Simple Plan Interview: After 25 Years but They’re As Relevant as Ever—Partly Thanks to TikTok
27Not many bands can achieve the milestone of 25 years together, but Simple Plan has, and they are commemorating it with a Prime Video documentary entitled Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd. The film, released on July 8, blends archival footage and interviews with band members Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Sébastien Lefebvre, and Jeff Stinco. In it, the group reflects on the highs and lows of their long-term success. From playing in their parents' basement at age 13 to touring all over the world with acts they grew up listening to (such as The Offspring and Blink-182), the band's music became the soundtrack of a generation and continues to soar on social media. The revival of the pop-punk genre enabled them to reach a new audience with their early-aughts hit "I'm Just a Kid" featured in numerous TikTok videos of celebrities and fans recreating pictures of their younger selves.
It is in this spirit of celebration that Bouvier, Comeau, and Lefebvre spoke to Collider about their music doc and their upcoming tour. In our conversation with three of the four members of the band's current lineup, they share how their dynamic remained the same even after their rise to fame, the joys of following their dreams alongside peers in the pop-punk scene like Avril Lavigne and Mark Hoppus, using their music and platform to address mental health, as well as tease their new single "Nothing Changes" (featured in the documentary's soundtrack).
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