Scott Stapp

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Scott Stapp
Scott Stapp
Scott Stapp
Background information
Birth name Anthony Scott Flippen
Born August 8, 1973 (age 33)
Origin Orlando, Florida, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Post-grunge
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar
Label(s) Blue Collar Records
Wind-Up Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Associated
acts		 Creed

Scott Alan Stapp (born Anthony Scott Flippen, 8 August 1973, in Orlando, Florida) is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band Creed.

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[edit] Biography

Stapp attended Valencia College in Orlando, where he received his associates degree in the arts.[1] He then attended Lee College (now known as Lee University) in Cleveland, Tennessee and Florida State University, where Creed was formed.

In VH1's Behind the Music special on Creed, Stapp admitted to frequently disobeying his parents and doing various illegal drugs such as ecstasy and shrooms during his young adulthood.

During interviews, he does not discuss the meanings of his lyrics, as he often prefers to let his lyrics speak for themselves, but he has opened up to the Christian press that he is Christian and has been since in the band Creed.

Stapp cites The Doors, particularly Jim Morrison, as one of his principal musical influences, and performed with the surviving members of the band for a televised concert in 1999, as well as the Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors tribute album.

He has announced a partnership with NASCAR that will see tracks from his solo album, The Great Divide, used in spots for the sport's upcoming Chase for the Championship. The alliance culminated with Stapp performing the national anthem at the Ford 400 race in Homestead, Florida.

On February 10, 2006, Stapp married Miss New York USA 2004 winner Jaclyn Nesheiwat in Miami, Florida. This is his second marriage and her first. He was previously married to Hillaree Burns for 16 months before divorcing in 1999. He has a son from the first marriage, Jaggar Stapp.

[edit] Solo career

Scott Stapp on his debut solo album The Great Divide
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Scott Stapp on his debut solo album The Great Divide

His debut solo album The Great Divide was released in the U.S. on November 22, 2005, peaking at #19 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. However, due to certain controversies in his private life and overall mixed reviews of the album, it has sold poorly in context to the amount sold with Creed.

The members of his band that played on The Great Divide are:

  • Aristides Rincon - Guitar
  • John Curry - Guitar
  • Mitch Burman - Bass Guitar
  • Mark Archer - Drums

[edit] Controversies and Arrests

  • California pornography company Red Light District claims to have acquired a 1999 sex tape in which Stapp and singer Kid Rock engage in sex acts with four groupies.[2] RLD planned to release the tape in 2006, but one of the women involved filed to block it.[3] Rock also filed an injunction, called Stapp an "idiot" and blamed him for the tape's leak.[4]
  • According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, on November 14th, 2001, Hillaree Stapp was arrested for allegedly smashing her ex-husband (Scott Stapp) in the face with a cell phone during a November 14 argument at the singer's home (police were called to the scene by Diana Ivey, the 29-year-old performer's assistant). According to the sheriff's report, the Stapps were squabbling (among other things) about child custody matters involving their son Jagger. The Stapps were divorced in June 1999 after 16 months of marriage. [5]
  • Stapp was arrested by Florida police in July 2002 and charged with reckless driving after his SUV ran off the road before swerving back into the proper lane. He was released from custody after posting $500.[6]
  • Hours after his wedding to Jaclyn Nesheiwat in Miami, Florida, Stapp was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. Stapp, en route to his Hawaiian honeymoon, was stopped from boarding a plane at LAX Saturday after airline personnel deemed the rocker "antagonistic" and "boisterous". A spokesman for the airport police said that Stapp was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in a public place and taken to the Van Nuys station for processing. Stapp demanded a blood-alcohol test at the station, where he registered a 0.18--twice the legal limit. He was then booked and released on $250 bail. After a court hearing, he was not charged. [citation needed]
  • Obviously intoxicated during, Casino Cinema, a celebrity poker show on the cable channel Spike TV. "During the episode, Stapp slurs his words, curses incessantly, claims Dave Grohl has 'a little [expletive],' demonstrates a bizarre series of kung-fu moves and demands a kiss from co-host Beth Ostrosky (Howard Stern's girlfriend)."[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NNDb profile. Retrieved on August 20, 2006.
  2. ^ Kid Rock, Stapp Sex Tape To Hit Stores?. Retrieved on February 16, 2006.
  3. ^ Smoking Gun page on Miami-Dade Jane Doe lawsuit. Retrieved on March 4, 2006.
  4. ^ More Sex Tape Red Tape for Stapp. Retrieved on March 4, 2006.
  5. ^ http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stappbust1.html
  6. ^ Smoking Gun Mug Shot:Scott Stapp.
  7. ^ Scott Stapp's Fall From Grace.

[edit] External links

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