MARK TREMONTI Talks About His Profession Uncertainty Even As CREED Was Pumping Out Hits

Creed was simply one of the profitable arduous rock acts of the late ’90s and early 2000s. The three albums from their unique run – My Personal Jail from 1997, Human Clay from 1999, and Weathered from 2001 – have bought over a collective 22 million copies in the USA alone. That they had hits like “Torn”, “Increased”, and “With Arms Large Open”. Regardless of all that success, guitarist Mark Tremonti revealed that he nonetheless felt like he and the band had been consistently on the best way out.

In an interview with Rick Beato, Tremonti stated he by no means felt like he was going to be okay util Alter Bridge‘s 2010 album AB III. Tremonti additionally touched on file executives doubting whether or not Creed might duplicate the success of their My Personal Jail singles, and the primary time that he realized simply how massive “Increased” was going to be.

“The unhealthy factor concerning the early a part of our profession is that everyone was doubting us the whole time. I felt like I used to be preventing survival my whole profession, up till our third Alter Bridge file. I felt like each file I put out, each single I put out, my profession may very well be over, any individual else goes to take my job, proper?”

‘So, with ‘My Personal Jail’, we got here out with that single, they usually’re like, ‘Oh, you are going to be a one-hit-wonder.’ And we got here out with, I believe, ‘Torn’ subsequent, and that went primary. We’re like, ‘All proper, we’re not a one-hit marvel.’ Then they’re like, ‘You are going to have a sophomore droop on the following file.’ Nicely, thanks.”

He continued: “So, that, I believe that made us work tougher. After which, I bear in mind listening to ‘Increased within the studio, and [thought], ‘That feels like successful track to me.’ I bear in mind precisely the place I used to be once I heard it on the radio. I used to be at Havertys, the furnishings retailer, shopping for furnishings for my first house, and I am leaving with my spouse. And the DJ [on the radio] was like, ‘Creed has come again with this, feels like successful to me!’ I used to be like, ‘Sure! thank God! We’ll dwell one other day.’ After which, after all, ‘Arms Large Open’ did rather well.”

Creed lately introduced their 2025 Summer time of ’99 Tour that includes 3 Doorways Down, Daughtry, Mammoth WVH, and Large Wreck. Get these dates under. Tickets can be found right here.

7/9 Lexington, KY Rupp Enviornment (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/11 Syracuse, NY Empower Federal Credit score Union Amphitheater at Lakeview (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/12 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (w/ 3 Doorways Down)
7/15 Wantagh, NY Northwell at Jones Seaside Theater (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
7/16 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
7/20 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Middle (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/22 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/24 Charleston, SC Credit score One Stadium (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/26 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Middle (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/27 Memphis, TN FedExForum (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
7/29 Wichita, KS INTRUST Financial institution Enviornment (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
8/1 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Financial institution Enviornment (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
8/2 Ridgedale, MO Thunder Ridge Nature Enviornment (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
8/4 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
8/6 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit score Union Amphitheatre (w/ Daughtry & Mammoth WVH)
8/7 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Enviornment at Higher Palm Springs (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
8/9 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
8/10 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outside Enviornment at Harveys (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH) (Not a Reside Nation date)
8/13 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Model Resorts Amphitheater (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
8/14 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre (w/ 3 Doorways Down & Mammoth WVH)
8/16 Vancouver, BC Rogers Enviornment (w/ Large Wreck & Mammoth WVH)
8/19 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place (w/ Large Wreck & Mammoth WVH)
8/20 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome (w/ Large Wreck & Mammoth WVH)