What it's Like To Be Me: The Story of Simple Plan's Welcome to My Life

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Formed when they were just thirteen years old by lead vocalist
and guitarist Pierre Bouvier and Drummer Chuck Comeau in 1993 -
it’s hard to believe that just 8 short years later Simple Plan
would be signed by Major Label Atlantic Records in late 2001 -
and by early 2002, their first single - the aptly named
‘I’m Just A Kid’ would make huge waves on both
Canadian and American radio - fitting in perfectly with the sound
of the Holy Trinity of Pop Punk: Blink 182, Sum 41, and
Good Charlotte.


After the success and exposure of I’m Just A
Kid, Simple Plan was in pole position to become Canada’s
new pop-punk sweethearts. Pop Punk was evolving, you see; the
band’s stock was high, and it was a case of staying relevant, or
being left behind. 


This is the story of Simple Plan's Welcome to My
Life - as told to Ruby Carr by Simple Plan's own Chuck
Comeau!


Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio