================================================ Subject: Re: [VirgosRock] and then there were three From: "Creed - 7M3 - Live" To: Date: Wed 19 Dec 2001 19:54:35 -0500 ================================================ Creed - 7M3 - Live wrote: Interesting article Lee. I caught a few other details, which I missed the last time. With a similar article. Thanks, Jim Lee Reed wrote: > > just thought i'd share this creedy little tidbit from the virgos list... > Creed - And Then There Were Three? > Wednesday December 12, 2001 @ 04:00 PM > By: ChartAttack.com Staff > Creed > Pretty much the biggest band in the world if album sales be your > guide, Florida's Creed are about to embark on a mammoth 18 month > tour for their third album, Weathered. After the departure of > bassist Brian Marshall, the band decided to delay his replacement, > producing the latest album as a three-piece, which, along with > production adjustments, resulted in a renewed solidity of purpose. > The new bass player on tour turned out to be a natural choice. > "The new guy is not permanent," explains Drummer Scott Phillips. > "It's Brett Hestla from the band Virgos, who's been a very long-time > friend of ours. And he's actually the singer/songwriter/guitar > player in his band, but he's probably one of the best musicians I've > ever come across. He can just about play anything. When the split > happened between us and Marshall -- I guess it was probably July last > year--we immediately called Brett. He's the first person we could > think of. He came out and we never skipped a beat." > Of course, if they think so highly of the guy, why not have him join > permanently? > t's not like, 'No, I don't want to do it,' or we're like, 'No, we > don't want you to do it,'" Phillips says. "He's got his own band and > they've been working on their new album. It's almost finished. I > think it's got to go through the mastering process. You know, he > went out and he's trying to fulfill his dream of making music, > making his music. And he's said that if this album doesn't do it, > he'd definitely want to join if we'd have him. And we told him, > 'we'd definitely love you to join. But we personally as friends > never want to see you become the bass player of this band just > because that means that your project, the one that you were > initially passionate about, didn't happen.' We love him to death. > He's such an awesome guy and a great friend. And if the opportunity > didn't work out for him, I would love him to join. I think he would > be a great addition, personality-wise and musically. But hopefully > his thing will take off and we'll do a co-headlining tour > somewhere." > > -- "What if" is a trademark of Hewlett Packard, so stop using it in your sentences without permission, or risk being sued. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp