Stapp says that staying busy with the chickens and some new ducks, as well as "kids and family and work, and what's become Groundhog Day" is helping him maintain a positive and productive frame of mind. He's been giving even more interviews than usual during quarantine, he says. Stapp and his wife also make sure to exercise daily, and they've been home-schooling their older kids, as well as having family movie nights, cooking together, playing board games and making sure to get some time outdoors on their rural property.
He returned to the spotlight with his first new album since with The Space Between the Shadows , which he released in July of Stapp's current single is titled "Survivor," and it carries a message that he hopes can speak to everyone in such turbulent times.
Stapp grew up in Orlando, worshiping Elvis Presley and watching his mom sing in the church choir; his father left when Stapp was around five years old, and his stepfather inspired him to become an athlete. After giving up on a baseball career at the private Christian school Lee University in Tennessee and heading back to Florida State University, Stapp became close with Tremonti, a fellow FSU student who he had known in high school.
Stapp had been listening to Led Zeppelin and the Doors at the time, and with his athletic dreams dashed, he decided to give rock music a shot. We knew what we wanted, we knew what our dreams were, we knew what our goal was, we knew what our passion was, we were a unit. We were brothers. Unfortunately, conversations around mental health in music -- especially with regards to a band that made hulking, high-testosterone rock music -- were embryonic at the time.
It started with the depression for me, and then as a way to cope and try to feel better -- try to literally do my job -- I was self-medicating. Which then led to, you know, the addiction and the other issues. Following a period of intensive therapy, Stapp and his wife Jackie, who married in , began rebuilding their life together, and Stapp supplemented his sobriety with a diet and exercise regimen that he keeps to this day.
Routine has become crucial; daily running, drinking plenty of water and eating unprocessed foods has helped Stapp maintain his focus and shed close to 40 pounds. In person, he appears lean and muscular, a cross colored in across his right bulging bicep. He speaks openly about his depression, and feels encouraged by how the conversation around mental health has evolved in the music community over the past decade. I can hear it on the work that I did during that period. What is the proper technique of singing?
What is the proper and best way to take care of my voice, to give me longevity? How can I get better at my craft? I took it as, this is a big time reminder of what is waiting for me if I go back.
A: Exactly, because I lived a life that could have led to that same ending. There was no ghost of Scott Weiland, or hearing voices. Q: Probably they got a really cheap deal on the bus, and no one wanted to tell you. Skip to content. Former-and maybe future-Creed frontman Scott Stapp, now five years sober, will release a new solo album next month. Sebastian Smith. The following is an edited transcript of that conversation:. Allison Stewart is a freelance writer. Twitter chitribent.
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