We’re kicking off the #1 No Pads special with this very rarely discussed No Pads era story was initially published in an interview for Idobi Radio back in October 2002. In June of that year, Simple Plan filmed their second music video ever – the now-classic ‘I’d Do Anything’, which features Mark Hoppus from Blink 182, who also laid his vocals on a part of this song. One of the reasons why Hoppus was available for filming was because the videoshoot took place in Cleveland, right in the midst of the Simple Plan, Green Day and Blink 182 ‘Pop Disaster tour’, so it was fairly easy to get him and the members of Simple Plan in one place at one time.
If you recall the scene in ‘I’d Do Anything’ that Mark Hoppus is in, the Blink 182 singer is sitting on a rugged couch in a junkyard filled with various old appliances. The prop coordinator decorated the set with a bunch of those to make the junkyard look genuine. However, before placing a particular antique television set, he apparently specifically urged Simple Plan not to touch it, probably assuming they are young and therefore reckless. And oh boy was he right!
David was aware that Mark did not hear the prop coordinator’s plea in between takes and jokingly dared him to break the TV. And you can probably imagine what happened next:
Remind yourselves of the music video for ‘I’d Do Anything’ below: