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n the early days it must have been them, lyrics tattooed on them, wearing our this is where I start. It continues to stay per-
Ioverwhelming to have so many peo- shirt - welcome to the gang! It’s a large ex- sonal for me. That’s why I write a lot about
ple look up to the band and seek Jacoby tended family that spreads across this my struggle, my feelings and my emotions
out as role model. We ask whether he has globe which is rad.” in this music.”
become more accustomed to that role as Music is very empowering and it has a Jacoby believes that pain, struggle and
the years have passed. “I guess becoming way of helping us through all aspects of life strife is nature’s way of strengthening us as
a father… now I understand what a role – good and bad. ‘F.E.A.R.’ is about over- people, so when he sings ‘My pain is a
model is. Before I was just like fuck every- coming obstacles, it gives hope and blessing in disguise’ during ‘Face Every-
thing around, let’s tear shit up, party, drink, strength. “Even in our old records I didn’t thing And Rise’ he really means it. “When
party, kill. That was fun too, I had a fucking even realise how much strength there was I’m going through pain or hurt, it’s not fun
blast doing that but I look back at my past in our music,” Jacoby says. “When we but I know that it’s not forever. Nothing is
and…” he pauses. “You know, sometimes I wrote ‘Infest’, in that record talking about forever and that’s a beautiful thing! This
have a habit of holding on to all the dark, all the brokenness in my life, all my strug- pain you’re going through you feel like it’s
negative stuff. If I look back down memory gles and my strife, they have now become never going to end. Well guess what, it’s
lane there are so many great times out my strength because it’s allowed me to use going to end and life’s going to get better,
there. I was fucking young, reckless and that brokenness to connect with other peo- it’s going to get worse, it’s going to get
wild; I can’t deny any of that. I never set out ple and know that we’re not alone. We high, it’s going to get low, it’s going to keep
to be a role model but there are a lot of peo- might’ve grown up with a fucked up situa- happening. It’s physiological, look at it,
ple that look up to us as a band or the mes- tion in our lives or had some terrible stuff when you work out it’s like you tear your
sage in our music and I think becoming a done to us as kids or what not, but it’s our muscle apart and it’s painful to build it back
father kind of helped prep me for that. I’m a responsibility to fix those things in our- up. So it’s very simple, I apply that to my
protector now, I’m a provider and I think selves. It’s not about playing the victim, it’s life, my emotions and my feelings. It
that really kind of helped evolve me as a about taking this challenge we have and works.”
person. I’ve got love for the PRoach fans, doing our best to overcome it. I used to Visit www.paparoach.com for more
I’m definitely grateful for all the kids that have a middle finger pointed out to the info.
come out to our shows, represent our band, fucking world then I realised if I want to
get our fucking band name tattooed on change the world I’ve got to change myself; Words By Penny & Sam Gower
Photos By Jodie Cunningham

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