{"id":11772,"date":"2013-11-23T17:39:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T16:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/?p=11772"},"modified":"2013-11-23T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-23T16:40:16","slug":"interview-with-david-at-the-spf-benefit-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/index.php\/interview-with-david-at-the-spf-benefit-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with David at the SPF benefit event"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the press conference for the Simple Plan Foundation’s benefit event that took place last week, the members of the band were also available for interviews. One such interview has been done with David<\/b> by Confront Magazine. You can now have a look at a couple of pictures from this interview and also read through the interview (or check it out at the Confront Mag’s page<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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CONFRONT: What are you most proud of accomplishing with the foundation this year?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> We\u2019ve reached a higher number than the previous year, which is always exciting; 265 000$ for a total of 1.265 million dollars [since the beginning of the foundation]. Some of the donations are going to new organizations, which is always exciting too! It\u2019s all moving forward for us and we\u2019re looking forward to next year to donate even more.<\/p>\n

We are partnering with CHU Sainte-Justine to create a transition between what [the kids] go through as patients and normal life. There\u2019s also Sick Kids in Toronto, which I\u2019m very fond of because I made a friend through them. We\u2019re doing stuff with War Child as always. There\u2019s a big civil war in Syria, in the Philippines the big typhoon just happened and there is so much going on around the world!<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: That\u2019s true! And it\u2019s great that you guys can react really quickly to what\u2019s happening too. And you mentionned giving to new organizations this year, where does the final decision lie when it comes to where the money goes?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> There\u2019s a few times in the year when we all get together with everybody that\u2019s working with the foundation. All these people do such amazing work by helping us and steering us in the right direction. We all have our differences and we\u2019re all attached to different causes so it\u2019s always good to have people helping us [when it comes to those decisions].<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: And what is a cause that you hold dear and that you think is underrated and that people aren\u2019t aware of enough?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> I would say maybe GRIS which goes up against homophobia. I mean, why treat homosexuals differently? It\u2019s so retarded when you think about it. It\u2019s 2013 and people still act like this? It must be really hard for [homosexuals and bisexuals]. What they\u2019re dealing with as far as sexuality and stuff, it\u2019s their own business and it shouldn\u2019t be anyone else\u2019s. So I think GRIS is underrated and I think everyone should think about it for a second.<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: I agree! And to be honest, this was an organization that I wasn\u2019t familiar with before.<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Well there you go! Now you know a little about it.<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: Where do you see the Simple Plan Foundation in four years, when it hits the decade mark?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Hopefully, still doing great things with great people onboard. There\u2019s some organizations that we\u2019re partnering up with so that every year, we give them a certain amount. Like CHU Sainte-Justine, we\u2019re giving them 150 000$ over three years so it\u2019s like a three-year contract! And it\u2019s our pleasure to do that; it\u2019s fun because we can see the evolution of the help that we give them so it\u2019s really rewarding. It\u2019s nice.<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: I can only imagine! Now, going away from that subject a little bit, I want to talk a little bit about the EP you guys are set to release!<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Yeah! It\u2019s coming out at the end of November. It has seven songs and I personally think it\u2019s amazing!<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: I hope so! It\u2019s your music so you\u2019re supposed to be proud of it.<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Absolutely! And there\u2019s one song called \u201cFire In My Heart\u201d and it\u2019s one of my favorite and I hope people like it! It\u2019s to keep people busy listening to our music and at the same time as when we\u2019ll be working on our next record. It\u2019s a little \u201chey! don\u2019t forget about us!\u201d<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: \u201cWe\u2019re still here!\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Yeah!<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: And how would you compare it to your previous work?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> It\u2019s very versatile but at the same time, it\u2019s really rocking! There\u2019s one track that is acoustic that is a bit different for us because the whole song is acoustic and we might play it tonight! [Note: They did, it was “Lucky One”] Then there\u2019s \u201cFire In My Heart\u201d is a really good pop nugget. All the songs are quite rocking so get ready to rock!<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: And is that the direction that the next album is going in?<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> I guess! It\u2019s very positive, high energy pop\/rock! It\u2019s what we love.<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: Classic Simple Plan!<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Yeah!<\/p>\n

CONFRONT: Well that\u2019s it for me, thank you for your time and have a great show tonight!<\/b><\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/b> Thank you, have a good night!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n