================================================ Subject: [ Creed Discuss ] Here it goes!!! Have fun reading!!! From: "Deras Tracy" To: "The New Improved Less Lame List" Date: Tue 10 Sep 2002 13:46:12 -0700 ================================================ PULL ON YOUR LEATHER PANTS: The only tobacco-chewing, stripclub-visiting, Fred Durst-baiting, God-worshiping single dad in rock is ready to take your questions! By Clark Collis of Blender magazine "I'm a jokester", says Scott Stapp, sitting in his dressing room backstage at the Columbus, Ohio's Polaris Amphitheater. "I'm always cutting up and being crazy. But people think I sit around meditating all the time." The Creed frontman has a point. Thanks to his Messianic video persona and Christian-themed lyrics, Stapp has developed a reputation as one of our more stone-faced, serious superstars. But before tonight's show, he's positively frisky as he reveals to Blender readers some surprising, bling-blingy indulgences. "I'm actually building a new house right now", explains the 29 year old Floridian between chomps on an enormous wad of chewing tobacco ("I had to stop smoking when we stared doing shows every single night," he says). "I'm going to have some bookshelves that slide, and there'll be a secret room back there. My secret, no-one-knows-about-it room where I can do all my weird, crazy stuff. You may have to pull a book to open it. I haven't decided yet." Anything else worth mentioning about the house? "Not really," he says, smiling. "Except that it's going t look just like a castle!" What were you doing at 2000's K-Rock concert in New Jersey that made Fred Durst say you were acting like "fucking Michael Jackson"?Y2Ralph, Madison, New Jersey I think I had sunglasses on. You know, the bottom line is that Fred was upset he wasn't headlining. When Fred is not the center of attention, he wants to draw attention to himself. He went into the cafeteria backstage, and they said, "Fred, it's time for you to start." He said, "I'm not done eating." He sat there for an hour and a half, and then went on stage and said what he said. What Fred didn't realize is that he was talking about himself. Look at the position he's in now: He's an asshole; he's burned a lot of bridges. Nobody likes him, and you can't last too long in this business with that prima donna attitude. I mean, his guitarist left the band because Fred is such a cock. His day will come. Durst has at least 30 pounds on you. Where you serious about challenging him to a boxing match? Pillowbiter, Juno Beach, Florida Oh, yeah. I thought Fred needed a but-whipping. It doesn't matter how much he weights. I'll knock his ass out cold. I've dropped guys way bigger than him. I'm a 16-year old girl who loves your music. But a friend told me that a lyric from your song "In America" takes a stand against a woman's right to choose ("Only in America we kill the unborn/To make ends meet"). I'll still like you gys, but I want to know where you stand on the issue. Msprogress, Lawrence, Kansas It's not my business to talk about it, because it's a woman's choice to do whatever she wants to do. But there are a lot of people in the world who can't have children. My manager is adopting his second child. When you see people who desperately want children and can't have them, that makes you angry. Then you go to write, and that topic comes to mind - and you formulate an opinion for the moment. The opinion for the moment in that song was, don't do this. But at the end of the say, it's a woman's choice to do what she wants with her body, whether I agree with what she decides or not. What's the strangest rumor you've ever hear about yourself? TILC, Billings, Montana There have been a lot. That I'm Jim Morrison's son. That there's a woman somewhere whose five kids I'm the father of. The oldest kid is 15. Which would have made me 13 when I fathered him. I'm going to Tallahassee, Florida, to visit some buddies of mine and was wondering if you could recommend any good tips clubs there? Lifeelmusic, Bay Shore, NY There are no strip clubs in Tallahassee. Miami has a lot. Tampa has a lot. I think Orlando has three or four. I don't really frequent strip clubs. We have been known to go to some, but never to meet woman. Sometimes they're the only place the band can go if we want to have a drink. You're left alone, because the people there are interested in the woman; the last thing they could care about is us [Blender points out that this sounds merely like an excuse to hang out with trippers.] Hey, where we're at, meeting woman is not exactly a problem. It's the quality of the women and what they want that you really have to worry about. But I can't lie and say that it's not nice to have the scenery around. [pauses] You're not buying it, are you? Well, you're entitled to that, but it's the truth. I read that you've recently been divorced. Are you on the prowl? And do you like redheads? Cmorton, Charlote, NC I'm not, like, actively seeking a woman right now. But if the right one came along, I'd be interested. I have no real preference. Any beautiful woman will do. red head, brunette, blonde. I'm a virile man who's interested in women. But I'm also the father of a 3 ½ year old, so it's definitely a tricky situation, because I don't want to expose him to the dating process. I don't want girls to try to win me by playing to my child. So when I do date, they'll never meet my son. Who's hotter: Pink or Britney Spears? Twright, Jacksonville, NC Britney Spears. She works out at the gym I trained at last year. She is a very, very beautiful woman. I would definitely be interested in dating her if she were available. She's a very, very attractive woman. I hear we have similar backgrounds, too. I hear she comes from a real strong religious home. Aside from that, she's tasty. Have you kept in touch with your old bassist, Brian Marshall? Jojo, Corvallis, Washington I made an attempt, but no. The reasons why... I just feel, out of friendship for Brian, that they're not discussed. Brian was a good friend for a long time, and he definitely gave something to our first and second records. But out of respect for him, I don't want to give any details on that. Years ago the Grateful Dead sponsored the Lithuanian national basketball team. Would Creed consider sponsoring the Pleasant Hill Junior High wrestling team? Dan, Pleasant Hill, Oregon We'd have to go check them out, to see if they're