Atlantic Records interview with Sebastien Lefebvre!
(Från Atlantic Records hemsida)
"Sebastien Lefebvre is the latest Simple Plan band member to speak with Atlantic Records. Sebastien talks to us about his past, attending concerts for his bandmates’ pre-Simple Plan musical projects and the band’s now-regretted fashion choices. Sebastien also delves into his surprisingly healthy sleep and study habits (for a rock star), and invites fans to check out his solo work over at his personal website. Pick up Get Your Heart On! in stores today!"
Atlantic Records interview with Jeff Stinco!
(Från Atlantic Records hemsida)
"Simple Plan’s lead guitarist Jeff Stinco spoke with Atlantic Records.com about the band’s experience playing on the Warped Tour for the first time. Their headlining slot came as a shock to Jeff, who hadn't even been allowed to attend as a child! Jeff told us all about his bonding with the other bands on the tour, and which up-and-coming artists he’s keeping an eye on (including former Simple Plan opening act Paramore)! Simple Plan is currently preparing an international tour in support of their latest album Get Your Heart On!"
4 saker du inte visste om Simple Plan!
"Canadian rockers Simple Plan share 4 Things You Don't Know about their band in J-14's exclusive video series." (Källa)
(Var något av detta nytt för er, eller visste de flesta detta om bandet sen innan? Jag kan ju säga, Simple Plan besatt som jag är (haha!), att jag redan visste om dessa grejer om dem, hehe.)
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Som många av er säkert har hört har Simple Plan fått så lov att ställa in många av deras konserter under deras pågående turné, det på grund av att Pierre har åkt på en riktigt rejäl halsinflammation och måste vila sina stämband.
Här är vad Pierre har skrivit till alla fans på simpleplan.com:
"Dear SP fans,
I am extremely sad to announce that we have to cancel our performance at Summersonic festival as well as the next 2 weeks of upcoming shows due to a severe health issue with my voice. First off, I sincerely apologize and hope you can forgive us. Canceling shows is something we truly hate to do and that we don't take lightly. You (our fans) mean the world to us and the last thing we want to do is let you down.
In order to help you understand exactly what's going on, here is my story:
We played our show in South Korea on august 7th at the Pentaport Festival and the crowd was amazing. Unfortunately during the concert I felt that something was wrong with my voice. I was able to sing but barely. I knew I was damaging my vocal cords because it was unusually difficult for me to hit the notes and to control my pitch. I was struggling to sing parts that were normally really easy and by the end of the show, I knew it was bad.
The first doctor I saw in Korea didn't speak much English but he did what is called a fiber optic laryngoscopic exam, assessed the damage and told me as best he could that my vocal cords were swollen and not doing so well (probably due to the very intense schedule of shows we had in June and July). He prescribed me some meds and told me to see another doctor in a few days. The whole band agreed that it was best to cancel the 2 shows in Beijing and Shanghai and rest my voice in hopes to get better quickly.
After 5 days of no speaking or making any sound whatsoever, I went to another doctor in Beijing. The hospital was amazing and the doctor was great. She did another fiber optic laryngoscopic exam and compared it to the previous one done in Korea. The good news was that it already looked better and that with the proper vocal rest I would be good as new and back to normal in about 2 weeks. The bad news was that we have shows already booked for the next 2 weeks, not to mention the next year!!! The doctor also said that if I don't stop singing and go on vocal rest, I risk the chance of permanently damaging my vocal cords which would require surgery to repair.
So once again we are left with the very difficult decision of canceling shows for the greater good of the band.
We decided to take the Doctor's advice to go home and be on complete vocal rest for 2 weeks with medicinal treatments to accelerate the healing. It really sucks to have to cancel these shows and trust me, I'd much rather be out there having fun and playing concerts than remaining completely quiet for 2 weeks.
So that's the story. No need to worry, I will be fine and will completely recover without the need of any intervention other than vocal rest. I apologize to all the fans out there who were counting on us and who were excited to meet us. We will make it up to you I promise. Thanks for your understanding and compassion. We're looking forward to hitting the road again very soon and kickin' some ass all around the world for the next year and more!
