Alternative Press have shared a new oral history of Simple Plan

Key to their success was Atlantic Records’ A&R manager Andy Karp. “One of the things I quickly learned about them is that they’re unbelievably hungry,” he recalls. “To this day, I’ve never worked with an artist that had a stronger work ethic than Simple Plan. They always did everything asked of them and more. They signed every autograph., They flew halfway around the world and back in 36 hours to take advantage of a promotional opportunity. They’re extremely nice, intelligent people. There was a mutual respect that remains to this day — that’s why I was able to maintain such a good relationship with them, even now.” .