Jacoby Shaddix Quotes

We really refocused ourselves. I didn`t want to live my life in a dark shadow all of the time.

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

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.

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.

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.

It`s kind of cool that we`ve quietly been selling a million albums. We knew (the album) wasn`t going to debut at No. 1. I`m stoked to see us being successful again.

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.

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

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.