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    CREED is now one of the biggest rock bands in the world today. You hear them on the radio, you see them on the T.V., and you almost can't get away fom them. But do you ever stop to think how they got started? Well think no more! Because I will tell you.
     The band consisted of four mebers. Scott Stapp (vocals) Mark Tremonti (guitars and back up vocals) Scott Phillips (Drums) and ex-bassist Brain Marshall, who was forced to leave the band. (Full details on next link entitled "Why Brain Left CREED) The story begins in Scott Stapps early years.
     Scott grew up in a very religious house hold in southern Florida. Scott was forced to write a bible passage per day. His father read over it, and if there was even one grammar mistkae, Scott would be forced to write it all over again. The music in Scotts house growing up, mainly consisted of his choir practise, because rock music, one of his few loves, was banned for his parents thaught it was the work of the devil. At the young age of seventeen, Scott ran away from home. Throughout his tough journeys, he wrote all his thaughts down in a journal, which later became the words to the album, My Own Prison Also, Scott became a huge fan of Jim Morrison and the Doors. While Scott was reading about them, he read that Jim Morrison breifly lived in Tallahassee, so he packed his bags and headed for the state capitol. On his way, he met some hardships. At one point, Scott had so little money, he lived in his car for about a week.
     Finally he got to Tallahassee. And who should he accidently bump into there? Well an old high school friend, by the name of Mark Tremonti. Scott and Mark got to talking, and decided to make their first band. They got straight to work, and added Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall. They had everything a band needed, except a name. Ex-bassist Brian Marshall came up with the name CREED.
     CREED tried to release an album on their own, which would be known as the blue collar release, but they did not have the smarts or the know how. So they went to the help of a man named John Kurzweg. My Own Prison was recorded for a mere $6000, out of a basement. CREED sent their demo tapes to a few local radio stations in Florida, and quite a few of them instantly saw something in them.
     Soon enough, CREED's first hit single, My Own Prison, hit the air waves, followed by Torn, then followed by One, then followed by yet another single, What's This Life For. Yes, four number one singles on a rock debut album, which is a record. But that wasn't where CREED was going to stop. CREED went on to have My Own Prison, the album, stay on Billobards top 100 album chart for over two years. My Own Prison also won Billboards best hard music album award for 1997, and CREED has been name Billboards best rock artist for three years in a row.
     CREED's second album, Human Clay, was recorded the same way as My Own Prison. The album was released in 1999, and was widely anticipated by CREED fans across the Globe. And yes, right on the albums release, quickly came a number one hit single, Higher followed by What If and then With Arms Wide Open which inspired Scott Stapp to start a "With Arms Wide Open Foundation," to help fund low budget children and their parents to have an oppourtunity to experience NASA space camp in Florida. Donations can be made at www.creed.com.
     An unfoutunate incident happened in the fall of 2000. Brian Marshall was forced to leave CREED forever.
     CREED's third album, WEATHERED, was released on november 20th, 2001. This one was a little different from the other two albums, but still, it hit the charts in US, and stayed #1 for several weeks. It was noticed that Mark Tremonti had done the bass parts in this album, since their founder bassist, BRIAN MARHSHALL had left the band. During the tours, BRETT HESTLA, the voclaist/guitarist of the VIRGOS was said to come along with them temporarely during their future tours to help them with the bass.
      CREED is said to play in the winter OLYMPICS 2002, in Salt lake.