Simple Plan has a new album, 'Harder Than It Looks,' and a much anticipated tour with Sum 41. Senior contributor Steve Baltin spoke with drummer Chuck Comeau about the new record, tour and much more.
Comeau: Yeah, like 100 percent. I think it's actually really inspiring to go back and do that tour. It made us want to make the kind of record that we're about to release now with [] because we realized we had the blueprint. We knew what kind of album we wanted to make [back then]. There was no doubt in our minds. We had the direction and we just went for it. And it came out, and luckily for us, it did connect in a really awesome way with tons of people around the world.
Baltin: Are there moments on this record that kind of pleasantly surprise you lyrically because it shows you who you are 20 years later? Comeau: I think"The Antidote," that's always been the approach for Simple Plan. We actually start with the title and the whole concept behind the song and we try to do something that's different. You don't hear of a song called"The Antidote" every day. I come up with a lot of lyrics and the concept and I always try to push myself and I'll read the newspaper, I'll read a book or I'll be watching a TV show or even hear a conversation.
Baltin: What are some of your favorite examples of the dichotomy between upbeat music and sad lyrics? Comeau: I think our whole catalog is that. Like,"I'm Just A Kid," that song had this gigantic TikTok revival last year, almost like five billion impressions on TikTok, which is insane. When you listen, it's like,"I'm just a kid, life is a nightmare you know and nobody cares and I'm alone and the world's having more fun than me tonight.
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