Posted on 06/04/2004 11:52:28 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Edited By Barry A. Jeckell. June 04, 2004, 9:25 AM ET
Creed Calls It Quits
The members of Creed have confirmed that they will split after almost a decade together. The announcement comes three months after Creed songwriter/singer Scott Stapp told Billboard that his bandmates would take a break.
In a statement issued today (June 4) and posted on the band's official Web site, Stapp says, "Creed was one of the most amazing journeys through music and friendship I am blessed to say I was a part of."
Creed's last studio album, "Weathered," debuted in December 2001 at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has more than 6.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A spokesperson for the Wind-up Records act says the band's three albums have accrued worldwide sales to date in excess of 30 million units.
Going forward, Creed songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti will collaborate with the band's drummer Scott Phillips, original Creed bassist Brian Marshall and former Mayfield Four singer/songwriter Myles Kennedy on a new project called Alter Bridge. The band's debut album will be released Aug. 10 through Wind-Up.
"It's kind of sad to end a chapter of your life, but it's also exciting to be starting a new one," Tremonti says in the statement. "We'll always be proud of the music we made with Creed, but Alter Bridge gives me the opportunity to start over with a different perspective and a more evolved direction. This band begins and ends with the love of the music."
An Alter Bridge promotional acoustic tour of radio stations is planned for the summer. A worldwide tour will begin in late August or early September. The band has already established a Web presence at alterbridge.com.
As previously reported, Stapp will contribute material to a compilation of compositions inspired by the film "The Passion of the Christ." The set is due Aug. 31 via Wind-Up.
The singer will also continue to work with producer 7 Aurelius, best known for his work with such hip-hop heavyweights as Nelly and Ja Rule, on his solo debut. Canadian rock act the Tea Party has been tapped to work on the set. Stapp has also claimed his own Web space at scottstapp.com, which promises a full site is coming soon.
Finally, Wind-Up will release a Creed greatest hits compilation later this year.
-- Lars Brandle, London
Well, at least we still have the thirty-odd bands that sound exactly like them.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
too bad there arent any chicks at a rush concert.
Abso-FREEKIN-lutely!
I welcome this news, with arms wide open.
Why?
No kidding...I'm going to see them in Houston in a few weeks...can't wait...
30th anniversary tour baby. Can't argue with that kind of staying power.
Let me answer: Because you can hype yourself like a bad IPO, and still fail.
Tea Party is awesome. Can't wait for their new one. Mixing in Vancouver, last I heard.
"too bad there arent any chicks at a rush concert."
ZING!
No offense but you are clueless. I was at 3 of the Rush shows already this tour in Nashville,Charlotte,and VA Beach...there were thousands of women all over. It aint 1979 anymore bud.
Is that an answer? I don't get it.
Oooooh. That's gonna leave a mark.
Hasn't gotten pretty messed up. Got divorced, had some eratic behavior at his concerts (drugs or alcohol). I saw him on a Fox sports talk show and he looked like he has gained a lot of weight. Any information?
Tea Party is another in the long line of underrated bands out of Canada...too bad the only Canadians in music anyone has ever really wanted to pay attention to were Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, and The Guess Who.
Tremonti is the true talent of this band. He is multi-instrumental and does most of the writing. I think there's been some friction between he and Stapp for a while. This isn't surprising.
Stapp also went through a gut wrenching divorce a few years ago that left him a little disinterested in just about anything. It's hard to be in a band with someone like that.
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