Tuesday, September 22, 2009

# 96 - Scott Stapp

NAME: Scott Stapp



























NICKNAME: Douchebag

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 1995, Scott Stapp formed a rock band called Creed with Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips. The band became extremely popular during the late 90's and early 2000's, going on to sell three multi-platinum albums and raiding the air waves and music television stations with such provocative lyrics as "Can you take me hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggghhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr To a place where blind men seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Can you take me hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
To a place with golden streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeets"


In 2004, Creed broke up and Stapp started on his solo project, The Great Divide, which was released in 2005. This period of time was extra hard on Stapp. He would not discuss Creed, or the relationships with his band, or the meaning behind the lyrics to his songs. Instead, he would constantly remind us that he was Christian. Obviously, his faith was incredibly important for him, and a source of inspiration for his solo work.

His Good Christian Values are most evident in many of the extracurricular activities he participated in, which can be seen below:

  • July 2002 - Florida police detained Stapp and charged him 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. Below is mugshot # 1.



















  • 2003 - Stapp tries to commit suicide in 2003 after drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels. He retrieved 2 MP5's from his gun collection, put them to his head, but failed to pull the trigger after looking at a picture of his son, Jagger. He told Rolling Stone that he was convinced that anyone involved with Creed wanted him dead so he would become a "Kurt Cobain martyr-type" and increase record sales. "I had crazy thoughts going through my head," he says. But make no mistake, Scott Stapp is not crazy, nor narcissistic - he's just that important to music and the world.
  • Thanksgiving 2005 - Stapp was involved in a brawl with SA Martinez, Chad Sexton, and P-Nut of 311 in the hotel lobby of Baltimore's Harbor Court Hotel. Stapp made inappropriate remarks to Martinez's wife, which caused Sexton to ask him not to disrespect the lady's presence. Stapp then asked Sexton to have a shot with him at the bar. Before the shots were even served, Stapp sucker-punched Sexton. That punch grazed Martinez's wife, which got him involved with the fight. They held Stapp down until security arrived. No charges were filed.[8 (Wikipedia)
  • May 20th, 2007 - Stapp arrested for throwing a bottle of Orangina orange drink at his wife, after returning home incredibly intoxicated. The bottle missed her head and broke on the floor. He was charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony. In December the charge was dropped, after Stapp agreed to go to anger management. Here is another mugshot.



















I'm sure most of these incidents were misunderstandings. I'm also guessing that Stapp has since "found" Jesus Christ again, and this time he swears he won't screw up anymore.


WHAT'S HE DOING NOW: Luckily for all of us, Creed has reunited. Stapp and the boys are working on another brilliant album, which will be released on October 27th, 2009.


POSITION ON YOUR TEAM: Assistant Coach - Always there for your players "with arms wide open". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HdGUNm6-qI
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