SCOTT STAPP VOICE OF CREED TAKING US HIGHER

Amityville, NY - Scott Stapp and his post-grunge rock band Creed were catapulted into mainstream success with the release of their debut album My Own Prison selling over six million copies. The band has released a total of four consecutive multi-platinum albums, sold over 28 million records in the United States and over 53 million worldwide. Stapp's solo album, The Great Divide, was certified platinum one month after its release in November 2005 and has since gone double platinum. In September 18, 2013, Stapp released his second solo album Proof of Life.

Despite all the fame and success, Stapp hit a very public and personal low in November 2014. It was reported his wife Jaclyn was filing for divorce and he underwent a “psychotic break” fueled by alcohol and drug abuse evidenced through a widely publicized Facebook video. Last year, with the support of those closest to him and MusiCares, Stapp checked into a treatment facility where he was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Today, Stapp is healthy and sober.

The Voice of Creed recently embarked on a small club tour. Scott and his band pounded out an arena rock performance into a compact, CBGB’s-like club called Revolution in Amityville, New York. Not only did Stapp show he still has one of the greatest voices in rock n roll, but his command of the stage showed no passage of time. Robust and muscular with roaring, growling and resonating vocals, and fist in the air, here stood a newer and improved version of himself. It’s a creditable and even miraculous return from the depths of depression where psychosis and suicidal thoughts have been conquered by, and because of love; the love from his wife and children and his love for them.

Living true to his words, Stapp gives even more credence to his set list singing; Bullets, Slow Suicide, My Own Prison, What If, Faceless Man, Are You Ready, Proof Of Life, Torn, Overcome, One, Jesus Was A Rock Star, Arms Wide Open, and Higher. He returns to his fans a man with conviction, resurrected by his own predictions. He has gone to hell and is back, smiling and enjoying each moment while the audience sings along with him. Before the night is over, Stapp, like a preacher, takes a moment to ask his audience to join him in giving back through the charity, Child Fund.

Closing his performance with My Sacrifice, Scott Stapp is by far a charismatic rock star, an uncompromising artist, and still capable of delivering and giving much more. He serves as an inspiration for many. He had much to lose, maybe more than most. But it wasn’t fame and money that sustained him. It was Love and Family that saved him. Something that we all can have. Stapp’s fall from grace has given him the strength to rise above it all. Through him, we are given another chance to witness his greatness and a living testament that each one of us also carries the inspiration and capability to begin again.