================================================ Subject: CWW interview part 4? From: "Lisa G King" To: Date: Fri 18 May 2001 13:21:13 -0700 ================================================ CWWteresa78: You've won so many awards this past year; which meant the most to you and why? Scott Stapp: I think for me the VH1 awards meant the most to me because they were voted on by the fans. There were no politics involved. There were no record company polls involved, no under- the-table payola going on. It was strictly voted on by our fans and our fans showed up and stepped up to the plate and hit a grand slam. It made us feel so good that our fans put us there. It wasn't so much the award but how it was determined that made it so special. CWWsharon47: How did you guys handle going from the 1st studio recording/tour with everything new to the large scale of Human Clay tour? What was the best and worst of it? Scott Stapp: We always expected…we wanted to play stadiums, arenas every night. That was all part of our rock and roll dream. It couldn't happen any faster. Mark Tremonti: We never jumped from one thing to another. It was always a gradual increase and working bigger and bigger. Scott Stapp: It didn't happen overnight. If we played in five, we were going to headline our own show, and build this one step at a time. We did pay our dues and the fact that where we are where we are today, we're living our dream, the American dream, the human dream. The best was the interaction with the fans and that adrenalin rush when you hear the crowd roar and when they're singing your songs, I don't think there's a better feeling than that. It's a high that you can only experience, and I think the audience feels it too. The worst part about touring is being away from your friends and family and living out of a suitcase, going from hotel to hotel. Get out on tour right now, but we've got to finish a record right now. We're home trying to finish a record. CWWsharon47: How do I get MOP video and is the official video going to be released? Scott Stapp: We don't know, we don't know if our videos are going to be released to the public yet. Eventually they are, on DVD, everything we've filmed and behind the scenes and studio. It would have everything on there. CWWmaria63: Where would you like to see yourselves in 10 or 20 years? Scott Stapp: Career artists that are still making music, a staple in the music world like Metallica is, like Aerosmith is, like Led Zeppelin is. We all have other interests and we'll probably jump on individually now and then, but in referring to Creed that's where we'd like to see them. I want to do some acting, and I think Scott Phillips wants to play on the senior tour and Mark Tremonti wants to be a master ping-pong player and magician. CWWteresa78: Creed's definitely the best live band I've ever seen, what was the best live show you've attended? Scott Stapp: Tool. Mark Tremonti: My favorite was Metallica on their Justice For All Tour. Scott Phillips: I'd have to say Lollapalooza in '92. CWWjovanna19: I just wanted to make a comment, I just want to let you guys know that regardless of the crap out there, keep your heads up. Because for every person that talks smack, there are 500 willing to have your back. Keep Rockin'! Scott Stapp: Thanks! Thanks, we know you're there and we appreciate it. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp