Jacoby Shaddix
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Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of California
n rock
band Papa Roach
, and along with bassist
Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter
for the band.
. His parents divorced when he was six years old. 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 a far greater drummer. 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 dishwasher 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.
, Shaddix has been the lead singer since 1993. He formed the band along with drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther who was shortly replaced by lead guitarist Jerry Horton. Shaddix is the only remaining original member of Papa Roach as Will James was replaced by Tobin Esperance and Dave Buckner was replaced by Tony Palermo
.
, the post-hardcore
band Fight the Sky
.
show Scarred
, but is currently not doing so due to constant touring.
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 by their right eyes.
s Coby Dick, which he used until 2001, Jonny Vodka, and John Doe temporarily in Fight the Sky.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
, and along with bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
for the band.
Early life
Shaddix was born in Vacaville, CaliforniaVacaville, California
Vacaville, California is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Solano County. The city is nearly half way between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately from Sacramento, and from San Francisco...
. His parents divorced when he was six years old. 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
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
in 1993. Jacoby started out playing drums but found quickly that Dave was a far greater drummer. 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 dishwasher 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.
Personal life
On July 16, 1996, Shaddix married his high-school sweetheart, Kelly Shaddix, by whom he has two sons, Makaile Ciello Shaddix, born March 24, 2002 and Jagger Monroe Shaddix, born September 13, 2004.Papa Roach
A founding member of Papa RoachPapa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
, Shaddix has been the lead singer since 1993. He formed the band along with drummer Dave Buckner, bassist Will James, and trombonist Ben Luther who was shortly replaced by lead guitarist Jerry Horton. Shaddix is the only remaining original member of Papa Roach as Will James was replaced by Tobin Esperance and Dave Buckner was replaced by Tony Palermo
Tony Palermo
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Palermo is the current drummer of Californian rock band Papa Roach and punk rock band Pulley and is the former drummer of the band Unwritten Law, and was also a touring drummer for Sixx:A.M. in summer 2008....
.
Fight the Sky
Shaddix also has a side-project that he started in 2002 in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, the post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Fight the Sky
Fight the Sky
Fight the Sky is a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California, best known for being the heavier side-project of Papa Roach lead singer Jacoby Shaddix.-Band history:...
.
Scarred
He was previously the host for the MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
show Scarred
Scarred
Scarred is a television program that debuted on MTV on April 10, 2007. On each episode of Scarred, several real-life risk-takers share the stories of how they were scarred or injured while attempting dangerous stunts on primarily skateboards, but occasionally on in-line skates, skis, snowboards,...
, but is currently not doing so due to constant touring.
Appearance
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 characterChinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
for "love", which he explained in an edition of MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs
MTV Cribs and CMT Cribs, depending on which channel it airs, is a franchise reality television program that originated on the MTV Networks' MTV. It later aired on its CMT channel that features tours of the houses and mansions of celebrities. The first show aired September 2000...
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 by their right eyes.
Pseudonyms
Shaddix also went by the pseudonymPseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s Coby Dick, which he used until 2001, Jonny Vodka, and John Doe temporarily in Fight the Sky.
Papa Roach
- Old Friends from Young YearsOld Friends from Young Years-Fan club edition:-Personnel:* Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals* Jerry Horton - lead guitar, backing vocals* Will James - bass guitar, backing vocals* Dave Buckner - drums, percussion...
(1997) - InfestInfest (album)Infest is the second album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest-selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album earned...
(2000) - LovehatetragedyLovehatetragedyLovehatetragedy is the third album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on June 18, 2002. A re-recorded version of the song "M-80 " was featured in the game Amplitude.-Track listing:Bonus Tracks...
(2002) - Getting Away with MurderGetting Away with Murder (album)Initial critical response to Getting Away with Murder was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 59, based on 8 reviews.-Track listing:...
(2004) - The Paramour SessionsThe Paramour SessionsThe Paramour Sessions is the fifth album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on September 12, 2006. While pre-recording, the band rented the Paramour Mansion, which the album name reflects. Two singles were released from the album, "...To Be Loved" and "Forever". The deluxe edition...
(2006) - MetamorphosisMetamorphosis (Papa Roach album)Metamorphosis is the sixth album by California rock band Papa Roach. It was released by DGC/Interscope on March 24, 2009. The album was originally planned to be titled Days of War, Nights of Love, which is a lyrical quote from the song "No More Secrets" on the band's previous album, The Paramour...
(2009) - Time for AnnihilationTime for AnnihilationUK EditionUK Edition DVD-Personnel:* Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals* Jerry Horton - lead guitar, backing vocals* Tobin Esperance - bass guitar, backing vocals* Tony Palermo - drums, percussion-Charts:...
(2010) - TBA (2012)
Other appearances
- "Conquer the World" - Die Trying's self-titled albumDie Trying (album)Die Trying is the eponymous and sole studio album by hard rock band Die Trying. It was released through Island Records on June 10, 2003....
(2003) - "Americans" - X-ClanX-ClanX-Clan is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J, Professor X The Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Sugar Shaft the Rhythm Provider...
's album Return from MeccaReturn from MeccaReturn from Mecca is the title of the reunion album from Hip Hop group X-Clan, released on January 30, 2007. This is the group's first studio album since 1992's Xodus. A music video was made of the single "Weapon X."-Contributors:...
(2007) - "Smoke on the WaterSmoke on the Water"Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. In 2004, the song was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Smoke on the Water"...
" - Carlos SantanaCarlos SantanaCarlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
's album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All TimeGuitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All TimeGuitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, referred to as simply Guitar Heaven, is the 21st studio album by Santana, released on September 21, 2010...
(2010) - "Warning" - SkindredSkindredSkindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. The band was formed in 1998 following the disbandment of vocalist Benji Webbe's previous band, Dub War. Skindred's musical style mixes alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and reggae...
's album Union BlackUnion Black (album)-Personnel:* Benji Webbe – Vocals, Synthesiser* Daniel Pugsley – Bass* Mikey Demus – Guitar, Backing Vocals* Dirty Arya – Drums-Additional Personnel:* Jacoby Shaddix – Additional vocals on track 2* James Loughrey – Production, Engineering...
(2011)