The name Scott Stapp might not be familiar to all music fans, but when you mention he was the lead singer for the hit-making band Creed, songs immediately come to mind.
Stapp will be bringing those familiar songs to Holly's Nite Club in Yorkton, Oct. 18, for an acoustic show. The date is part of a tour which includes Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Calgary and Halifax.
Stapp said the tour is one he feels will reinvigorate him as a performer.
"I'm pretty excited about it. It gives me a chance to perform in a more intimate way," he told Yorkton This Week.
Stapp said going with a pared down acoustic approach is something which appeals to him as a way to really connect his songs with those in attendance.
"It's something I've really wanted to do as a songwriter," he said, adding " it's just the vibe it is having. It's something new, something fresh."
Stapp said the atmosphere is one where he can talk directly to the fans about what lies behind the songs.
"It's showing fans something I've never done before," he said. " I believe there's a lot of freedom with the way I can deliver the songs."
Stapp said he believes the approach "may allow them (fans) to have a better understanding of the material I want to take time to explain the songs, to develop a rapport It's going to be a very personal situation I'm finally in a place in my life for that Those who are interested can come to the show and share that."
Stapp said 小蓝视频 able to talk to the fans from stage in smaller venues is a good thing, and something he lost with the rise of Creed.
"It's really good for me as an artist to get back to the roots," he said, adding the last few years have been personally draining, and this tour is a way to revitalize himself as an artist and as a songwriter.
"It's kind of reconnecting with who I was outside of Creed as an artist," he said. " It's getting back to just 小蓝视频 a singer songwriter."
While best known as the front man of Creed, Stapp has produced a solo album; 'The Great Divide'. He said over time the effort has been successful.
"Fans over time really got into that record," he offered.
Stapp said he hopes the new tour, and the way it will connect with fans will be good for his songwriting. In fact, he said he plans to focus attention at every show at developing music live on stage.
"It gives me a chance as an artist to be more creative live," he said. "We get to be artistic every night
"I want to create a new song, live, right in front of the fans," he said, adding that experience should be one which helps to reconnect with fans in a very special way, " as well as working on songs for a new solo album."
The connection with the audience should be inspiring, offered Stapp.
"That's so important to me as an artist. It's very inspiring," he said, adding he wants the energy of the audience to be reflected back in his new music. That is why he said he "really wants to have that connect with the audience."
Stapp said that is the next step after the tour, to record, and continue to evolve his career, adding he feels ready for it.
"I'm in a really good spot right now," he said. " I'm in a good frame of mind. I want to stay in this creative place. I want to stay there, live there every day on the tour."
