From Tallahassee Florida, Creed stands out as a grassroots phenomenon,
a band with an enormous, passionate, loyal group of fans.
Creed fans jam radio station request lines, helping them to become the first
recording artists to have four #1 Rock singles from a debut album.
The band won the 1998 Billboard Rock Artist of the Year
and had the #1 selling hard music album for 1998 on other hard music
charts. Their debut album, My Own Prison, was certified TRIPLE-PLATINUM in
February 1998 and will no doubt reach quadruple-platinum status soon.
HUMAN CLAY - Creed's second album scheduled for relaese worldwide on September 28,
1999, and has been long anticipated by fans everywhere.
The band recorded the album in a house outside of Tallahassee with John Kurzweg,
who produced My Own Prison also. On Human Clay, lead singer and song writer Scott Stapp
contemplates how responsibilities, choices and actions impact people. The first
single "Higher" is about envisioning a perfect world while dreaming. Other songs are about
fears of growing up and letting go of youth ("Never Die") conscience ("Faceless
Man") and betrayal ("Beautiful") among other topics. Creed challenges their
listeners to think without preaching or pretending to have all the answers.
Balancing Creed's hard rock sensibilities is "Arms Wide Open," a deeply personal
song that Stapp wrote when he learned he was going to become a father.
In defiance to his strict religious upbringing, Stapp left home at 17, started
listening to rock music, which had been forbidden in his parent's home.
Stapp was soon turned on to hard rock like Def Leppard's Pyromania, he later became a huge Doors fan.
When he read that Jim Morrison had briefly lived in Tallahassee he soon packed his bags for the
state capital. There he was reunited with former Tampa classmate and fellow songwriter
Mark Tremonti and began his first and only band -- Creed. They added bassist Brian Marshall
and drummer Scott Phillips and together their wide-ranging influences, including Metallica,
Tool, Black Flag, Led Zeppelin, the Doors and even some classic R&B, created Creed's rich
musical texture that has made them the phenomenon that they are today.
Creed's reputation for hard-hitting, passionate live performances has led to
sold-out shows in almost every city they play. During the past two years Creed has played
to more than a million fans worldwide. "Each show is an intense experience for us," says
Scott Stapp. "We play from the heart." When asked during a local radio interview what is
the secret to their success, Scott Stapp replied, "Sincerity".
Creed gave fans at Woodstock '99 something special to remember them by
when they invited Robbie Krieger, guitarist for The Doors, to join them during
their set on the main stage. When Stapp introduced Krieger, the crowd of
approximately 200,000 erupted and shouted along to Doors favorites "Roadhouse
Blues" and "Riders On The Storm." Krieger also played slide guitar on
Creed's "What's This Life For."
Scott Stapp - Vocals:
Birhtdate: August 8, 1973
From: Orlando, Florida
Experience: 17 years, started in school chorus.
Influences: Old U2, Led Zeppelin, and the Doors
Favorite Bands: Faith No More, Tool, Kings X
Scott Stapp is quoted saying" Rock and Roll is my religion, this music has been trying to
come out of me all my life. It is all I have ever wanted. After rebelling against his
strict religous up-bringing and leaving home at age 17, he scribbled his thoughts down in a
journal. These words one day would become the lyrics to the songs on My Own Prison.
Mark Tremonti - Guitar
Birthdate: February 18, 1975
From: Detroit Michigan / Orlando Florida
Experience: 12 years playing
Equipment: Gibson LesPaul plain-top classic, Gibson LesPaul lyte-neck Standard and Kahler Pro Tremelo guitars with Mesa Boogie Rectifier Amps
Influence: Blackflag, Bad Brains, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, SOD, Soundgarden and Celtic Frost
Favorite Bands: Soundgarden, Metallica, Blackflag
Scott Phillips - Drums
Birthdate: February 22,1973
From: Madison Florida
Experience: 5 years
Equipment: Premier Drums, Zildjian Cymbols, DW & Gibralter Hardware and Remo Heads
Influences: Soundgarden, Rush, Living Color, Tool
Favorite Bands: Living Color, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin
Brian Marshall - Bass
Birthdate: Arpil 24, 1973
From: Fort Walton Beach Florida
Experience: 7 years playing
Equipment: Fender p-lyte standard guitars and Trace Elliot Amps
Influences: Led Zeppelin and Rush
Favorite Band: Faith No More
