Simple Plan fans know very well that negative comments against the band are something we just have to deal with because they are not that uncommon. But what IS uncommon are similar comments coming from another band – what more a band from the same country (Canada) and a band that is of a similar music genre. Canadians Sum 41 can’t help it but to spice-up some interviews with negative remarks on Simple Plan from time to time.
You may remember one older video with Sum 41, in which the drummer Stevo Jocz states his opinion on Simple Plan:
“At the end of the day, I would probably rather eat a goat ball than watch “I’m Just A Kid” by Simple Plan. Because, I think their album was called “No Pads, No Helmets, No Balls.”… no goat balls, no any balls. And I would rather eat a goat ball than watch that video or hear that band or hear the name, or even watch the movie, that has nothing to do with the band but they took the name. I wouldn’t watch that movie. I will not watch it. I would rather eat a goat’s ball. Just right off the goat.”
The band has recently performed on canadian Festivent, yes, on the same event that Simple Plan were among the performers as well. Apart from playing the songs on their set, Sum 41 played also a cover version of “Master of Puppets” by Metallica. Lead singer Deryck Whibley said to Le Soleil:
“Do you think Simple Plan would be able to play it?”
And what Simple Plan have to say about Sum 41? In one older Kerrang interview, the guys were asked about this on-going hypothetical fight between Simple Plan and Sum 41 and here is what the SP boys said:
Sum 41 told us they want to give you a “fat lip”. Who would win in a fight?
Pierre: Have you ever seen Sum 41? They are like elves! I would love for any one of them to try and give us a fat lip. It would probably be the easiest fight ever. Deryck [Whibley, frontman] would bring a security guard, and say “Beat them up for me”, because he’s not man enough. I feel bad for those guys…
Chuck: We have always been nice to them…
Pierre: …but they always talk shit on us.
David: He knows that Avril [Lavigne, Deryck’s [ex-] wife] really likes me. We went on tour together, and we spent some time together…
Pierre: I feel bad for him because he had to go sloppy seconds on his [ex-] wife. We like her, she’s friends with us, but her husband is a jackass.
David: He isn’t even five-feet tall!
Pierre: Let’s just say, we don’t feel threatened.
Jeff: Imagine waking up and having to wash that face in the mirror every morning…
David: He is a sloppy seconds troll, that sums it up!
Well.. let’s just hope that on the I-Day Festival in Bologna, Italy, where both of these bands will be performing, Simple Plan and Sum 41 will keep some distance from each other. Just for safety.
Edit
Seems like the news are spreading really fast on the Internet. After publishing this article, such a passionate discussion started (mostly) on Twitter among the Simple Plan fans, that one of the members of Sum 41 responded to this matter. Thomas Thacker (@DUMMYADO), the newest member of Sum 41 tweeted:
For the record, I never talked shit about SP.
OMG! that’s just…. okay I’ll rather not comment it…
maybe they should play “Master of Puppets” as well … sure they will play ist much better than Sum 41 …
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I honestly dont know why sum 41 are suck jackasses to SP, but Im glad our boys stood up for themselves. Sum 41 really have no right to talk shit about Simple Plan.
This just made me really hate them!
Oh dear…me…lol seriously, Sum41 should give up….
can i kill them ;P
poor sum41 that they have to talk shit about other musicians to get a bit of attention. maybe they think it makes them a badass punk band haha…
still like their music, i gotta admit… but these guys are just a bunch of douchebags. sorry.
This is soo ridiculous……. I think Avril ex-husband is jealous for the guys but i don’t know why………
This is disgusting. I really want to beat the shit out of them.
I am pretty much sure that I alone could be able to kick Deryck’s ass. This is not even funny, the guys have to get a grip on themselves and better work on some songs and make them good ones than shittalk about other bands!
and I bet the sum guys wouldn’t even have the balls to tell SP straight to their faces what they tell the media.
wow, the more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for them… They were born such dumbasses, it’s so sad.
I like how SP “stiked back” though. =)
agree with u Kristin
RT and I bet the sum guys wouldn’t even have the balls to tell SP straight to their faces what they tell the media.
Guys. Seriously. It’s okay. If they want to be assholes, they can go ahead and be like that but we’re going to rise above it. We’ve had haters before and it’s never really mattered. If the Sum guys seriously feel the need to criticize another band just because their careers are tanking and it’s the only way they’ll get attention, then so be it. By the way, Deryck, how /did/ that last album go? Nobody knew it was released or even cared? Woops.
Wow I never knew that Sum 41 and Simple Plan hate each other.
I think, the real reason they hate each other is because Avril Lavigne.
We all know how extremely close Avril and David were. They were like dating, even though I know they didn’t. And maybe Deryck got jealous of their close relationship coz maybe they were dating at that time or Deryck really liked Avril.
Well, this is just my prediction. I love Simple Plan to death, and I am also a fan of Sum 41. I didn’t know there was hate between them, but I wish it would stop. I don’t know how I’m suppose to react to this since I’m a big fan of both bands :\
Sorry, but the Sum 41 members are so stupids, they are just jealous because Simple Plan have a lot more of fans and Deryck is jealous of them because they are friends with his ex-girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)… and I agree with Kristin… RT I bet the sum guys wouldn’t even have the balls to tell SP straight to their faces what they tell the media.
Simple Plan is not a band who threaten other bands like Sum 41 then, I find Simple Plan are really more mature than Sum 41
I will support simple plan for sure.Sum 41 might just be jealous because Simple plan is far much more popular.They don’t talk shit on Sum 41 but why must Sum 41 talk shit about them and start the fight.If Deryck is jealous about how Avril is so close to David and that could lead to a such a fight,Sum 41 are just dumb.What Pierre say is right that they aren’t man enough because they only dare to talk behind their back.Sum 41 is talented but maybe they will need to brush up.What Pierre said one is this “I am not trying to be everyone’s favourite band.”So what’s the problem Sum 41?If Sum 41 thinks that Simple Plan is trying to steal the limeligjht form u,then that’s your fault or rather a problem because u aren’t not at the standard they are in!
Sum41…. they are jealous, Sum41 tried to be sellout, but they failled,… those guys are a bunch of retarded Ontarian…. Simple Plan are true Quebecers, nothing to do with a bucn of redneck jackass…. you ought to stay in your boring town english-canadian suckers!
SUM$! pleacse stay out of Quebec, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Orangist prick!
oouu fuck.. everybody knows that Simple Plan is so much better than Sum 41. Sum is just a band but Simple Plan is more than a band, they are my life.In addition, the members of Simple Plan are so much more handsome than Sum41
oh yeah, a fight of these two bands would be so needless because everyone knows that sum 41 would kick simple plans asses. sum 41 for win
Are you Serious? Do you really think Simple Plan have more fans than Sum 41? Hahahahah.
“Do you think Simple Plan would be able to play it?”
hahahahaha no
I like Simple Plan, but we can’t compare both groups as Sum 41 is in a higher level
Fuck you simple plan. Sum 41 is amazing. Whoever the hell thinks simple plan is better than sum 41 is mentally fucked. Deryck only said that because simple plan doesn’t do anything different like sum 41 does. :P and what the fuck? I thought simple plan liked sum 41 considering a lyric in their song was ‘listening to sum and blink on the radio’?…
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