Jacoby Shaddix
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Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976, in Vacaville, California) is the lead singer of the Californian rock band Papa Roach and along with bassist Tobin Esperance the main-songwriter for the band.
Early life
He has two brothers, Bryson and Trevor. He has a small degree of ADHD. He worked as a janitor in his younger years. He played the clarinet and was into football as a kid.[citation needed]
Jacoby's parents got divorced when he was 6 years old. In his youth he went together with Dave to Vacaville High School where he played the clarinet in the school orchestra and where they founded Papa Roach in 1993. While 17, Shaddix started to work as a dishwasher to be able to finance his apartment with a friend. This job changed occasionally to a nurse in a hospital till he gave up the jobs for Papa Roach in 1999 to dedicate himself to the music.[citation needed]
Personal life
Jacoby has been married to his high school girlfriend, Kelly, since July 19, 1996. Together they have two sons, Makaile Ciello Shaddix, born March 24, 2002 and Jagger Shaddix, born September 13, 2004.[citation needed]
Music career
Papa Roach
A founding member of Papa Roach, Shaddix has been the lead singer since 1993. He formed the band along with drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and Ben Luther who was eventually replaced by lead guitarist Jerry Horton. Shaddix is the only remaining origanal member of Papa Roach as Will James was replaced by Tobin Esperance and Dave Buckner was replaced by Tony Palermo.[citation needed]
Fight the Sky
Shaddix has also been working on a side project in the post-hardcore band, Fight the Sky, since 2002, where he originally used the name John Doe.[citation needed]
Other projects
He was previously working as the host for MTV's Scarred, but is no longer doing so due to constant touring.[citation needed]
Appearance
Jacoby Shaddix's height is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Shaddix has many tattoos; one of which, reads "Here Lies Jacoby Dakota Shaddix" and at the bottom of the scroll, "Born With Nothing, Die With Everything". Another one at the top of his chest that says BORN TO ROCK." His neck bears the Chinese character for "love", which he explained in an edition of MTV Cribs that featured his home. He also has tattoos on both of his hands. His right hand says "love", and his left hand says "hate". He and his wife also have matching star tattoos on their right ears.[citation needed]
Personal problems
Shaddix has admittedly taken part in self-mutilation, which is related to the incident in Las Vegas hospital where he had to have 11 staples put into his head (that is where the song "Scars" originates).
Pseudonyms
Shaddix also went by the pseudonyms Coby Dick (used on the Infest album) and Jonny Vodka, but only used Coby Dick until 2001. He also calls himself Dakota Gold.[citation needed]
References
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