Mark Tremonti
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"Mark Thomas Tremonti" is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock bands Creed (band)/Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other artists over the years. He released his debut solo album, All I Was, in July 2012.

Since his early years with Creed, Tremonti has received positive recognition as a guitarist and songwriter and has received a number of accolades, including one Grammy Award for Creed's single "With Arms Wide Open." He was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World, and in 2011 he was listed in Total Guitar magazine as the fourth greatest heavy metal music/heavy metal guitarist of all time.

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When we first came out in America, some people asked us if were a Christian band. Then they heard our music and realized that we weren't. But it's worked to our advantage because a lot of kids who aren't allowed to listen to Marilyn Manson can listen to us, because there's nothing wrong with what we're saying.

A lot of our music is focused on searching for spirituality and on the man holding us down. 'My Own Prison' is a good name for the album because it was about us trying to break out of it.

We see ourselves as a real rock band. We want to bring it back.

We'd love to be able to share some of the new music with our fans. In the past, we've always had to consider leaks and label opinions with new material but there are very few rules for us right now so we're keeping all of our options open.