MeVIO Music’s Warped Tour Coverage continues as Martina and Jackie interview Pierre Bouvier and David Desrosiers of Simple Plan for Emo Girl TV. Simple Plan formed in 1999 in Montréal, drawing it’s nucleus from Bouvier’s (and drummer Chuck Comeau’s) previous band, Reset. They’ve not had any lineup changes in all the years since. Their secret? “Leave your ego at home,” according to bassist Desrosiers.

Bouvier elaborates. “Yeah, that’s a big thing. I think for us it’s a lot of communication. When you have a problem there are two ways to deal with it. You can just shove it under the rug, and eventually it’s going to blow up, or you can talk about it and work your problems out.” He adds that he doesn’t think they’ve had it easier than any other bands out there when it comes to relationship struggles. “There have been times when somebody wanted to quit, but we talk about it.” Bouvier notes that the band members have been good friends to one another for a long time now. “We’ve been doing this together for 18 years, some of us, so it’s something we don’t want to lose.” As to the mystery of the band’s name, one of the oft-repeated stories happens to be true. They were preparing for a gig on a Saturday night, and didn’t have a name yet. Their producer at the time, Graham Humphrey, had just seen the movie “A Simple Plan” and said “that would make a great band name.” They adopted the shorter version of the name, thinking that they might change it later, but ultimately kept it as is. Bouvier says that it turns out to make sense. “We’ve always seen being in a band as a way for us to just have a good life and enjoy ourselves and do what we want to do, and it’s a simple plan.”

When asked why Simple Plan has been less prolific in the studio that some of their contemporaries, producing only four albums in their twelve years together, Desrosiers says that it comes down to extensive touring and a desire to produce quality recordings. “We are lucky enough to have fans all over the world. Some bands do an American tour and they’re done. We go to Australia, Southeast Asia, South America, South Africa, all over Europe – so it takes a long time to tour.” “Everything we put out we have to be proud of, and our fans expect that,” says Bouvier. {SOURCE}