Scott Stapp
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"Scott Alan Stapp" is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the post-grunge band Creed (band)/Creed, of which he is a founding member. His debut solo album, The Great Divide (Scott Stapp album)/The Great Divide, was released in 2005. His second album, Proof of Life (Scott Stapp album)/Proof of Life, was released on November 5, 2013.[http://www.winduprecords.com/news/press-release-new-scott-stapp-solo-album-coming-soon/ Wind-up Records / Press Release: New Scott Stapp Solo Album Coming Soon!]

Stapp has received several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Creed's song "With Arms Wide Open" and numerous RIAA certifications. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Stapp as the 68th greatest heavy metal music/heavy metal vocalist of all time.

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I'm a huge NASCAR fan, ... I loved performing at the NASCAR awards banquet last year and I can't wait to sing the national anthem in November at the championship race in Homestead. It's a real honor to partner with NASCAR in promoting the cup challenge.

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This is my third. It's good to be the king.

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[Stapp told Billboard in March 2004 that he was working with producer 7 Aurelius, best known for his work with such hip-hop heavyweights as Nelly and Ja Rule.] It's Creed meets Zeppelin meets Doors with 7's (influence), ... So it's going to have some thump in the back and rock over the top of it -- but I'm not going to rap. I'm going to sing.

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Some stuff has hurt me along the way. And I've been self-destructive at times because of that, and I've made some bad choices because of that.

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Jamie and I have met a few of times, actually. At a [Miami] Heat game, in Vegas a couple of times. I had something written for him, and I knew he played piano, and I was like, 'Hey man, maybe you can play on this and maybe do some background stuff,'.

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It's Creed meets Zeppelin meets Doors with 7's (influence). So it's going to have some thump in the back and rock over the top of it -- but I'm not going to rap. I'm going to sing.

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Our goal was to create a record that would hold up in both secular and Christian camps.

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My first single is called 'The Great Divide,' and that's also what I'm thinking of calling the album. And in no way is it a reference to the breakup of my former band.

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