- The Hidden Axe Man's Life -

Well as you all should know, Mark Tremonti plays guitar for Creed. Mark was born in 1974, in Detroit. Growing up, Mark always had a thing for music. Buying albums from bands such as Kiss, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, it wasnt long before he began to entertain thoughts of playing the guitar. Those thoughts soon became a reality when he bought a guitar, a Les Paul fake, which cost him 10 bucks. One lesson from a teacher was all it took to tick him off, because playing nursery rhymes wasnt exactly what he had in mind. So Mark taught himself how to play. And like all guitar players starting out, the sound was horrific, but with many many hours of practice he became better, and in his freshman year of high school, he was in his first band, named Wits End. And they actually recorded some original tracks in Michigan. But the band was forced to disband when Mark moved to Orlando, where he would meet his future bandmate, Scott Stapp, in high school. Though not friends at first, both knew of each other's talents. The two didnt start becoming serious about forming a band until they reunited back in Tallahasse, at FSU, where they eventually met Scott Phillips, the drummer, and eventually found a bass player, Brian Marshall. Creed was formed, and folks, the rest is history ...