Scott Stapp
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| Scott "Stevus" Stapp | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Scott Flippen |
| Born | August 8, 1973 |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Label(s) | Blue Collar Wind-Up Sony BMG Music Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Creed |
| Website | http://www.scottstapp.com/ |
Scott Stapp (born Anthony Scott Flippen , August 8, 1973, in Orlando, Florida) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer of the now disbanded rock band Creed.
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[edit] Biography
Stapp attended Valencia College in Orlando, where he received his associate's degree in the arts.[1] He then attended Lee College (now known as Lee University) in Cleveland, Tennessee, and Florida State University, where Creed was formed.
During interviews, he does not discuss Creed, his relationships with the members of the band, or the meanings of his lyrics, preferring instead to let the lyrics speak for themselves. He has told the press that he is a Christian.
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, as well as the Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors tribute album. On VH1's Behind the Music special on Creed, Ray Manzarek of The Doors said, "When you hear Scott Stapp singing, it's kind of shocking 'cause it sounds so much like Jim."
Creed faced accusations of ripping-off Pearl Jam, more specifically Stapp's vocal style was compared to that of Eddie Vedder.[citation needed]
In 2004, Creed officially announced its breakup and Stapp began working on his debut album, The Great Divide, which was released in 2005. The other members of Creed went on to form Alter Bridge with former Mayfield Four vocalist Myles Kennedy.
On February 10, 2006, Stapp married Miss New York USA 2004 winner Jaclyn Nesheiwat in Miami, Florida, his second marriage and her first. They welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Milan Hayat Stapp, on January 4, 2007.[2] He was previously married to Hillaree Burns for 16 months -- before divorcing in 1999 -- and has a son from that union, Jagger Stapp, the subject of the song "With Arms Wide Open" and "You Will Soar."
[edit] Solo career
The Great Divide was released in the U.S. on November 22, 2005, peaking at #19 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. However, due to certain controversies in Stapp's private life and overall mixed reviews of the album, it has sold poorly compared with the amount sold during his time with Creed, although it was certified platinum in December 2007. His backing band for the record and live shows since has consisted of Aristides Rincon and John Curry on guitars, Mitch Burman on bass, and Mark Archer on drums. They are all members of the band Goneblind.
It was reported on August 6, 2007, on Stapp's MySpace page that he was currently in the studio recording new material.[citation needed]
Plans for a feature-length documentary about Scott Stapp are in the works to go along with his expectant 2008 album.[3]
In April 2008, Scott Stapp uploaded a cover of U2's "Running to Stand Still" on MySpace.
Scott's new album is expected to be released August 8, 2008.[4]
[edit] Controversies
- California pornography company Red Light District (RLD) claims to have acquired a 1999 sex tape in which Stapp, soon after he was divorced from Hillaree Burns, and singer Kid Rock performed oral sex acts with four female fans.[5] RLD planned to release the tape in 2006, but one of the women involved filed to block it,[6] Rock also filed an injunction and called Stapp an "idiot".[7]
- Stapp was arrested by Florida police in July 2002 and charged with reckless driving after his SUV ran off the road before swerving back into the proper lane. He was released from custody after posting $500.[8]
- Hours after his wedding to Jaclyn Nesheiwat in Miami, Florida, Stapp was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport en route to his Hawaii honeymoon and was stopped from boarding a plane there after airline personnel deemed the rocker "antagonistic" and "boisterous." A spokesman for the airport police said that Stapp was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in a public place and taken to the Van Nuys station for processing. Stapp demanded a blood-alcohol test at the station, where he registered a 0.18 -- twice the legal limit (for the operation of a motor vehicle.) He was then booked and released on $250 bail. After a court hearing, he was not charged.[citation needed]
