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“That actually came from me and Oz jamming on the piano in my apartment in North Hollywood”: From Ozzy Osbourne to Papa Roach, Fleetwood Mac to George Harrison, here's 5 career-defining songs you didn’t know were written on the piano

We take a deep dive into classic guitar-driven songs that actually started life on the piano

MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2025

"We have lost friends, to ODs, suicide. And we see each other out there still holding it down." How Papa Roach survived the rise and fall of nu metal to be bigger than ever in 2024

From touring with Korn and meeting pop stars to barely selling 200 tickets and almost getting dropped from their label, Papa Roach endured to prove themselves the ultimate rock survivors

Metal Hammer · Dec 26, 2024

“I was in a bad place. The booze, my lifestyle, this woman I’d been with since I was 16. I’ve never been that broken”: how Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix pulled himself back from the abyss

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix nearly didn’t make it through the recording of his band’s 2012 album The Connection. But it was the wake-up call he needed

Metal Hammer · Jun 9, 2024