Happy birthday, Mark! The musician isn't closing the door for his band to reunite, but, at the same, he admits that having a Creed reunion may be complicated. Get the complete scoop regarding Mark Tremonti's thought on a possible Creed reunion, Mark's bio, how he began to pursue a music career with Creed, and Creed's accolades and accomplishments, having Mark as their guitarist, and the rest of the other members of the band:
Mark Tremonti Bio
Mark Thomas Tremonti was born on April 18, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan. As per Imdb, Mark first played the guitar when he was only 11 years old. Tremonti's first-owned guitar was that of an imitation of a Les Paul brand guitar, and costed only $25.
At 16, Mark attended Lake Highland Preparatory School, after his family moved to Florida. After graduating from high school, Tremonti attended Clemson University, where he pursued finance as a major of study.
How Mark Tremonti Joined Creed
Mark met future Creed bandmate, Scott Stapp, when the former was 16 years old. The two men met while attending school in Lake Highland Preparatory School. After a year has passed since he graudated from Clemson University, Tremonti returned to Florida State University, and met Scott Stapp, again.
Scott Stapp suggested to Mark Tremonti that they form a band, at the time. Soon thereafter, auditions for the prospective band members were held at the two men's friend's house. Drummer, Scott Phillipps and bassist, Brian Marshall, eventually passed the autditions, and were launched as the band's other two members.
Creed and Mark Tremonti's Professional Accomplishments and Accolades in Music
Creed was originally called Naked Toddler. The members of the band realized that the group's orginal name sounded bad, and, thus, changed it to Creed. In 1997, Creed released their debut album called, "My Own Prison." That album has sold more than six million copies since its release.
In 2000, Creed released its sophomore album called, "Human Clay." Soon thereafter, Creed appeared in a VH1 special called, "Behind the Music" (1997).
Why Mark Tremonti is Having a Second Thought Regarding the Orchestration of a Creed Reunion
One of the complications Mark cites regarding a Creed reunion is lack of time for preparation. The guitarist additionally cites there are challenges and thorough works or preparations involved for Creed, and other bands, that have not toured in ten years, when doing reunion performances, as per an article published on Blabbermouth.net.
