(Chuck not in room yet) To get us started off, describe David in 3 words or less
Pierre- Sexy, cool.... Jeff- greasy...(everyone laughs) Pierre- in three words, I don't know... David- (points to his Grease shirt) that goes with this of course Seb- funny Pierre- funny, crazy and skitsofrentic
Pierre- bald (everyone laughs)...no...(thinks) Seb- wow, we suck at this Pierre- it's hard, in three words, I don't know Seb- i'd say...good guitar player
That's good...what about Seb?
Jeff- great guitar player (laughs) Pierre- Seb would be....sweet Jeff- sweet Pierre- nice Jeff- easy Pierre- what's the word im looking for?... David- easy Seb- easy??? David- loose Seb- what does that mean? Pierre- he's just....a nice guy (puts 3 fingers up) a-nice-guy
What about Chuck...he's not here so you can say bad things about him
(Chuck comes in) oh, yeah he is actually
Seb- Chuck would be... Chuck- describe what? Jeff&Pierre- in three words Pierre- how would we describe you Seb- high maintinence guy Pierre- high maintinence guy Chuck- ok....ugly, stupid, and... Pierre- you're not suppose to describe yourself Chuck- sweet Pierre- that's self confidence right there for you
How is your album coming along?
David- bad Pierre- it's actualy finished, we're gonna mix it, we're starting to mix it now Do you know when it will come out?
Pierre- It should be.... Chuck- March David- April Pierre- yeah March, probably March
Do you have a name for it?
Pierre&Chuck- not yet Pierre- but we're working hard on it, as soon as we get everybody ready
Do you have plans for a video?
Pierre- we're probably going to have a video, there's nothing thats officially yet, but there's probably going to be a video, but we don't know whats on it, or anything in it
Any ideas of what you're gonna do?
Seb- we've been working on this record so much that we don't have time to think about anything yet but.... Pierre- you've been so close to it, you don't really know what's on it Chuck- hopefully it's gonna look good (Pierre cuts him off) P- it's gonna be a good song and it's gonna look good David- we thought about being in the video...like us (laughs) Pierre- yeah, like us, us in it
What's your favorite song to play live?
Pierre- we all have different ones, mine would probably be.... Jeff- the last one (all laugh) Pierre- mine would probably be Anything Jeff- Anything for me too Seb- Anything Chuck- I like Addicted David- mine is probably Worst Day Ever
Why do you guys choose to write in English and not French?
Pierre- Because we hate French music Seb- We've been listening to English music anyways Pierre- I never listen to French music, and I don't think it sounds good with this kinda song Chuck- We've just been raised on punk rock from California and that stuff Pierre- but we listen to it Chuck- that's what we like right now
I know a couple of you used to be in Reset...
Pierre- yeah, us three (points to David and Chuck)
...you guys had a lot heavier sound than Simple Plan, why did you decide to change from the heavy sound we heard in Reset, to what we hear in Simple Plan?
Pierre- I don't think it's a lot heavier, I just think it's a lot faster. Chuck- I got tired Pierre- yeah, Chuck got tired and we had to slow it down a little bit. I think we've just evolved from there means, it's just when you play music, Reset was out for a long time and I was playing in that band for like five years, and if you play the same style of music, eventually you kinda not re-envent yourself, but you wanna do something a little bit different because you can only write....you know....it will just become the same thing over and over again, you know what I mean, so we kinda evolved to that, we don't know where we will be in ten years. Chuck- it's just where we are at in our heads right now, it's the kinda music we like Pierre- there's no specific reason Chuck- all of us just wanna play the music we love, right now this is the music that we like, maybe like... David- maybe in ten years we will reset and go back to school (laughs)
Right now, who is your biggest inspirations?
Pierre- right now, I don'r really have a biggest inspiration for myself I probably just kinda take a little bit of everything Jeff- we just listen to alot of different music.. Pierre- does anyone have one inspiration? Jeff- one single one...not really Pierre- it's all about just listening to everything we can find and... David- Madonna (laughs) Pierre- ...and taking the good things Chuck- I got the o-town single
Whats the most humiliating thing that has ever happened to you?
