Consequence's Post-Grunge Week continues with an interview with Creed singer Scott Stapp. Check out our picks for the 50 best post-grunge songs and keep checking back throughout the week for more charts, artist-driven content, games, and more.
Creed is back in a big way. The multi-platinum band announced a reunion last year, and so far it's been nothing short of triumphant.
Despite being absent for about a dozen years, Creed's connection with fans has not diminished. The band sold out two recent cruises marking their live return, and are ready to wow hundreds of thousands of fans on their upcoming summer and fall tours (pick up tickets here).
Last year also saw Creed involved in some super viral moments. Their monster hit “Higher” became a rallying cry for the World Series champion Texas Rangers, and singer Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti appeared in an absolutely insane Super Bowl commercial for Paramount+ alongside a huge number of celebrities.
While they sold millions of albums during their heyday, Creed also experienced a wave of backlash during the height of their fame. The band also went through some internal turmoil, leading to them breaking up in 2004 before an initial reunion in 2009 that lasted a few years.
Strong consequences We recently caught up with Stapp to talk about the Creed reunion, his thoughts on the backlash they received, the possibility of new music, and more.
Read our interview with Scott Stapp below and see where Creed's hits ranked on our list of the 50 best post-grunge songs.
With two sold-out cruises and a fast-selling tour on the horizon, did you imagine this current Creed reunion would be so enthusiastically received more than a decade since the band was last together?
I mean, it's been overwhelming and I didn't even really understand the enormity of it until I heard Mark [Tremonti] Talk about it in interviews and then share it with me personally…that both of our cruises were the fastest selling out music cruises.
According to Mark and our agent, we are picking up where we left off in our heyday. I have tremendous gratitude. I'm thankful. I'm impressed. There are three generations of Creed fans that we've connected with.
I think social media has been a big part of that, definitely. I'm looking forward to playing in front of many fans who have never seen us play. Some of them only knew Creed because they heard his parents play the records. I am excited and grateful for all of this.
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