Creed breaks up!
Creed's three albums sold a combined 24 million copies in the United States. While many critics dismissed them as pale Pearl Jam imitators, Creed members used that as creative fuel and laughed all the way to the bank.
Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti were longtime friends and songwriting partners whose relationship soured in the past couple of years. That caused tension in the band. 'There was a lot more drama,' drummer Scott Phillips told AP on June 4. 'It wasn't necessarily created by anyone in particular. It just stopped being fun.'
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The new band, Alter Bridge, features Tremonti, Phillips and former Creed bassist Brian Marshall. Singer-songwriter Myles Kennedy, formerly of the band Mayfield Four, was recruited as the fourth member. Their first album is due out in August.
Stapp's first solo recording will be on a soundtrack of music inspired by the film The Passion of the Christ. He's working on a solo album with the Canadian band the Tea Party.
AP, New York