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Full Scott Stapp Biography
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 post-grunge/alternative rock group Creed.
Stapp attended Valencia College in Orlando, where he received his associate's degree in the arts. 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 the meanings of his lyrics, preferring instead to let the lyrics speak for themselves, but he has told the Christian press that he is a Christian even though he has struggled with several personal problems.
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 Morrison."
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. 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."
Stapp has since been ordered not to come into contact with his wife or enter their home in western Boca Raton, FL except to use the "recording studio." This restriction was placed as a condition of his release from the Palm Beach County Jail for allegedly assaulting his wife by throwing a bottle of Orangina within inches of her face.
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. 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.
Plans for a feature-length documentary about Scott Stapp are in the works to go along with his expectant 2008 album. |
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