Scott Stapp thinks SZA’s praise of Creed made him ‘cool.’
The vocalist joined an interview with Revolver and shared how he felt when SZA spoke highly of Creed and their 1999 song, ‘Higher’:
“It definitely made me a cool dad in my house with my teenage daughter and teenage son.”
SZA’s Words On Creed
In a conversation with Variety in late 2023, SZA revealed that she loves the music of Creed and Nickelback despite their polarizing image. She stated:
“The other day you know what I pulled up? Creed, Nickelback, Train’s ‘Drops of Jupiter,’ just a whole bunch of that. Wait, you know what’s crazy? Do white people hate Creed and Nickelback? Why? Black people love them! They rock! That sh*t is bomb!”
Then, the singer expressed her admiration for ‘Higher,’ saying:
“‘Higher’? Why are you hating on it? Have you ever felt more inspired and uplifted in your life? I’m in the car and I’m blasting ‘Higher,’ I feel like it’s a gospel song, the vocals are going crazy and it’s also somehow slightly romantic, it just feels so fun. Because even if it’s cliche, he’s so f*cking dead a**! I will be a Creed fan forever. Like, it started just on a whim in the shower, ‘Oh, let’s play this,’ and then it became a week of Creed and Nickelback [laughs].”
What Does Scott Think About Backlash Against Creed?
Creed didn’t always receive praise from others. The band also faced criticism during the height of their success from the media and music listeners. Stapp addressed this backlash last month in a chat with Heavy Consequence:
“We started off with the critical acclaim and then the success got so enormous that the critics were like, ‘We’re not supposed to like them. They’re too big and successful. We’ve got to go find some band over here that nobody knows about that’s quirky and different. That’s what we’re going to call cool today.’”
The rocker added:
“And not to say that the quirky and different band wasn’t incredible and talented and wrote great songs but that’s kind of how it felt at the time. The critics were just anti-popular. So as soon as a band got popular in the mainstream, it was time to shift the narrative, and so that’s how it felt living it in real-time.”
Creed is currently performing in different cities of the United States. They have scheduled shows until early December. The band is playing together for the first time in 12 years.