Scott Stapp: “I Should Not Be Here. It’s Only By The Grace Of God That I Was Spared”

There was a time that Scott Stapp, as the lead vocalist of Creed, was one of the biggest names in rock music. When the Florida rock outfit released their second album, Human Clay, in 1999, they were – thanks especially to singles Higher and With Arms Wide Open – almost impossible to avoid. That record alone has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide since it was released two decades ago. Yet as successful as the band were – and as devoted to his Christian faith as Scott was (and still is) – behind the scenes and the fame and the fortune, it was all falling apart. Scott became addicted to alcohol and substances and even came close to taking his own life. He also found himself increasingly known not for his music, but his hedonistic antics, which includes a 1999 sex tape involving himsel...

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