{"id":18399,"date":"2016-06-10T07:50:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T05:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/?p=18399"},"modified":"2016-06-10T07:54:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T05:54:47","slug":"pierre-about-a-concert-experience-that-changed-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simpleplan.cz\/en\/index.php\/pierre-about-a-concert-experience-that-changed-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre about a concert experience that changed his life"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to SPB<\/a>, a short piece written by Pierre Bouvier<\/b> from Simple Plan was featured in the Kerrang<\/b> magazine recently. In this article, Pierre reminisces about the first concert that influenced his following career and made him truly want to be in a band.<\/p>\n

Check out Pierre’s memories on the NOFX \/ Face To Face \/ Ten Foot Pole \/ Trigger Happy show that took place in Montreal in 1994 below:<\/p>\n

NOFX, Face to Face, Ten Foot Pole, Trigger Happy<\/b>
\nThe Spectrum \u2013 Montreal (November, 15 1994)<\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"This was the first show I ever saw that had a real impact on me. I was 15 years old and I knew how to play guitar a sing a little, but I had never seen a true rock show. I\u2019d just started a band with Chuck Comeau about a year before<\/b>, and both of us were obsessed with the SoCal punk scene, which was huge in Montreal at the time.<\/p>\n

The show was sold-out, and as soon as the first note was played by the opening band, Trigger Happy, the crowd went insane. It was like a gigantic steam room in there, with people moshing and stage-diving nonstop for hours \u2013 it was like nothing I had ever seen before. I spent some time in the mosh-pit getting smashed around, but I soon realised that what I really wanted was to be up on that stage<\/b>. The music the bands were playing was amazing, and the energy coming off these guys onstage was palpable! I knew right then and there that this was what I wanted to do more than anything.<\/b> I watched and listened to all the bands attentively and studied their moves and banter.<\/p>\n

It felt like I had finally found where I belonged. I remember whe the show was finally over, I bought an oversized, mustard yellow Ten Foot Pole t-shirt and a few CDs. From there on out, all I wanted to do was listen to music, play in our band and somehow find a way to do this for a living.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n