Papa Roach Facts

• Papa Roach's first show was a talent show in 1993
• Shaddix played clarinet in his high school band.
• MTV provided a lot of exposure for the band. They showed up a lot on Total Request Live.
• They recorded for independent labels before being signed by Dreamworks in 2000.
• They started their own record label through Dreamworks called New Noise. The first band on the label was Alien Ant Farm.
• They are from Vacaville California, a town about 30 miles South of Sacramento.
• The band is named after Shaddix' great-grandfather, whose last name was Roatch. He was known as "Papa Roatch."
• They toured with Ozzfest in 2001. They used a spare bus to record tracks for their second album in between tour stops.
• They were the supporting act for The Red Hot Chili Peppers in their 2002 "By the Way" tour.
• MTV provided a lot of exposure for the band. They showed up a lot on Total Request Live.
• Their logo is a cockroach. They wanted to avoid the marijuana image implied by the word "Roach."

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