Creed's Stapp Gets Chance To Rest Throat

Launch.com December 14, 2002

For the first time in weeks, Creed's Scott Stapp will have the chance to rest his throat without risking the postponement of concert appearances. The frontman has suffered from acute laryngitis in recent months, prompting the rescheduling of several shows this fall and the temporary cancellation of Creed's high-profile television appearance at San Francisco's Alcatraz Island in October. But now, the group has no new shows scheduled until the last days of the year.

LAUNCH caught up with Stapp just before Creed's performance atop the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas last week as part of the 2002 Billboard Music Awards. He said he was doing the best he could with the situation. "I'm just kind of making it through right now the best that I can. The healing process starts when I stop singing. So, it's good enough to live up to my standard at a live show and if it's not I'll come back and play it again."

The Vegas appearance and one make-up date later in the week were among the last by Creed in 2002 in support of its current album, Weathered. Only two remain: December 29 in Chicago and December 31 in Philadelphia.

.Mark Armstrong