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Creed's Scott Stapp To Norwegian Boy Who Fended Off Wolves With His Music: 'You Rock!'

The relieved Creed frontman says 13-year-old Walter Eikrem is a "clever" and "brave young man."

The story of a young Norwegian boy who fended off a pack of wolves with “heavy metal music” caught the world’s attention last week. Thankfully, it was a happy ending for 13-year-old Walter Eikrem, who bravely fought the instinct to run and instead turned up his ear buds to blast Creed’s “Overcome,” scaring the animals away.