Scott Stapp is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Stapp is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed. He has also fronted the band Art of Anarchy and has released two solo albums: The Great Divide (2005) and Proof of Life (2013).
Stapp has received several accolades, including numerous RIAA certifications. Stapp and Creed bandmate Mark Tremonti won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001 as the writers of the Creed song "With Arms Wide Open". In 2006, Hit Paraderranked Stapp as the 68th-greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time.
Stapp was born in Orlando, Florida. He was raised by his mother, Lynda, and his stepfather, Steven Stapp, a dentist, whose surname he took. He believes in God. "I would feel a connection with God when I wrote the words and then when I would sing the songs, learning the songs, I would feel the Holy Spirit," confirmed Stapp in a 2013 interview. He wrote a memoir, Sinner's Creed, which was released by Tyndale House on October 2, 2012. He has Native American ancestry. He has a baritone voice.
In 1997, Stapp married Hillaree Burns. They were married for sixteen months and divorced in 1998. Stapp has a son, Jagger, with Burns. After the couple's divorce, Stapp retained full custody of Jagger. On February 11, 2006, Stapp married Miss New York USA 2004 winner and model Jaclyn Nesheiwat. Together they have a daughter and a son. In November 2014, Jaclyn, filed for divorce.[48] The couple eventually sought help and continued together.
