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August 21, 09:39 AM

Creed Thoughts


I want to say I was about four years old when I fell in love with music. My memory’s not great, so it could have been anywhere between four and fourteen, but I think it was closer to four. I was hanging out in an old abandoned car factory in South Carolina and I came across a bunch of old bumpers lying on the ground. At that age, I used to walk around with a bunch of sticks in my back pocket in case I ever needed something to throw. When I saw those bumpers, I don’t know what came over me, but I knew that I had to take out a pair of sticks and start banging away.

From the instant my sticks hit that metal, I was hooked. I pounded out beat after beat, dancing and singing along. I loved it. The music jumped into my body like a venereal disease from a hooker. I stayed in that factory for hours and hours just banging away. The next day, I came back and started right up where I left off. I made up songs about everything: jump ropes, corn, beaver skin hats. Nothing was off limits.

About a week later, I saw an old man playing a beat-up guitar on the street. I watched him for a while, trying to learn what he was doing as I stood there. After about an hour, he said he had to go to the can and asked me to watch his instrument. I gladly agreed. When he left to go to the bathroom, I snatched the guitar and ran all the way to the factory. It was the first thing I had ever stolen and on that day, I said to myself “Music and thieving are going to be the biggest things in your life” and you know what? They still are.

Music has been a part of me ever since. Not a day goes by where I don’t tap out a rhythm or pick up my axe and play a lick or two. If you cut open my veins, I’m fairly certain that quarter notes would come tumbling out. I can’t imagine my life without music and I don’t want to.

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Posted by Creed at 09:39 AM

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Pick your top ten favorite quotes from Creed Thoughts.

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Posted by blake
August 21, 2008

BTW, I'll post the results here when they're in.

Posted by blake
August 21, 2008

Taht is why you should listen to DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS!!!!! we are a band named after auto parts!!!! and we are metal

Posted by brendan
August 21, 2008

I do not wish to list Creed's quotes; they are all ingenius and beautiful :)

Posted by Lyndsey
August 21, 2008

Oh well the survey lists about 20 quotes to choose from.

Posted by blake
August 22, 2008

Music is great! My stepson has been in a couple bands and my hubby is pretty great at guitar. We are pretty big into heavy metal.

Posted by Julie
August 26, 2008

Question: Is there a prize for naming best quote?

Posted by Dwight
August 26, 2008

So did you write "Let's Live For Today" on stolen guitar, car fender, or both?

Posted by zeppyfish
August 27, 2008

hey adrian, I figured out what your blog should be.

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Posted by patrick
August 27, 2008

oh yah,

Twighlight!!!!

Posted by patrick
August 27, 2008

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