David Desrosiers

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David Desrosiers
Desrosiers on bass for Simple Plan
Desrosiers on bass for Simple Plan
Background information
Born August 29, 1980 (1980-08-29) (age 27)
Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s) Pop punk
Alternative rock
Pop rock
Punk rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Bass Guitar and Backing vocals
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Lava / Atlantic
Associated acts Simple Plan, Reset
Website Simple Plan's Official Website

David Philippe Desrosiers (August 29, 1980 in Sept-Îles, Quebec) is a Québécois musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for pop punk band Simple Plan. He grew up in Matane, Quebec, Canada.


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[edit] Early life

Desrosiers joined the band Reset, after former lead singer, Pierre Bouvier, left the band. He played bass, and sang the lead in Reset. Desrosiers was involved with Reset for 6 months, although did not record any studio albums. He was subsequently recruited to join Simple Plan in 1999, which was originally a four-piece, with Bouvier playing bass thus relieving Bouvier so he could concentrate on singing. It is sometimes rumoured that the original four members of Simple Plan almost 'stalked' Desrosiers until he agreed to join their band.

[edit] Music

He has been known to briefly play the drums or guitar during shows for Simple Plan as well as for many of his favorite bands such as The Used, Green Day (he has two bass guitars with the American Idiot hand granade) Good Charlotte and MxPx. Desrosiers has developed into almost a co-frontman as dialogue between him and lead singer Pierre Bouvier enlivens the show.

[edit] Trivia

  • He is the only member of Simple Plan who didn't attend Collège Beaubois.
  • His first job was as a fast-food worker in McDonalds in his hometown.
  • He and the rest of the band once starred their voices as themselves in the What's New Scooby Doo? episode Simple Plan And The Invisible Madman, in which he mistakes Scooby for a 'fearless guard dog', before being the second to be kidnapped by the Invisible Madman.
  • He uses a Fender P-Bass.
  • He once threw a mini-fridge out of a hotel window.

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