Jacoby Shaddix Quotes

With the single crossing over to pop radio, it's bringing out new people to the shows. We've got all our metal kids and punk kids who still love us. And then we've got the average joes coming out. We call our fans the 'mixed nuts' because it's all kinds of people out there. - Jacoby Shaddix

Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all's the same in death. - Jacoby Shaddix

We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels. - Jacoby Shaddix

We really refocused ourselves. I didn't want to live my life in a dark shadow all of the time. - Jacoby Shaddix

This is my dream. I ain't giving up. I see a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they've had their ups and downs, but they've continued with heart. We look up to that. I see Papa Roach being around for another 15 years. We've always wanted to be a career band. - Jacoby Shaddix

I don't think we realized how far gone we were in people's eyes. We pretty much had to prove ourselves over again, from our fans to people in the music industry. It's been an uphill fight. Nobody handed anything to us on this record. It's been us just slugging it out in the trenches and playing shows and proving to people every day that this band is legit and we're not going away. - Jacoby Shaddix

For us, selling a million records in 2005 is the equivalent of selling 2 to 3 million records (five years ago). Rock records aren't flying off the shelves like they used to. Hip-hop and pop are so huge. (But) everything's on the upswing for us. - Jacoby Shaddix

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