Creed

Creed's geographic roots can be traced to America's Deep South. Raised by strict, God-fearing parents (his father was a Pentecostal minister who insisted that electric guitars were the devil's instrument), frontman Scott Stapp grew up in a household where music was pretty much limited to singing hymns. Upon reaching his mid teens, however, Stapp began to rebel against his strict upbringing. The then-15-year-old was attending Lake Highland Prep School, in Orlando, Florida when he met an aspiring guitarist named Mark Tremonti, and though their friendship was delayed when Stapp's father moved the family to Tennessee, the seeds of a partnership were sown.

At 16, Stapp came under the...

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