It's always great to talk with Scott Stapp. It's even better when he has a new solo album about to drop and a tour with the reunited Creed! We talk about all of this and lots more on this episode of Talkin' Rock with Meltdown.
His new album is called Higher Power and comes out on March 15th. He told me about the album, how personal it is to him, as well as working with guitarist Yiannis Papadopoulos and singer, Dorothy Martin. Dorothy is on a song called "If These Walls Could Talk". Scott told me about getting her on the track. He said after watching her set one night, that he knew immediately that he wanted her on the song. He said she was in tears when she heard the song for the first time. "I'm really excited to share that song with everybody in the world," he told me.
We also talked about the reformation of Creed. He said they haven't rehearsed yet, but they have a lot of "secrets" that the year will unveil as far as the band is concerned. "We can't wait to rock out!" The show here is just about sold out in Detroit. "It appears we've connected with a whole new generation of fans" through social media.
He said getting the band back together was very organic. "I think we all knew it was going to happen at some point, we just didn't know when." He's happy that his kids will be able to see him on stage with Creed. "They really haven't seen what their dad had done earlier in their life"
He said he went through a lot of stuff publicly and privately, that he says changed him in a positive way. He takes things one day at a time and wants to remain positive about everything that's going on in his life. He's excited to play the solo dates on tour with Daughtry coming up, as well as the massive Creed tour later this year.
Scott's a good guy and I'm happy for him and the band, as well as the fans! It's going to be a huge year for him and I wish him all the best...
Watch the interview below....and check out the audio-only interview here.
24 Albums That Turn 25 in 2022
Many of these albums that turn 25 in 2022 have grown to become timeless gems in the rock genre.
From alt. rock favorites and hard rock LPs that have moved millions of units, scroll through our gallery below to see which albums turn 25 in 2022.
Oasis - ‘Be Here Now’
Big Brother RecordingsReleased on August 21, 1997.
Radiohead - ‘OK Computer’
XL RecordingsReleased on May 21, 1997.
The Verve - ‘Urban Hymns’
VirginReleased on September 29, 1997.
The Prodigy - ‘The Fat of the Land’
MaverickReleased on June 30, 1997.
Foo Fighters - ‘The Colour and the Shape’
RCAReleased on May 20, 1997.
Daft Punk - ‘Homework’
ParlophoneReleased on January 20, 1997.
Blur - ‘Blur’
ParlophoneReleased on February 10, 1997.
Bob Dylan - ‘Time Out of Mind’
Sony LegacyReleased on September 30, 1997.
Deftones - ‘Around the Fur’
MaverickReleased on October 28, 1997.
U2 - ‘Pop’
UMGReleased on March .3, 1997
Faith No More - ‘Album of the Year’
RhinoReleased on June 3, 1997.
John Fogerty - ‘Blue Moon Swamp’
BMGReleased on May 20, 1997
Blink-182 - ‘Dude Ranch’
UMGReleased on June 17, 1997.
The Offspring - ‘Ixnay on the Hombre’
Sony LegacyReleased on February 4, 1997.
Rolling Stones - ‘Bridges to Babylon’
UMGReleased on September 29, 1997.
David Bowie - ‘Earthling’
ParlophoneReleased on February 3, 1997.
Green Day - ‘Nimrod’
RepriseReleased on October 14, 1997.
Paul McCartney - ‘Flaming Pie’
CapitolReleased on May 5, 1997.
Metallica - ‘Reload’
Blackened RecordingsReleased on November 18, 1997.
Aerosmith - ‘Nine Lives’
Sony LegacyReleased on March 18, 1997.
Silverchair - ‘Freak Show’
SonyReleased on January 31, 1997.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - ‘Trouble Is…’
WMGReleased on October 7, 1997.
Creed - ‘My Own Prison’
BMGReleased on June 24, 1997 .
Third Eye Blind - ‘Third Eye Blind’
WMGReleased on April 8, 1997.