Pierre- humiliating?... David- spending every night with Jeff (all laugh)...I actually meant it Pierre- humilliating, I don't know, first time I met my parents Chuck- one time I was in class, it was my,..I was in fourth grade and I asked the teacher to go to the bathroom and she wouldn't let me because it was an exam, so I kept on writing the exam, I asked her, four, five, six times, she would always say no, and then...you know... Pierre- he peed his pants Chuck- I peed my pants in class....it's real, I swear to God
Do you guys drink alot?
Pierre- do we drink alot of alcohol?
Yeah
Pierre- No Seb- we drink water Pierre- we kinda get..., Chuck doesn't drink at all, Seb..not really, and we do once every three, four months, when we do we kinda have fun but we don't really Jeff- we don't drink often Pierre- yeah, we don't drink alot
What's the craziest thing that you did while you were drunk?
Pierre- when we were drunk... Jeff- don't remember (laughs) Pierre- yeah, don't remember
What's the craziest thing you've done while you were sober?
Jeff- being in this band I guess is pretty crazy Pierre- I don't know, what's the craziest thing i've ever done? David- craziest thing....drive all the way to California, that was pretty long
From Montreal?
David- yeah...no actually from *some french place in Montreal, we couldn't make it out* Pierre- we do lots of crazy things......I once picked my nose (everyone laughs) Seb- you went sky diving didn't you? Pierre- oh yeah, I went sky diving, it was pretty crazy Seb- there you go
Where did you go sky diving?
Pierre- a place called...*didn't say the whole word because he knew we wouldn't know it (in french)* David- Pretty Leaf Pierre- Pretty Leaf
What's on your Christmas list this year?
Seb- food
Pierre- I think the second verse would sum it up (all laugh) Chuck- lots of things, I don't know, something for a band...like just... Pierre- yeah, probably wish to have... Chuck- hopefully to have a good tour Jeff- yeah that would be great Pierre- yeah Chuck- just go wild and be on the road for a whole year and meet lotz of people and play many shows Pierre- a good video
Are you planning on going on a tour?
All- yeah we're planning on touring
When?
Pierre- the whole year Chuck- we told everybody that we're gonna tour and we don't wanna come back home, we don't wanna have any days off, we just wanna work Pierre- all of our friends don't like us anymore Jeff- friends? Seb- because we don't see them anymore Pierre- we're just not gonna go back home, hopefully keep booking shows
What are your biggest turn ons? (all the guys laugh)
David- not boys Pierre- girls Jeff- hairy legs
Hairy legs?
Jeff- I was just kidding, i'm just joking Pierre- Goats, haha no biggest turn on, I don't know probably a very good personality Chuck- thats what I was gonna say (laughs) personality and shoes
Shoes?
Chuck- shoes and personality What's your biggest turn off? *band continued talking about their turn ons sarcastically saying funny things*
Pierre- facial hair David- yeah Jeff- facial hair, ohhh definatly David- hairy legs (laughs) Pierre- that's a little scary Chuck- penises Pierre- (laughs) penises are a really big turn on...sorry
What are your guilty pleasures?
Seb- guilty pleasures... David- you know mine
I was just seeing if you would actually say it in the interview or not
Pierre- probably chocolate chip cookie dough icecream like I said on my site Seb- fudgeo cookies Pierre- oh no, no I have another one.....WAVE (all laugh) wave is my guilty pleasure Jeff- thats a good one Chuck- Destiny's Child, yeah Beyoncé
Do you ever get writers block?
Pierre- yeah, well we do get writers block sometimes, but what you do is you don't stop, nothing comes out, but you just keep on writing anyways and maybe you'll write a crappy song or two, and hopefully the next one will be better, you just....if you stop...I think the problem with writers block is when you say to yourself "i've got writers block" and "I can't write" thats when it becomes a problem Chuck- yeah, with this record, we just kept on having writers block and then we would write other songs to get kinda over it, and that made the record David- so it's All Filler No Killer (laughs) Pierre- writers block is all in your mind, you just keep on trying and eventually something will happen
When you write, do you write guitar first, or words first etc...?
Pierre- we wrote most of it probably all at the same time, not all Seb- melodies right Pierre- not all the guitar, like all the newly parts Jeff usually works on that Chuck- lots of words before Pierre- yeah, lots of words before, like we start music lots when we use words before, and stuff like that, but we usually write the core of the song with lots of chord structions, and open melody and some of the lyrics, not all the lyrics...like on acoustic guitar Chuck- if you honestly want to know how to write a song you should call *not sure if this is right, but something close to this* Maxmart in Sweden, he will tell you, he's been writing most of the record Jeff- I thought it was the guys from wave writing the record Chuck- they are helping out
I know recording can be boring, what do you do to keep entertained?
