FUN FACTS
Jacoby Shaddix is the lead singer of Papa Roach
Jacoby has two sons named Jagger and Makaile Shaddix
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Jacoby IS married
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Papa Roach chose the name "The Paramour Sessions" for their latest album because they recorded it in the Paramour Mansion.
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The name Papa Roach was created because Jacoby's grandfather's last name was Roach, and they called him Papa Roach, and thus, the bands name was born.
_______________________________________________________________________ Jacoby Shaddix goes by the nicknames Coby Dick, Mr. Dick, Johnny Vodka, Dakota Gold, and John Doe.
________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby's wife's name is Kelly Ann
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Jacoby has admittedly taken a part in self mutilation
________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby wrote the song "Scars" after being sent to the hospital in Las Vegas and got 11 staples in his head because of self mutilation and trying to commit suicide.
________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby WAS a drug addict.
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Jacoby Shaddix went to Vacaville High School in Califonia
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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." His neck bares the Chinese character for "love". He also has tattoos on both of his hands. His right hand says love and his left hand says hate.
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Jacoby is a KoRn fan
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Mr. Dick knows a little spanish.
_________________________________________________________________________ Old Friends from Young Years , Infest , lovehatetragedy , Getting Away with Murder , and The Paramour Sessions are the titles of the CDs Papa Roach has let out on the market.
_________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby's band mates are: Jerry Horton (guitar, back-up vocals), Tobin Esperance (bass, back-up vocals), and Dave Buckner (drums)
__________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby guest appearances:
2003 – "Anxiety" – Black Eyed Peas album, Elephunk
2003 – "Conquer The World" – Die Trying album, Die Trying
2003 – "Oxygen's Gone" – The video of Die Trying's sencillo
2003 – "Come Apart" – Reach 454 album, Reach 454
2003 – "Don't Look Back" – Biker Boyz Soundtrack (feat. N.E.R.D.)
2005 – "Forever In Our Hearts" – Tsunami Relief single
2006 – "America" – X-Clan album, Return From Mecca
2006 – "Phoenix and the Fall" – Fight of Your Life- Próximo álbum
2007 – "Forgot How To Love" – Mams Taylor - Próximo álbum
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Jacoby is signed with Geffen Records
_________________________________________________________________________ Makaile Shaddix (Jacoby's first son) was born on Mar 24, 2002
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Jagger Shaddix was born on Sep 13, 2004
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EP's include: Potatoes for Christmas • Caca Bonita • 5 Tracks Deep • Let 'Em Know • The Rolling Stone Live EP • Live Session EP
__________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby often wears Jack Daniels T-shirts
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Jacoby only used the AKA Coby Dick until 2001
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He has two brothers, Bryson and Trevor.
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His parents divorced in 1982 when Jacoby was six.
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Jacoby has a small degree of ADHD
____________________________________________________________________________ Jacoby worked as a janitor in his younger years
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Shaddix played the clarinette and was into American football as a kid.
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Some of his influences are: Motley Crue, Faith No More, Social Distortion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Agaist the Machines, MC5, Poison, Stone Temple Pilots and Fugazi.
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His two favorite movies are Memento and The Blair Witch Project.
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His favorite books include 'The Power of Now' and 'Days of War, Nights of Love'.
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He has a tattoo of his wife Kelly's name in gothic letters.
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Many of his tattoos are done by Vanitykills frontman Jassen Jenson.
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He's often forced himself to puke onstage
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During Ozzfest one year, he regularly bashed himself in the forehead with his microphone until blood trickled down his face.
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Jacoby and Kelly were married on July 19th, 1996
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Jacoby met Dave on January of 1993 on the Vacaville High School football field, where they intantly began talking about music
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Jacoby and Dave were later joined by Will James (bass) and Ben Luther (trombone), completing Papa Roach’s first ever line-up
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Jacoby, Dave, Will James, and Ben Luther decided to enter the school's talent show, where they performed a cover version of Jimi Hendrix's famous song, Fire.
________________________________________________________________________________ The performance of Papa Roach's first line-up at the talent show was most notable for the fact that they played without a guitarist. They ultimately didn't win the contest.
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Jacoby will be acting in an upcoming movie in 2008 called "The Conjuring".