Thanks for your support and don't forget to "Get your heart on!". ; )
Pierre
Simple Plan"
Så nu håller vi tummarna att denna vila gör gott för Pierres hals och att han snart mår bättre igen!
Simple Plan live at the 96-1 Green Room!
"Channel 96-1 was proud to have Simple Plan perform live in our green room on Thursday, July 28! They treated their fans to an intimate acoustic performance of I'd Do Anything, Can't Keep My Hands Off You, and their newest single Jet Lag, from the album Get Your Heart On." (Källa)
Simple Plan live at Studio1290!
Akustiskt uppträdande live från Atlantic Record's egen studio 1290: (Källa)
Simple Plan - Weekender Sessions!
"Simple Plan performs an acoustic version of 'Can't Keep My Hands Off You' live on their tour bus at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour in Scranton, Pa., on July 15." (Källa)
"Simple Plan performs an acoustic version of 'Jet Lag' live on their tour bus at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour." (Källa)
(Ursäkta svordomen men Fan va grymma de är alltså!)
"Simple Plan grants an interview to Matt Morgis of the Weekender live on their tour bus at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour in Scranton on July 15." (Källa)
What To Do - And What *Not* To Do - When Approaching Your Idols
JEFF STINCO of SIMPLE PLAN
What are some questions that a fan should not ask you?
You know it’s very strange. When you decide to be in a band, you kind of have to let go of your privacy. There’s a certain limit that obviously you want to keep. I’ve got kids, for instance. I don’t really want to talk about my kids. That’s really got nothing to do with what I do, but besides from that, there’s really no limit.
What question do you like to hear from fans?
I like fans that talk about the music. A lot of times there is a strong emphasis on the artwork, the looks of the band. It’s always great to hear fans ask us about the process and the music, and our career in general. Those are always great questions to ask, and it makes this whole thing have a little sense.
Are there any questions you wish you heard more?
The shittiest question I hear all the time is, “What’s the craziest question you’ve ever heard?” Those questions are not very creative. I’d love to hear more creative questions about lyrics [and] the band in general.
What’s the worst fan experience you’ve had?
I can tell you of one. I think nowadays fans feel that they have—they should have—some sort of closeness with their favorite band. Recently, I had a fan hack into [some] of my [online] accounts. It was just pretty shitty to get tons of letters [and] emails and that person got angry at me for not answering at a certain point.
I’ve heard a lot of these bad stalker stories.
It was stalker-ish. That person kept their distance still. I never really met that person. It just felt very intrusive.
Is there anytime a fan should “back off” from you?
I’m pretty much always approachable. When you’re having dinner with people, that’s the worst scenario. You’re having dinner, sitting down and you’re having a good chat and someone just walks in, kind of barges in. That sucks. Besides from that, I’m pretty open. I think that most of our fans are very respectful, and they’ll wait for us to be done or take a break and they’ll come down and say hi. Honestly, we’ve been doing this for ten years now and we’ve had really, really great experiences with our fans.
Any last piece of advice for fans?
In general, whether you’re in a band or you’re a fan, just be nice. It’s very simple. There [are] a lot of egos in this business and I don’t know what for. Nobody’s saving lives here. I know some doctors who do save lives who are very humble. I think it’s a question of being a good human being and just doing your best.
(Källa)
Join the SPCrew!
Killarna i bandet berättar varför man borde bli medlem i deras fanclub; SPCrew!
Live video chat nr.5!
Var ju ett tag sen sist, men här kommer återigen en live chat med Simple Plan, nu den femte i ordningen!
Först har vi en video där Seb rapporterar från Atlantic Records kontor i New York och där han påminner alla om chatten som var samma dag! :
Och själva chatten! :
Lägger upp några "höjdpunkter" enligt mig från chatten, som förut! :
00.05 - De bytte någon i bandet mot en "look a like", kan ni se vem?? (Ja, alla som är Simple Plan fans måste ju sett direkt att Pierre fattades, haha!)
01.00 - Pierre enters! (01.19 Han hade en "stunt double" för att han behövde gå på toa, hehe)
01.29 - Smart av dem att skriva ut några frågor innan, eftersom chatten kan vara så seg ibland, med uppkopplingen och så!