Pierre- we pick fights Seb- I slept alot Pierre- sleep alot, play video games, try to get out a little bit
What's your favorite video game?
Pierre- right now I would have to say Pro Snowboarder, but my all time favorite is Pro Skater Seb- Tony Hawks Pro Skater Pierre- one, two and probably three I don't know how to play three Chuck- I like NHL 2001 Pierre- yeah, NHL 2001 is a really good game Chuck- it's awesome Pierre- (to David) what's your favorite game? David- trophee...what is it? Pierre- oh yeah yeah yeah, what's that game we play? Seb- which one? Pierre- the one that was like a metra game Jeff&Seb- exterminator Pierre- exterminator thats a really good game Pat- extermination Pierre- yeah extermination
Are you guys into skateboarding and snowboarding and stuff like that?
Pierre- yeah, not all of us, but.. Seb- I don't do any of that stuff Chuck- i'm into watching it, hockey games Pierre- I skated for most of my life until I was about 17 or 18 then I stopped because my ancles were always breaking but i'm still snowboarding as much as I can and i've been doing that for a long time, and Dave snowboards
Where is your favorite place to snowboard?
Pierre- I havn't been to many places but the best place I have been to is a place called Sunshine Village in Banff
You've been there? It's nice there.
David- it's actually not that nice (laughs) it's not clean
What are your hobbies?
Pierre- Jeff what is your hobby again? Jeff- I play guitar, thats all I do Pierre- I would have to say one of my hobbies is probably video games Chuck- internet and talk on the phone for me Pierre- that's a hobby "I talk on the phone" thats a hobby (laughs) Chuck- yeah thats a hobby Pierre- Dave you have a hobby? David- I play drums whenever I can Pierre- Seb? Seb- video games for me too, watching them play them Pierre- yeah Seb is my co-piolit when we play video games, he's the one who tells me where to go and how to play
Do you own alot of systems? like N64 and things like that?
Seb- play station 2 Pierre- yeah, play station 2
If you were stuck on an island what three things would you want with you? and why?
David- the girl that I love Jeff- things..(laughs) Chuck- first I would ask for one thing, a boat to go back and two paddles Pierre- exactly a boat and two paddles
What's the most romantic thing that has ever happened to you?
Pierre- once a girl held my hand Seb- one time at band camp... Chuck- one time when I came home from the studio my dad gave me a hug and told me he loved me Pierre- that's romantic? (laughs)....im sure Jeff has a couple stories for that Jeff- well, I don't know David- Chateau Jeff- Chateau... Chuck- this one time I was comming back from work and my girl left me some roses on the stairs(laughs)....Not funny! I tried...not true, i've never had a girl give me roses Pierre- I got flowers from a girl one time, that was pretty romantic Jeff- yeah, it's cool also when a girl brings you on a date and she brings you to places you know, surprises where you don't know where you are going Pat- strip clubs Jeff- what? Pat- strip clubs (everyone laughs) Jeff- that's pretty romantic... Pierre- and you're in a room with three girls, thats very romantic (laughs)
What's your dream date?
Pierre&Jeff- dream date... Pat- three per second Pierre- I don't know, probably somewhere where it's warm on the beach with a girl that's really cool and really hot Chuck- that's original, with a girl
What about you Seb?
Seb- I don't know, my dream date, wow, I would like to go to Disney Land with a girl yeah that would be amazing Pierre- Disney Land (laughs)
Do you guys like amusememt parks?
Seb- I just like Disney David-we love amusement parks (laughs) there's this one time that....(all laugh) Jeff- yeah I like amusement parks Chuck- yeah they're fine David- yeah I like them Chuck- you know what, I would like to go out with a girl and fly somewhere and catch my favorite band live.
Who's you're favorite band?
Chuck- my favorite band...(thinks) I don't know, what's my favorite band? (David in the background mouths Blink 182) Chuck- i'd like to see Zebra Head with a girl somewhere Seb- oh i'd love to see Zebra Head Pierre- you would like to see Zebra Head with one girl? all of them with one girl? Chuck- yep thats it Pierre- well, sorry but we have to go now, any last questions?
No not really.
Pierre- ok, well..that was awesome All- Thanks alot
