! Pierre also took this opportunity to ask YOU – the fans, how they felt about Simple Plan music and what types of songs they would be most excited to hear on the new album.
Check out exactly what Pierre said in his stories below and also make sure to message him on Instagram with your own opinion. As you can see, we already did:
“Hey, what’s up Insta-friends!
I’m on my way right now to Chuck’s house to go work on some more songs. But I just wanted to give you an update: everything is going so well – the new record is going to be phenomenal! Phe-no-me-nal!
I just finished up a couple of demos over the last few days… and seriously – I am psyched! There’s like 4, 5 songs that I think might be the best we’ve ever written. Fans are gonna love it, people that don’t know us are gonna love it, toddlers, grandparents, people of all races from all over the world are gonna love this record, I’m telling you. It’s really good. So, we need a few more songs, going in there today at Chuck’s house and we’re gonna rock out some more. Yeah, baby!
But I’m also kinda curious to know from you guys, from the fans out there: What do you look for to the most on this next record? And let me be more specific: I mean, do you prefer fast, punky stuff – sort of like Thank You or Time To Say Goodbye, or like Farewell type? Or do you prefer more mid-tempo-y stuff like Welcome To My Life, I’m Just A Kid, or like Jet Lag? Or do you prefer the slower, more emo, emotional stuff like Perfect or This Song Saved My Life or what else, like Save You.. What’s your favorite? Or not what’s your favorite but more like what style speaks to you the most when we make our albums, cause you know, our albums have all kinds of different styles. So yeah, or maybe you prefer the more modern approach to pop-punk that I feel is like Boom, or more poppy stuff like Summer Paradise? Tell me what you like! Send me a message! I wanna hear it.
Oh yeah and there’s also another style that my friend Dominika reminded me: like I Refuse, the darker stuff. Like Me Against The World, I Refuse and Last One Standing. Do you like that better? Or do you like all of it? What’s up?”
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. ✌🏻✌🏻
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in which this multi-talented musician deals with the loss of his friend and band-mate 