- Stapp was intoxicated during Casino Cinema, a celebrity poker show on the cable channel Spike TV. "During the episode, Stapp slurs his words, curses incessantly, claims Dave Grohl has 'a little cock,' demonstrates a bizarre series of kung-fu moves, and demands a kiss from co-host Beth Ostrosky (Howard Stern's fiancee)."[9]
- Stapp was also involved in a brawl with members of the band 311 on Thanksgiving Day 2005 at a Baltimore hotel and showed up drunk for a TV interview. 311's Chad Sexton, SA Martinez and P-Nut claim, on their official website, that Stapp started the fight. Although hotel security director Jonathan Jordan claims that security cameras captured the incident and that "Stapp was 'attacked', it was later proven that Stapp had initiated the fight after sucker punching Chad Sexton. Martinez told MTV: "He was acting out of control, looking for attention, and being loud and obnoxious. He walked up to the bar, took a shot of whiskey, and then slammed the shot glass down on the bar, and it shattered everywhere. He said some disrespectful things towards my wife, and I asked him what he said, and then Chad came over and said, 'Don't talk to her that way,' and Scott got up and Chad followed him. After a while he went back to the bar and was looking for attention. And then a few minutes later, he came back to the table where my wife was, sat down across from us, and wanted attention. He started the fight, then the police arrived, escorted Scott to his room, and then told him to get out of the hotel." No members of 311 were charged. A spokesperson for Stapp, who had previously attracted controversy surrounding incidents like a drunken 2002 concert stop with Creed in Chicago, did not return MTV News' requests for comment on the altercation, and according to the Baltimore Police Department, no charges have been filed.
[edit] Media
- Stapp is featured in the Virgos song "Brother Of Mine." The song was on the album The Path of Least Resistance.
- Stapp is mentioned in the song "Kountry Gentlemen" by Family Force 5 on the Business Up Front, Party in the Back album.
- He had his songs "The Great Divide" and "You Will Soar" played in WWE's "Tribute to the Troops" show in late 2005; also, his album was featured on WWE.COM.
- Stapp is ranked 68 on Hit Parader magazine's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists."
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Creed
- 1997 My Own Prison
- 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later "What's This Life For"
- 1998 Dead Man on Campus "Bound & Tied"
- 1998 WBCN '98 Naked CD' "My Own Prison - acoustic"
- 1998 The Faculty: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture "I'm Eighteen"
- 1998 Late Night with David Letterman "One"(Creed Song)
- 1999 Human Clay
- 1999 End of Days "Wrong Way"
- 2000 Scream 3 "What If," "Is This The End"
- 2000 Woodstock Vol. 1 "Roadhouse Blues"
- 2000 GT2: Music at the Speed of Sound "Unforgiven"
- 2000 Jailbait "Pity for a Dime"
- 2000 Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors "Riders on the Storm"
- 2001 NASCAR: Full Throttle "Are You Ready?"
- 2001 Weathered
- 2002 The Scorpion King "To Whom It May Concern"
- 2002 WWF Forceable Entry "Young Grow Old"
- 2004 Greatest Hits
- 2005 Harley Davidson: Ride "Are You Ready?"
[edit] Solo
- 2004 The Passion of the Christ: Songs "Relearn Love"
- 2005 The Great Divide
- 2008 Scott Stapp's 2nd Studio Album
Singles
- 2004 Relearn Love
- 2005 The Great Divide
- 2006 Justify
- 2006 Surround Me
[edit] References
- ^ NNDb profile. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
- ^ "It’s a baby girl for Creed’s Scott Stapp", MSNBC, 2007-01-04. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ Current News | Passion Breeds Followers - The Scott Stapp Fansite
- ^ Current News | Passion Breeds Followers - The Scott Stapp Fansite
- ^ Kid Rock, Stapp Sex Tape To Hit Stores?. Retrieved on February 16, 2006.
- ^ Template:Cite and Stapp insists that there was no sexual intercourse on the tape. web
- ^ More Sex Tape Red Tape for Stapp. Retrieved on March 4, 2006.
- ^ Smoking Gun Mug Shot: Scott Stapp.
- ^ Scott Stapp's Fall From Grace.
[edit] External links
- Scott Stapp official website
- Scott Stapp Fansite
- Scott's official myspace website
- Scott Stapp at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview at ChristianityToday.com
- Interview: Scott Stapp - The Great Divide
- Scott Stapp comes clean after drug addictions at Rolling Stone
- Rocker arrested in Boca on assault charge
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