On Monday evening, the channel V in Canada aired the pre-taped special of the show Ménage à trois, which is co-hosted by one of Simple Plan’s oldest friends – Patrick Langlois. Of course, the older fans among you will remember Patrick as Simple Plan’s former merch guy, videographer, photographer, web guy and so much more. As of right now, Patrick is making it big as a TV host in Canada and in advance of the release of Simple Plan’s new record “Taking One For The Team”, he invited them to his show.
The show is obviously in French and the video is only restricted only to Canada [check it here] but just as Patrick and Seb predicted on the last episode of Man Of The Hour, I managed to get a recap of the episode for you (big thanks to Emilie!).
You can read through it below:
Pierre and Jeff talked about the new album, the song IDWTGTB, that the chorus came naturally. They spoke about how hard it is to renew themselves by bringing new things, they want a good mix between serious and fun. Pat kept making fun of Pierre’s gray hair, he said that when his wife was pregnant with his first daughter, the first gray hair appeared. They also said that the fact they have children keep their positive energy and it motivates them – it’s easier to stay young.
Chuck called David Hasselhoff’s manager to be in the video. He loved the song, he wanted to be part of the joke and he even help to get the copyright of Baywatch for the video. They talked about the critics, who are the most critical of the band. Pierre said Chuck is especially critical of himself. Sometimes it annoys others but it also inspires them to overcome this. Pierre compared Chuck to Steve Jobs for his less-friendly-side almost arrogant but it’s because he works very hard and always means well. Pat added that Chuck won’t be insulted about that but happy, being compared to Steve Jobs.
Lady Gaga, Tom Petty, The Weekend are the artists who most influenced this record.
In the show there is a segment called “90 seconds” where Pat asks as many questions as possible in 90 seconds. Pierre answered the questions:
– Who is the most talented in the band? Me
– Who sucks the most in the band? Hard to say
– Where are the most beautiful girls? Australia
– Who is the most popular with the girls? These days, David
– Of all the prices you’ve received, which one is the most valuable? A Félix, from the ADISQ in Québec
– Where would you would never go on tour? *Pierre didn’t know, Pat suggest Baghdad*
– Country where the fans scream the loudest? Brazil
– Day off on tour, sleep or visit the city? Sleep a little, visit a little
– For or against streaming sites? For
– Which of your daughters will one day take over SP? Soren
– Most beautiful place for surfing? San Diego
– After Nelly and Sean Paul, what would be the hip hop collab of your dreams? Wiz Khalifa
– How many cities have you visited? About 63
– How many shows did you do? About 2000
– How many girls have you kissed? About 2000
– Who would you exchange your career with? Patrick Langlois
– Is it easier to write a song in English or translate it to French? Write in English
– In everyday life, do you think in English or in French? In English
The concept of the show is to talk about what interests the guests. So Chuck, David and Seb talked about what they like.
Chuck’s segment is about golf
– They talk about statistics of golf. Chuck has been playing golf for 6 years now.
– Is he a better drummer or golfer? Average in both, a bit better in drums but he practices golf more.
– Sometimes Pierre and him manage to get invited to prestigious golf clubs on tour.
– They briefly talked about Chuck’s bachelor party in Vegas but Pat and Chuck didn’t remember much about it.
– Pierre and Chuck are equal in golf and they are both competitive.
– Chuck said that the most beautiful golf course is the one where he’s a member of – Lakeside in Los Angeles. Some famous people are members too – such as Justin Timberlake, Jack Nicholson or Adam Levine.
– Pierre and Chuck did a little competition of minigolf which Pierre won.
David’s segment is about motorcycles
– Before they talked about bikes, Pat’s co-host wanted to know about his passion for candles, but Pat told her that they don’t have time to ask him questions about that
– David’s passion for bikes started when he was 14
– He used to drive his friend’s motorcycle, without a license
– He’s had his license for 5 years now
– He had an accident with his bike. He met with coyotes and one of them hit his back wheel. He was driving at 90 km/h, he fell on the road but he wore all his full equipment. He was lucky, he had no scratches, nothing broken.
– He has 7-8 motorcycles
– All of his bikes have names but not the names of old girlfriends.
Seb’s segment is about geek stuff
– He loved the movie Interstellar. He loved the film so much that his wife took him to the Montreal Planetarium (where there is exhibits on space and astronomy) for their wedding anniversary.
– They talked about Lego, Star Wars, video games.
– Ideal Saturday night with his wife: playing Wii, they like lego game and Mario’s game.
– One day, he said on Twitter that he loves lego and since then many fans give him legos after shows. But there are too many so he gives them to his friends and even Benjamin (Patrick’s son).
At the end of the show the 5 guys are together. Pat asked them what song of the new album they are most proud of
Seb: Everything Sucks
Pierre: Singing in The Rain
Jeff + David: Kiss Me
