Scott Stapp
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Scott was born Anthony Scott Flippen. Desperate to seek freedom from a
strict religious life, he sneaked out of his home in the dead of night.
He went to a friend's house and stayed for a month before returning
home. When punished as a child, Scott would be forced to copy the
Bible.
Later, he tried to impress his dad by attending Lee University in
Tennessee. He was caught smoking marijuana and was expelled. Stapp then
moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University because
Jon Morrison (of
_The Doors) had once attended school there.
Stapp reconnected ties with his old friend,
Mark Tremonti, jamming on a guitar. In
1995, they formed a band with drummer
Scott Phillips and bassist
Brian Marshall. Their
original name was "Naked Toddler", they however changed it to
Creed, at the suggestion of Brian
Marshall.
In September 2000, Marshall left
Creed. Creed's highest selling album
is "Human Clay" and is certified diamond by the RIAA. Creed officially
folded on June 4, 2004. The other members of the band reunited and
formed a new band, "Alter Bridge".
Stapp cites The Doors, particularly
Jim Morrison, as one of his
principal musical influences, and performed with the surviving members
of the band for a televised concert in 1999. After this, Stapp also
performed with the band, again, on "Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the
Doors" tribute album.
Stapp lives in Miami with wife,
Jaclyn Stapp. After leaving
Creed, Scott pursued a solo career and
his first album, "The Great Divide", was released in 2005. Prior to
this, Stapp contributed a song to the "The Passion of the Christ:
Songs" album.
In December of 2008, Stapp met with
Mark Tremonti at the Hard Rock Hotel in
Florida and a reconciliation took place. They soon got together with
drummer Scott Phillips and
bassist Brian Marshall, where
they all agreed to put past differences aside and reunite as
Creed.
After months of speculation, on April 27, 2009, Creed officially
confirmed their reunion on their website. A new album and US tour was
announced. The tour runs from Aug. 6 - Oct. 14, 2009. The new album,
titled "Full Circle", is set to be released on Oct. 27, 2009.
strict religious life, he sneaked out of his home in the dead of night.
He went to a friend's house and stayed for a month before returning
home. When punished as a child, Scott would be forced to copy the
Bible.
Later, he tried to impress his dad by attending Lee University in
Tennessee. He was caught smoking marijuana and was expelled. Stapp then
moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University because
Jon Morrison (of
_The Doors) had once attended school there.
Stapp reconnected ties with his old friend,
Mark Tremonti, jamming on a guitar. In
1995, they formed a band with drummer
Scott Phillips and bassist
Brian Marshall. Their
original name was "Naked Toddler", they however changed it to
Creed, at the suggestion of Brian
Marshall.
In September 2000, Marshall left
Creed. Creed's highest selling album
is "Human Clay" and is certified diamond by the RIAA. Creed officially
folded on June 4, 2004. The other members of the band reunited and
formed a new band, "Alter Bridge".
Stapp cites The Doors, particularly
Jim Morrison, as one of his
principal musical influences, and performed with the surviving members
of the band for a televised concert in 1999. After this, Stapp also
performed with the band, again, on "Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the
Doors" tribute album.
Stapp lives in Miami with wife,
Jaclyn Stapp. After leaving
Creed, Scott pursued a solo career and
his first album, "The Great Divide", was released in 2005. Prior to
this, Stapp contributed a song to the "The Passion of the Christ:
Songs" album.
In December of 2008, Stapp met with
Mark Tremonti at the Hard Rock Hotel in
Florida and a reconciliation took place. They soon got together with
drummer Scott Phillips and
bassist Brian Marshall, where
they all agreed to put past differences aside and reunite as
Creed.
After months of speculation, on April 27, 2009, Creed officially
confirmed their reunion on their website. A new album and US tour was
announced. The tour runs from Aug. 6 - Oct. 14, 2009. The new album,
titled "Full Circle", is set to be released on Oct. 27, 2009.