Scott Stapp Is "So Fired Up and Excited" for the Creedbombing Panthers

" Video of Ben Jacobs Creedbombing athletic performance analyst Brett Nenaber pic.twitter.com/F3IQFZyFdm — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) January 27, 2016 "

Scott Stapp, who has been largely out of the public consciousness for what feels like a decade now, was won over by the Carolina Panthers, and their personally-targeted renditions of Creed songs during their playoff run. Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer, who broke the story about the Panthers’ Creedbombing ways, caught up with the singer:

"“I’ve been cheering for these guys so hard,” Stapp told me in a phone interview Tuesday. “I had to move my tour bus like five different places so I could get reception and watch (the NFC Championship Game) the other night. I’m so fired up and pumped up for these guys. They are my team right now.” […] “The fact that Creed is still in the conversation 20 years later I think speaks for volumes for how the music has impacted people,” Stapp said. “I think some of my personal struggles contributed to some of the criticism, and rightfully so. But I think the music on its own has, so far, stood the test of time. It’s still showing its impact on pop culture 20 years later.”"

Stapp, an avowed Cowboys fan, has nevertheless resolved to buy Panthers gear. Though he acknowledges it may not be in the cards, he hopes to meet them face-to-face and shoot a video before the big game.