02.05 - Som sagt, smart att de tog frågor med sig från twitter också!
04.00 - Non smokers, hela bunten!
04.07 - Pierres hund Delilah! (His "bitch", haha!)
04.33 - Blir de avundsjuka på varandra? (04.40 - Haha, älskar Pierre's svar!)
07.08 - "Have you ever broken your pants on stage?", haha!
07.30 - Vem sjunger rappdelen live? (07.42 - Piere visslar hur gitarrsolot går, hehe!)
08.26 - Pierre snackar spanska, haha!
09.36 - "Any other passions?"
11.35 - David har gett bort många basar!
12.24 - Best childhood memory!
13.12 - Jag ser verkligen fram emot Astronaut videon!
14.06 - Ville Pierre bli en präst när han var ung?? (Haha, nejdå..)
14.39 - Favorit karaktär från Star Wars
14.54 - Pierre imiterar Chewbacca, hahaha!
15.16 - "Do you have a secret obsession?"
16.55 - David gives a girl a kiss through the camera, haha!
17.36 - Vem är kortast i bandet?
18.17 - Lång kram, haha, cute!
18.34 - "If you could be anywhere else but here, where would you be?"
18.45 - "Who's behind the camera?" - Amanderz!
21.49 - Bästa dansaren i bandet?
22.43 - Jeff spelar gitarr i slutet, mycket fint!
Kiss 95.5 Webchat!
Lägger som vanligt upp några "höjdpunkter" enligt mig från chatten om någon inte skulle orka se hela! (Fast det tycker jag ni ska göra, de är riktigt härliga de här killarna!) :
02.38 - "Hi mom", cute!
02.49 + 02.59 - Typiskt "franskt skratt", eller? Haha!
03.16 - Jeff ska ragga på franska, hehe (franska är verkligen ett fint språk!)
04.42 - 'Stop dreaming', start playing! Great message, och tycker hela grejen med att David ger bort en bas per gig under Warped Tour är ganska amazing!
06.20 - 'Rituals on the bus', men de lyckas alltid kalla det fel - "Fist me!", haha!
07.42 'Get your heart on!'
08.35 - 'This song saved my life'! Amazing song, amazing story behind it, I love it!
10.40 - The Simple Plan Foundation, en otrolig grej de gör!
11.35 - De var med och skrev en låt till Mötley Crüe!
12.30 - Dags för deras uppträdande; akustiskt! (13.34 kör de igång för de som vill hoppa direkt dit och lyssna!)
SP at MTV's Buzzworthy!
Förra månaden kunde man skicka in frågor till Buzzworthy.MTV.com som Simple Plan skulle besvara, och här är videorna från när de var i New York och besvarade några av frågorna som MTV valt ut!
"The guys answered everything from what their pre-show ritual is, to their thoughts on Glee, and who in SP hasn't seen Star Wars!" (Källa)
Get More: Simple Plan, MTV Shows
Get More: Simple Plan, MTV Shows
Bad updates!
Men nu tänkte jag blogga ikapp mig lite, för det är en hel del som hänt i "Simple Plan världen", så bli inte chockade om det kommer dyka upp väldigt många inlägg här på en gång, haha!
Atlantic Records interview with David Desrosiers!
(Ursäkta att jag är lite sen med att lägga upp denna video, men jag trodde jag redan hade gjort det, såg nu att jag tydligen glömt det, så här kommer den nu!)
(Från Atlantic Records hemsida)
"In part two of our exclusive interview with Simple Plan, we dig deep with bassist David to talk about his musical idols Greenday, and how they shaped his musical career, as well as the massive influence of Michael Jackson. David also reveals which bands are currently in heavy rotation on his headphones (mostly female singers!) and what the rest of 2011 holds for his non-stop band."
(02.30 - "Anything that's from Sweden", woho!)
Track by Track: Gone Too Soon
Det har varit lite dåligt med Track by track på senaste tiden från Simple Plan, men det är ju förståeligt då de turnerar runt hela världen!
Här pratar de iallafall om låten Gone Too Soon som är en otroligt fin låt, den lugnaste låten på hela albumet och jag älskar den.
Jag håller med allt vad de säger i videon, så se på den för att höra vad de har att säga! :
