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Rock star's renewed faith in God credited for recovery

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    Creed lead singer Scott Stapp tells his story

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That's -- -- To my recovery -- is is re connecting.

With with -- gotta love.

I was raised to believe coming out of here and that was my struggle.

And I ran -- -- here.

-- -- and after the rest of my life and so.

You know coming back to that faith and spirituality in with a fresh perspective and foundation this is -- key -- keeping -- moving forward.

Went to key stories that you share in your book is about a real low point he you'd reached in -- actually a bit at a hotel -- hurt yourself on.

It going over a balcony and laid there for hours waiting for someone to help you and it's pretty miraculous what happens at that point.

Yeah wolf thank goodness I was discovered.

After two and a half hours of of -- now and then and not to -- -- -- on that -- And thankfully that day TI.

Happen to check in off the street -- and found me and got me to safety.

And you all had worked together -- pass -- we had net.

Over the passion of the Christ project which he.

Has and other commitments that we briefly met to discuss and -- voluntary thing so it was just that brief encounter you know couple years earlier.

You mean the situation and that it just seems so.

-- -- It really is -- and the story is amazing it's it's sort of almost unbelievable except that it actually happened I'm blessed and without it because -- -- that that you had -- -- -- had together was who was you know some people -- overnight -- he -- -- -- -- Tallahassee.

My -- here on and became one of them they're fast and that selling billions in history.

For me was it tough for you know process that I mean did you not have the roots meaning that she needed to handle the success because by all accounts it it was something that's what worldwide.

Right I absolutely.

Didn't -- -- groups I think you know the success and and you know.

Being Cunningham whirlwind happened of course -- -- processes and then -- talk about in the book I have some depression issues that came in which I didn't understand.

And yourself to -- you know treat -- myself with alcohol and drugs and there was just -- And I'm glad to be able to share -- now.

Time and how I got out and my wonderful wife sue and her family who who's just been an Angel in my life and and and help get me to him today.

I think she's a pretty amazing person -- -- now -- and what do you hope will be the message from your book how do you capital impact lives.

Well first not to relate that bit.

You know we all share common journey and there's others out there that I know are going through various things that I went to in my life from childhood trauma and the abuse.

The abandonment.

To alcoholism drug addiction to -- -- troubles in life.

And whatever level they are.

Just to maintain hope and and continue.

No matter how dark against.

To pray for sunrise and then.

I wrote a song that accompanies the book and and it's free with the book -- -- -- -- -- -- -- because ultimately at the end of the day.

When I had nowhere else to turn to nowhere else to look.

My instincts took me out.

And you know to.

Something that gave me a little bit and hope to get through -- next minute and ten minutes the next 24 hours.

And eventually you know summarize if you just keep pushing forward.

Plus an amazing but we know that your recording deterring as well there's so much for your fans out there hope that the able to check out the book and not really clean all of the lessons that you've lived through and -- -- your share with others.

Thank you so much confusion.

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