Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach reveals more about his faith and beliefs

The singer of multi-platinum nu metal/alternative rock group Papa Roach, Jacoby Shaddix, has recently been candid about his spiritual journey, as per theprp. Shaddix recently discussed his religious views on the “Dumb Blonde” podcast, which is hosted by Bunnie XO, the wife of country music artist and rapper Jelly Roll, following his well-publicized battles with addiction early in his career.

I’ll tell you this: my faith walk, it’s been like a wrestling match. It started with my sobriety. I started going to meetings and going to recovery houses and stuff like that. And they’re, like, ‘You need to find God or a God of your understanding.’ And it was a journey for me for years.

I’ll tell you: the two things I never wanted to be in my life was sober and a Christian. And here I am now — a follower, a sober guy. But it was a rocky path to find that, and a lot of failure and a lot of questioning. Turning my will over to God and following and then taking it all back and then living my way and then repeatedly finding myself just in that deep dark hole.

And when I finally put the bottle down and really, it was like that foxhole prayer, where I’m just, like, ‘God, do you just hear me? Can you hear me? I need a miraculous change. I need something beyond what I can do.’ ‘Cause I kept trying to control the change in my life. And it just — the walls fell.

I had a fellow that I was real close with that kind of walked my faith journey out with me, and I was very skeptical and very, like, ‘These church people are weird.’ And then when I saw this faith walk alive in front of me and somebody talking the talk and walking the walk, and I saw the transformation, it became alive to me. And I was less fearful of, ‘All right. I’ll try to believe.’ And then it became, like, I’m a full-blown believer now.

I’m doing a bible study with a buddy of mine, and it’s tripping me out because I’m starting to experience different levels of freedom, of bondage of self. And things that maybe I once thought were acceptable in my life, now I’m, like, ‘Ah, man, that ain’t serving you, man. It’s not not working for you anymore. It’s hindering your growth. It’s messing up relationships. This is a little secret that you’re keeping back, tucked away over here.’ You know what I mean? And the more that I purge these things and turn it over and just walk in the light, I feel like it’s the way, it’s the path. ‘Cause I’ve tried the other way, the whole rock and roll [lifestyle]

But why did he want to share this now?

I didn’t wanna share it with people, because I felt that it wasn’t edgy and it wasn’t rock and roll. And I’m, like, again, I’m not here to prove that I’m edgy and rock and roll. I’d done lived it and I saw where it was taking me. And then I watched the VH1 specials, like, for instance, of bands like, say, Aerosmith, and you hear this downward spiral and this just wreckage and the families falling apart.

And I’m, like, I’m trying to like break that chain. I’m here trying to break that chain. I ain’t trying to repeat. ‘Cause the Shaddix family, where I’m from, my people, I come from a long line of alcoholics, cheaters, broken people, murderers, that type of lineage

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• March 29, 2026 – KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – IDEA LIVE ARENA
• March 31, 2026 – SINGAPORE, SING – ARENA at EXPO
• April 4, 2026 – PERTH, AUS – RAC Arena
• April 6, 2026 – ADELAIDE, AUS – AEC Arena
• April 8, 2026 – MELBOURNE, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
• April 10, 2026 – SYDNEY, AUS – Qudos Bank Arena
• April 12, 2026- BRISBANE, AUS – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• April 15, 2026 – AUCKLAND, NZ – Spark Arena
• May 22, 2026 – BOTTLEROCK – NAPA, CA
• June 3, 2026 – BIGGESEE OPEN AIR – Olpe, Germany
• June 5, 2026 – ROCK AM RING – Nürburg, Germany
• June 7, 2026 – ROCK IM PARK – Nürnberg, Germany
• June 9, 2026  – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (HEADLINER)
• June 11, 2026 – ROCK FOR PEOPLE – Hradek Kralove, Czechia 
• June 11-June 13, 2026 – GREENFIELD – Interlaken, Switzerland 
• June 14, 2026 – NOVAROCK – Nicklesdorf, Austria
• June 16, 2026 – LOST GENERATION – Krakow, Poland
• June 18, 2026 – HELLFEST – Clisson France
• June 20, 2026 – HURRICANE FESTIVAL – Scheeßel, Germany
• June 21, 2026 – SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL – Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
• June 23, 2026 – DRESDEN, GERMANY (HEADLINER)
• June 25, 2026 – COPENHELL – Copenhagen, Denmark
• June 27, 2026 – JERA ON AIR  – Ysselstyn, Netherlands
• June 28, 2026 – ROCK WERTCHER  PARKLIFE – Werchter, Belgium
• July 17, 2026 – INKARCERATION FESTIVAL – Mansfield, Ohio
• July 18, 2026 – UPHEAVAL FESTIVAL – Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Sunday, November 1, 2026 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
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• Thursday, November 5, 2026 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
• Friday, November 6, 2026 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
• Sunday, November 8, 2026 – London, UK – The O2
• Monday, November 9, 2026 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena