Jacoby Shaddix
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jacoby Dakota Shaddix |
| Also known as | Coby Dick Jonny Vodka John Doe Jacobo Insonico |
| Born | July 28, 1976 |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, alternative metal, nu metal, rapcore, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, drums, clarinet |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Eleven Seven Music, DGC/Interscope, Geffen, DreamWorks |
| Associated acts | Papa Roach Fight the Sky |
| Website | www.paparoach.com |
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| Shure Radio Shack Megaphone Sucker |
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Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976) is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach,[1] and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.
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[edit] Early life
Shaddix was born in Vacaville, California. His parents divorced when he was six years old, which Jacoby references in the song Broken Home. Jacoby has 2 younger brothers, Trevor and Bryson. In his youth he went to Vacaville High School where he played the clarinet in the school orchestra. Upon meeting Dave Buckner they founded Papa Roach in 1993. Jacoby started out playing drums but found quickly that Dave was much better than him. Jacoby then decided to pick up bass to play a part in a band but his bass was stolen. After this he defaulted to singing. While 17, Shaddix started to work as a dish washer to be able to finance his apartment with a friend. This job changed to a janitor in a hospital until he gave it all up for Papa Roach in 1999 so he could dedicate himself to the music he liked.
[edit] Personal life
On July 16, 1996, Shaddix married his high-school sweetheart, Kelly Shaddix, by whom he has two sons, Makaile Cielo Shaddix, born March 24, 2002 and Jagger Monroe Shaddix, born September 13, 2004.[2] Jacoby has had a rocky relationship with wife Kelly. He has written about their dysfunctional relationship in the songs She Loves Me Not, Time and Time Again and Decompression Period. Jacoby regularly brings Kelly and the boys on tour with him.
[edit] Addiction
Although he has had a past with drugs, Jacoby's main problem has always been alcohol. In an early interview, he admitted he needed alcohol to help him deal with not seeing his family on tour. "I've got a little photo album of my baby,every day I just look at it and go, 'You're so cute, man. I love you. And then I also need a bottle of vodka." [3] Jacoby has wrote about his battles with alcohol in the songs Binge, Black Clouds and Scars. Jacoby has said in a few interviews that "Scars" is about an act of self-mutilation he commited in Vegas, which required 11 staples in his head, due to binge drinking. He is currently completely sober and only smokes weed every now and then.
[edit] Music career
[edit] Papa Roach
Jacoby is the founding member of Papa Roach. He formed the band along with drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther, in 1993.Ben was then replaced by Jerry Horton, Will by Tobin Esperance and Dave by Tony Palermo, leaving Jacoby the only original member in the band. The band's name Papa Roach, derives from Jacoby's grandfather, William Roatch, who had the nickname Papa Roach. William commited suicide in 2006. Papa Roach wrote the song Roses On My Grave in memory of him. Before releasing their debut album Infest, Papa Roach released an EP in 1994 entitled Potatoes For Christmas. In 1997, they released their first full album, entiltled Old Friends From Young Years.
[edit] Fight the Sky
Shaddix also has a side-project that he started in 2002 in Sacramento, California, the post-hardcore band Fight the Sky.
[edit] Scarred
Previously the host of the MTV show Scarred, Jacoby had to stop due to the band's constant touring.
[edit] Appearance
Shaddix has many tattoos. One of the first tattoos he got was when he was 21 years old, his wife's name across his right arm. "Born To Rock" is bared across the top of his chest. On the left side of his chest, he has a Queen surrounded by water, and on the right is a king surrounded by flames. Jacoby says this represents the good and evil in him. On his right arm he has a scroll which reads, "Here Lies Jacoby Dakota Shaddix" and underneath reads, "Born With Nothing, Die With Everything", which is also the name of one of the band's songs from LoveHateTragedy. His sons' names are tattooed on his wrist. On his left arm he has a house in flames, which references the band's song Broken Home, and a coffin which references their song "Harder Than A Coffin Nail". On his neck, Jacoby has the chinese symbol for love, which he spoke about in an episode of MTV Cribs.
[edit] Pseudonyms
Shaddix also went by the pseudonyms Coby Dick, which he used until 2001, Jonny Vodka, and John Doe temporarily in Fight the Sky.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Papa Roach
- Old Friends from Young Years (1997)
- Infest (2000)
- Lovehatetragedy (2002)
- Getting Away with Murder (2004)
- The Paramour Sessions (2006)
- Metamorphosis (2009)
- Time for Annihilation (2010)
- TBA (2012)
[edit] Fight the Sky
- Seven Deadly Songs
[edit] Other appearances
- "Conquer the World" - Die Trying's self-titled album (2003)
- "Americans" - X-Clan's album Return from Mecca (2007)
- "Smoke on the Water" - Carlos Santana's album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time (2010)
- "Warning" - Skindred's album Union Black (2011)
[edit] References
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