In a new interview with 95.5 KLOS, Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix has shared his thoughts on Falling In Reverse’s version of ‘Last Resort’ and how it all happened.
“Back in like 2019, I remember we were hitting up different artists to do some reimaginations of our music. I’d hit Ronnie up and I was like, ‘Dude I just feel like if you did a reimagination of ‘Last Resort,’ it would smash,’” the frontman revealed. “I had no idea what he was going to do, I just put it in his ear. I didn’t even expect it to happen. I didn’t have the expectation, I was like throw it out there, and let’s see what comes back and if he’s down. He hits me up a few months later and he’s like, ‘Dude, I’m working on something right now that’s super special,’ and I’m just like, ‘All right.’ I’m getting goosebumps because this kid, he’s talented. He’s got such a drive and a passion towards music and he’s got a very wide range of vocals as well.”
He then recalled hearing the track for the first time and shared his first reaction: “It’s amazing what he did to the song and I think it almost cut deeper to the emotion of the lyric than our version of it. I think that was what makes it so special. I remember when I heard it we had just kicked off the Rockzilla tour, first couple dates, and he’s like, ‘I’m super nervous man. I want to play this for you. I got goosebumps,’ and I’m like, ‘All right let’s hear it.’ So he rolls in the dressing room and he plays it and he’s just tripping. If you go back on some of our stories on Instagram or whatever there’s a a whole thing about what I’m talking about and I gotta tell you man, I was so moved. I just had goosebumps. I was tripping. I was just like, ‘Wow.’”
Shaddix first reacted to the cover when it first came out. The rocker shared his reaction on social media. “WOW I AM BLOWN AWAY!!!!,” Shaddix exclaimed. “Honestly this one cuts deep. Right to the true emotion and depth of the lyrics. What an amazing cover. I’m tripping.”
The song unofficially made its debut during Falling in Reverse’s live show in Richmond, Virginia, on June 27 last year. The audio was played between their tracks ‘Just Like You’ and ‘Watch the World Burn.’
According to Setlist.fm, Falling in Reverse did cover ‘Last Resort’ back in 2018 during a performance at Download Festival in Melbourne, Australia, but it was not the newly reworked version.