You may have already seen Jeff post another throwback picture from around 2001 when Simple Plan were recording their debut album No Pads, No Helmets.. Just Balls. This particular picture is very unusual as you won’t be able to see the band members in the studio, but rather on a bed in a hotel room.
Jeff published the picture with the following description: “Remember that time when we got kicked out of Arnyard Studios (I actually don’t remember why) and the 6 of us stayed in a single hotel room for a few days? That was during the making of NPNHJB and if I remember well, Pierre was working on “My Christmas List”.”
And even though Jeff doesn’t remember the exact reason why he, his bandmates and Patrick all got kicked out of the studio, that doesn’t mean nobody else does! And if you’ve watched the 10th No Pads anniversary webchat 5 years ago, you’ve heard the story once too. And if you didn’t, you are about to now!
Below, you can read up on Pierre’s recollection of the events that led to SP being forced to move from their ‘luxurious’ no-window room in the studio with bunk beds into a hotel room:
“I remember this one time… Because we were sleeping in this room that was like a small room, no windows, 6 guys… 5 guys.. no, 6 – Patrick was there. And it was so disgusting, we used to sneak out and sleep in the living room. And Arnold Lanni, our producer, kinda let us stay there for free, but he said: ‘Don’t sleep in the living room!’ And we slept there anyways. And one morning he came in and we have moved the beds and he got so mad he kicked us out of the studio and we had to go to a hotel.” – Pierre Bouvier
Don’t forget that the tickets (and VIP upgrades) for the special 15th anniversary NPNHJB tour across the United States went on sale today! Check out all the links to tickets in our Tour section.
