If you were a teenager in the 1990’s — or, like me, was the parent of a teenager in the 1990’s — you were aware of the rock band “Creed.” Creed was often identified as a Christian band due to some of their songs containing spiritual allusions, such as My Sacrifice, Higher, and With Arms Wide Open, the last song having won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The band members, however, never saw themselves as a ‘Christian’ band.

Part of the group’s early success can be attributed to the powerful vocals of Scott Stapp, the lead singer from 1993-2004. Stapp began a solo career in 2004, and, even while claiming to be a Christian, followed a life that was, to put it charitably, not very Christian in practice. Stapp’s lifestyle was that of a typical hedonistic rocker, if Wikipedia is accurate, which included multiple marriages, suicide attempts, and the famous triad of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll.

Stapp has recently re-emerged in a very curious video explaining how he is now penniless and under attack, living currently in a Holiday Inn after spending two weeks in his truck. The video, which runs 15 minutes in length, was placed on the 41-year-old singer’s Facebook page, pleading for legal help. The grainy video of the haggard Stapp, which he titled “Scott Stapp of Creed: Public Statement #1,” features claims that the IRS had frozen his funds after a “clerical error,” and that he was sober and had “rededicated” himself to Christ. Here is a short clip:

TMZ also reports that on Thursday morning, Stapp was interviewed by radio hosts at KISS 92.5 in Toronto explaining his troubles, where he claimed that his IRS problems stem from his “dissatisfaction” with President Obama. Stapp had appeared on “Fox and Friends” on the Fox News Channel in 2012, shortly before the Presidential election, explaining his disappointment with Obama after having voted for him in 2008. In the KISS 92.5 interview, he refers back to the 2012 appearance on Fox and Friends and claims that his bank problems started appearing two months after that. Both interviews can be seen here.