Disclosure: I received a copy of the book and CD to review. The opinions shared here are 100% mine.

The days of following the lives and stories of the stars are long past for me.  I enjoy Creed’s music but honestly never knew anything about the band, not even the names of the members.  When I had the opportunity to review Sinner’s Creed by Scott Stapp, the memoir of Creed’s former lead singer, I had no idea about his background.  Since reading the book, I’ve done a bit of research and found that there were some highly publicized events in the history of the band’s breakup and the aftermath that ensued.  We rarely have a moment to watch the news and certainly never get to enjoy the guilty pleasure of celebrity gossip. Therefore I really read this book with an unbiased opinion of the author.

Looking back, I probably could do this book more justice if I had known a bit more going in.  Since there was no vested interested in the author (other than liking his music) I found myself a bit bored reading about his life’s story.  The book really wasn’t too moving of an experience.  Sadly, it reminded me of most other famous people who have that bottomed-out moment and are working their way back up.   There is a lot of sad history that scarred Stapp’s life and he responded in the typical celebrity way — cope via drugs and alcohol.  Thankfully, Stapp found God and has made a turn around.  To me, his CD Proof of Life was a much better indicator of his comeback.  The music is uplifting and beautiful.  It was refreshing that the music wasn’t just a carbon copy of his older hits.

My favorite part of the book was the middle section that included photos of Stapp with his adorable children.  Knowing a bit of his story and relating to him as a parent will help me to appreciate his music more deeply.