Papa Roach Frontman Admits Aerosmith Cover ‘Just Wasn’t Good’

Jacoby Shaddix, frontman of Papa Roach, has admitted that his band “hacked [their] means” by way of a televised cowl of Aerosmith’s “Candy Emotion”

The efficiency was a part of a 2002 MTV particular honoring the Boston rock legends.

“MTV, again within the day, requested us to come back do that factor to honor Aerosmith,” Shaddix recalled throughout an look on Baltimore radio station 98 Rock. “And what was the music? ‘Candy Emotion.’ They had been, like, ‘We would like you guys to do ‘Candy Emotion’.’ And I’m simply, like, ‘Let’s go.’ However that’s huge sneakers to fill.”

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The particular, titled mtvICON: Aerosmith, featured an array of performers, together with Sum 41, Pink, Shakira, Child Rock and Prepare. Papa Roach, then on the top of their fame because of hit single “Final Resort,” was given a main spot within the lineup – the ultimate efficiency earlier than honorees Aerosmith took the stage. Sadly, their rendition of “Candy Emotion” didn’t go nicely.

“We simply hacked our means,” Shaddix admitted. “It was unhealthy. It was not good.”

Watch Papa Roach’s Efficiency of ‘Candy Emotion’

How Did Aerosmith React to Papa Roach’s Cowl?

In line with Shaddix, Aerosmith was notably unimpressed with Papa Roach’s efficiency.

“I might inform that they had been simply form of, like, ‘Hmm, that was loud,’” the singer recalled. “We had been younger numbskulls enjoying nu steel. We weren’t ‘traditional rocker’ vibe, you realize? And so we did our greatest, however it simply wasn’t adequate. It simply wasn’t good.”

In an odd coincidence, Papa Roach and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler later crossed paths in a totally totally different means. Mia Tyler, one in every of Steven’s daughters, married Dave Buckner, Papa Roach’s drummer on the time, in 2002. The couple divorced three years later.

Is Aerosmith Touring?

Aerosmith’s extremely anticipated Peace Out farewell tour kicked off Sept. 2 in Philadelphia. The group had dates lined up by way of February 2024, however Tyler suffered vocal twine injury simply three exhibits into the tour, forcing the band to postpone its plans.

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“I’m heartbroken to say I’ve acquired strict physician’s orders to not sing for the following thirty days,” Tyler introduced on the band’s X (previously Twitter) web page. “I sustained vocal twine injury throughout Saturday’s present that led to subsequent bleeding. We’ll must postpone a number of dates in order that we will come again and provide the efficiency you deserve.”

Aerosmith is ready to renew touring on Oct. 11 in Tampa.