That's me! That's me! I got into Creed because I kept hearing Higher, of course at first it annoyed me cuz they played it all the time, but it grew on me.  I had liked MOP when it first came out but I never knew the name of the song or who made it, then I heard What If, but didn't really like it (now I love it!) Well once I found out that Creed made MOP and What If, I went out and bought HC, I loved it so the next week I bought MOP. For this I am grateful for mainstream radio.  If I had listened to K-rock though, I would've heard other Creed songs.  Now I find myself listening to K-rock more than Z100, which I thought would never happen.   

Oh wow, so my little "theory" holds validity, unlike some other people I know!!