Jacoby Shaddix

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Jacoby SHADDIX
Background information
Birth name	Jacoby Dakota Shaddix
Also known as	Jacoby Shaddix Coby Dick Dakota Gold Jonny Vodka John Doe Mr. Dick.
Born	July 28, 1976 (1976-07-28) (age 31)
Origin	Vacaville, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1993 - Present
Label(s)	Geffen Records
Associated acts	Papa Roach Fight the Sky
Members
Jacoby Shaddix Jerry Horton Tobin Esperance Dave Buckner

Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976, in Vacaville, California) is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Papa Roach. He also goes by the pseudonyms Coby Dick (used on the Infest album) and Jonny Vodka but he only used Coby Dick until 2001. He also calls himself Dakota Gold. Jacoby is also working on a side project in the post-hardcore band, Fight the Sky, where he originally used the name John Doe. He is also working as the host for MTV's Scarred.

Jacoby Shaddix went to Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

[edit] Personal life

Shaddix has admittedly taken part in self-mutilation, which once led him to a Las Vegas hospital where he had to have 11 staples removed from his head.^[1] He has also struggled with alcohol addiction during his career,^[2] but now he is, according to himself, clean and sober. He also has a wife, Kelly Shaddix.

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". Shaddix has been known to closely follow various fashion trends of a given period (i.e. Aviator sunglasses and black nail polish in 2002, a scarf and Jack Daniel's T-shirt in 2005). and hes the coolest singer ever

Shaddix now hosts a program on MTV named "scarred" Aswell as being lead singer in the band "Papa Roach".

[edit] Discography

Studio albums with Papa Roach:

Main article: Papa Roach discography

• "Infest", 2000
• "Lovehatetragedy", 2002
• "Getting Away with Murder", 2004
• "The Paramour Sessions", 2006
• "Metamorphosis", not yet released

Studio albums with Fight the Sky:

• "Seven Deadly Songs", 2003

[edit] 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 – "Americans" – 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
• 2008 – "Saints of Los Angeles" – Mötley Crüe - Saints of Los Angeles album

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