  Creed consists of Scott Stapp on
vocals, Mark Tremonti on guitar, Brian
Marshall on bass, and Scott Phillips on drums
and hails from Florida. Creed formed in 1995
(after briefly naming themselves 'Naked
Toddler'). The band is rooted in rock even
though lead singer Stapp was raised in a
deeply religious household in which rock
music was not allowed. By his late teens,
Stapp left home and began tapping into his
rock persona by writing music.
 Creed released their debut LP My
Own Prison (originally recorded for less
than $6,000). Creed became the first act to
have 4 #1 hits from a debut LP on the rock
charts.
My
Own Prison was certified gold.
My
Own Prison was certified platinum.
 My
Own Prison was certified 2x platinum.
Creed appeared on the soundtrack
for Dead
Man On Campus with "Bound &
Tied."
Creed topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks with "What's This
Life For" for 6 weeks.
 Creed could be found on the Faculty soundtrack with
"I'm Eighteen."
Creed topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Hot
Mainstream Rock Artist.
My
Own Prison was certified 3x platinum.
Creed appeared at Woodstock '99
in Rome, New York.
 Creed released Human
Clay and the LP spent 2 weeks at the
top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Stapp
said of the LP: "We're the type of band
that functions really well under pressure,
and there was definitely a pressure to try to
top ourselves this time. Not so much what we
sell, because we don't really care about
that. We wanted to make a really great
record. The band’s goal has always been
to make records that are solid from start to
finish; records that take you through an
entire range of emotions."
"Higher" topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 17
weeks.
Stapp walked off the stage at a
concert in Houston after 3 songs due to
straining his vocal chords.
"Higher" topped the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 3
weeks.
 Creed appeared on the End
Of Days soundtrack with "Wrong
Way."
Stapp was hospitalized after
falling ill to "flu-like symptoms."
Human
Clay was certified 2x platinum and My
Own Prison was certified 4x platinum.
Creed topped Billboard's
year-end Rock Track chart with
"One."
Creed topped the Billboard
Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Hot
Mainstream Rock Artist and with the Top Hot
Mainstream Rock Track ("One").
 # 8
Singles Artist of the Year
 Creed could be
found on the Scream
3
soundtrack with "What If" and
"Is This The End."
Human
Clay was certified 3x platinum.
Creed hit the Top 40 with "Higher."
Creed appeared on the soundtrack
for Jailbait with "Pity For A
Dime."
 Creed hit the Top
10
with "Higher."
Human
Clay was certified 4x platinum.
Marshall had some harsh words
for Pearl
Jam (who they are often compared
to) during a radio interview: "Eddie
Vedder wishes he could write like Scott
Stapp." Stapp refuted the comments on
their website a few days later. The band also
got into a war-of-words with Limp Bizkit during the month.
Human
Clay was certified 5x platinum.
"With
Arms Wide Open" topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock chart for 4 weeks.
 It was announced that Brian
Marshall (a founding member and the one who
named the band) left the group for
"personal and professional
differences." The band was not seeking a
permanent replacement for Marshall. Brett
Hestla was hired as a bassist while on tour.
A statement read: "Creed and founding
member Brian Marshall have decided to part
ways on friendly terms, citing personal and
professional differences. Marshall and Creed
are discussing terms for his involvement in
the future releases of previously recorded
but unreleased material...."
Creed hit the Top 40 with "With
Arms Wide Open."
Creed was nominated for
a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Rock Video ("Higher").
Human
Clay was certified 6x platinum.
It was announced that
Creed would release a limited edition single
of "With
Arms Wide Open" with some profits
benefiting Stapp's 'With Arms Wide Open
Foundation" (to "promote health,
loving relationships between children and
their families").
Creed hit the Top
10
with "With
Arms Wide Open" and the song topped
Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart for 8 weeks.
Human
Clay was certified 7x platinum.
Creed hit the #1 with "With
Arms Wide Open," topped the Billboard Hot
100 for a week, and the video topped VH1's
Top 10.
Creed took home a few Radio
Music Awards including Song of the Year:
Alternative/Active Rock Radio ("With
Arms Wide Open") and Artist of the Year:
Alternative/Active Rock Radio. Creed took
home 3 'My VH1' Awards - Welcome To The Big
Time (Best Newcomer), 2 For 2 Award (2 hit
LPs in a row), Group of the Year, and Song of
the Year ("Higher").
Human
Clay was certified 8x platinum and My
Own Prison was certified 5x platinum.
Creed topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as Top Mainstream Rock
Artist.
 # 67
Singles Artist of the Year
 Human
Clay was certified 9x platinum.
Creed won 2 American Music
Awards including Favorite Pop Album (Human
Clay) and Favorite Alternative
Artist and were also nominated for Favorite
Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
Stapp and
Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the band was
nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("With
Arms Wide Open").
Creed were nominated for a Juno
Award for Best Selling Album (Human
Clay).
Creed were nominated for 4
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite
Group, Favorite CD, Favorite Group - Rock,
and Favorite Single ("Higher").
Creed were nominated for a Kids'
Choice Award for Favorite Band.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes:
# 92
- "With
Arms Wide Open."
Human
Clay was certified 10x platinum.
Creed hit the studio in
the summer to work on their next LP.
Creed hit the Top 40 with "My Sacrifice."
 Creed released Weathered.
Weathered topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 8 weeks and the Internet
Album Sales chart for a week (selling over
880,000 copies in its 1st week) and was
certified 4x platinum by month's end.
Creed hit the Top 10 with "My Sacrifice."
 Creed topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 9 weeks with
"My Sacrifice."
 # 13
Singles Artist of the Year
Weathered was certified 5x
platinum.
Creed appeared
on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
 Creed could be heard on the
soundtrack for The
Scorpion King on "To Whom It May
Concern."
Creed had to cancel all
remaining tour dates at the end of the month
and into May when Stapp was in a car
accident.
 Creed hit the Top 40 with "One Last Breath."
Creed rescheduled concert dates
that had been cancelled in April.
Creed hit the Top 10 with "One Last Breath."
Creed topped the Canadian
singles chart with ""One Last Breath."
Creed's video for "My Sacrifice" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Rock Video.
My
Own Prison was certified 6x platinum.
Creed ranked #
83 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Creed had to postpone more tour
dates due to Stapp's 'acute laryngitis'
caused by the heavy touring schedule.
Creed hit the Top 40 with "Don't Stop Dancing."
Creed topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist
- Duo/Group (singles & albums) and Top
Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group.
 # 155
Singles Artist of the Year
Creed won 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Alternative
Artist and was nominated for the "Fan
Choice" Award.
Weathered was certified 6x
platinum.
Creed won a
People's Choice Award for Favorite Group (a
tie with the Dixie
Chicks).
Human
Clay was certified 11x platinum.
Creed were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("My Sacrifice").
Creed announced they were
breaking up and the decision was made earlier
in the year after Stapp and Tremonti weren't
able to agree on the direction of the band's
music.
 Tremonti, Phillips, and Marshall
joined up with Myles Kennedy to form Alter
Bridge and released their debut LP One
Day Remains.
Stapp could be heard on the Passion
Of The Christ: Songs compilation with
"Relearn Love."
Creed released their Greatest
Hits as a CD/DVD package.
Greatest
Hits was certified gold.
# 169 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Greatest
Hits was certified platinum.
Stapp was arrested on aggravated
assault charges for an alleged fight with his
wife.
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