Okay, so its four parts..damn the line limit

~Nikki~



And then there’s "Don’t Stop Dancing," this year’s answer to the hit ballad "With Arms Wide Open." Stapp, who last year founded the With Arms Wide Open Foundation and was honored as the premier inductee by an online Fatherhood Hall of Fame, is clearly thinking about kids a lot lately. Not only did his foundation donate a hefty sum to the New Yorkers For Children organization, but with "Don’t Stop Dancing," he offers encouragement for any child who’s got it tough: "Children, don’t stop dancing / Just believe you can fly." Stapp’s younger sister Amy takes a turn singing on the track, as does a choir of 50 children from Tallahassee.

Creed is set to undertake another world tour beginning early in the new year, and despite the stresses of living on the road for months at a time, Tremonti says he’s amped about getting out there again. "You jones for it. It turns into a part of your life that’s your nicotine or your caffeine." This time, the band will take a combination nutritionist/ boxing instructor/trainer along for the ride, which pleases Tremonti. "No matter what’s going on in my life, if I can stay healthy and I’m in the gym, I always have a positive outlook for the rest of the day." Now that Weathered is out and with Creed coming to an arena near you shortly, it won’t be long before we know if they’ve successfully defended their "biggest band in the world" title.

"We don’t really see ourselves as the biggest band in the world," Tremonti remonstrates, "because we’re not huge superstars. We’re not household faces. I think Scott is now, but for the most part I can lead a pretty normal life. Everywhere I go there might be a couple people that say hello, but I enjoy that."

Still, names like U2, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam and the Doors get thrown around rather casually whenever Creed is compared with anyone. But, try as you might, you’ll have a tough time convincing Tremonti to play along: "I don’t think a band really has a seat in history until it’s spanned a couple generations of bands, until it’s had success for over a decade. When the next phase of rock bands, the generation that’s 10 years younger than us, look up to us as their inspiration, that’s when I’ll think that we deserve to be in a list like that." l