good. Ask [guitarist] Mark [Tremonti]; he's a big wrestling fan. I mean, sure, we'll sponsor them. Have them send us their stuff. Would you ever pose for Playgirl? Donna-S, Glendora, CA Uh, I don't think they'd want me to pose. But I don't think I would. I wouldn't want to scare anybody. Do you think that Ozzy Osbourne is a good father? TINAG, Portland OR I think Ozzy does the best he can. He loves his kids, and he's a good dad. Who's to judge? He's there for his kids, He's interested in their lives and he does what he can do. That's all you can ask for. He's a lot more there than people think. How can I keep leather pants from chafing in hot weather? Creedfan, Ft. Worth, Texas I've never had a problem with chafing. But I wear them only when I do shows or if I'm doing a photo shoot. I find that the real thin ones are a lot more comfortable, and they breathe a little bit. David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar? VHROOLZ, Larchmont, NY If you want to go with when Van Halen were at the height of their success, you go with Hagar. They had more hits and sold more records with Hagar than with Roth. But there was something about Roth that made it cool. That's a tough one. You know what? I can't make that choice. I know you're an avid golfer. I keep topping the ball. Any suggestions? Lhodgman, Provincetown, MA If you're pulling your head up. Stay down through the ball and then come up. I don't look where the ball's going until your body forces your head to turn. Keep your eye on the ball and hit it, and your head will naturally turn. Do you thin it's ironic that there's so much religious imagery in your lyrics, given that you rebelled against your strict Christian upbringing? Gnac, Grosse Pointe, MI I think it's only natural that how you paint pictures with words would be based on your background and what you're exposed to. Since I was brought up in the church, it's only natural that there would be religious imagery in my lyrics. It's a great resource. All the stories that are ever going to be told are in the Bible, and they're told in a real dramatic, demonstrative way. If you're a writer, even if you don't believe, it's a good book to read. Do you have a favorite Bible story? Mary1975, Charleston, WV When I was a kid, I liked David and Goliath; the guy who wasn't supposed to win going against all odds and defeating the big bad guy. Creed's like that. We were the small band from nowhere, and everybody passed on us. Then we had all this success and changed the way radio stations program, the way MTV programs, they way companies sign bands. We've changed the whole landscape of music since 1997. We're the little engine that could. When did you last get really drink? Sharkey, Stamford, CT About two weeks ago. Before that, probably two or three months. I'm not a big drinker. Occasionally I'll go out and have some drinks and once in a blue moon, someone starts doing shots, and next thing you know, you're plastered. I'm a happy drunk. I'll be all, "I love you...." But if there's trouble, I'm the first one to get into it. You're part Cherokee. When you did psychedelic drugs, did you ever see your spirit guide? Mystrichythms, Toronto I definitely feel we all have a spirit guide or an angel or some presence that is with us. I saw a lot of things when I experimented with psychedelics. A lot of things. It was very intense. I would actually have to leave the people I was with and go out in the woods by myself to deal with what was going on, with what the psychedelics were doing to me. A lot of it was very spiritual. Sometimes good and sometimes bad. But it was stuff I had to confront - and now I'm glad that's out of the way. If your son, Jagger, wanted to buy Eminen's new CD, The Eminem Show, would you let him? Pellegrino, Riverdale, NY No. Absolutely not. Parents have a responsibility to make decisions about what they want their children to hear. You get only one shot at being a parent, and you have to do what you think is right. Nothing against Eminem on a personal level or against the way he expresses himself, but I wouldn't want my son listening to him. Creed were originally called Naked Toddler. What in the hell were you guys thinking? Jasonp, Chicago Mark had a name that he proposed to the band. He just like the sound of it; he thought it was cool. I started thinking about it on a deeper level, and it was about exposing yourself, opening your should, opening your heart and being honest and sincere. I mean, nakedness...you can't hide anything at all. That was kin of an underlying theme of the band since day one. We wanted to be real. I wanted to talk about and write about things that hadn't been written about before. I wanted to express emotions that I felt other artists were afraid to talk about, that other men were afraid to talk about. We changed the name, but it did have some symbolic meaning to us. It was where we were at the time. What is being chanted at the start of Weathered"s "Who's Got My Back"? Takemehigher, New Orleans It's a prayer song performed by a Cherokee Indian name Bo Taylor. There are no real lyrics or definition to what is being sung. The ancient chants that the Cherokee Indians did were more about a feeling or a mood. It's almost like crying out to a higher being or god. What lyric of your are you most proud of? Scott'sHotBlue ell, PA I never really sit down and think about them that way. [Long pause] Oh, man. I don't know that I'm the most proud of any one particular lyric. I know that I take a lot of time and do a lot of soul-searching when I write every song. Nothing's just thrown in there. Sometimes it's five seconds. Sometimes it's five weeks. It just depends how in tune I am with what I'm trying to say. Do you ever thin about what you're going to do after Creed? Dawbf, Las Vegas Yeah. I wouldn't be human if I didn't. I think too much as it is, so it's only par for the course for me to think years down the road. What would I do? I'd probably still want to stay involved with writing, maybe write a book or focus on my poetry. The thing is, we're past the point of no return of blending in without everyone recognizing us. Becoming a librarian is not really an option for me anymore. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm To submit your profile, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp To view List member Profiles, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com