Josh Todd (musician)
The tattooed, gritty voice of Buckcherry, he channeled Sunset Strip swagger and personal demons into a durable hard rock revival.
Born 1970 (age 56)·American singer·Birthday: April 4·Generation X
Biography
Josh Todd emerged from the Los Angeles rock scene not as a polished product, but as a raw, confrontational force. Before music, he was a professional in-line skater, a background that hinted at his high-energy, risk-taking stage presence. In 1995, he co-founded Buckcherry, a band that defiantly ignored the prevailing grunge and nu-metal trends to resurrect the sleazy, riff-heavy rock of the 1970s and 80s. His voice—a distinctive, raspy snarl—became the band's signature, delivering lyrics that mixed hedonism with vulnerability. After the band's initial breakup in the early 2000s, Todd briefly fronted another group and pursued acting, but the pull of Buckcherry was too strong. He reformed the band in 2005, leading to their commercial peak with the double-platinum album '15' and its scandalous hit 'Crazy Bitch.' Todd's journey, marked by addiction and recovery, has infused his later work with a hard-won authenticity, sustaining Buckcherry as a staple of modern rock radio and touring circuits.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Josh was born in 1970, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Josh Was Born
The biggest hits of 1970
#1 Movie
Love Story
Best Picture
Patton
#1 TV Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Josh's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1970Born
First Earth Day; The Beatles break up
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $17,000Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Bridge over Troubled Water" — Simon & GarfunkelBest Picture: Patton
1975Started school
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1983Became a teenager
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1986Could drive
Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1988Could vote
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1991Turned 21
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
2000Turned 30
Y2K passes without incident; contested Bush-Gore election
Gas: $1.51/galHome: $119,600Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Breathe" — Faith HillBest Picture: Gladiator
2010Turned 40
Deepwater Horizon oil spill; iPad launched
Gas: $2.79/galHome: $147,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Tik Tok" — KeshaBest Picture: The King's Speech
2020Turned 50
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2026Age 56 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Led Buckcherry to multi-platinum success with their 2006 comeback album '15,' which spawned the hit 'Sorry.'
- Co-wrote and performed the controversial rock anthem 'Crazy Bitch,' which became a lasting jukebox and strip-club staple.
- As the last original member, has maintained Buckcherry as a consistent touring and recording entity for over two decades.
Did You Know?
He was a professional in-line skater before focusing on music full-time.
He has appeared in films, including a role in the 2002 thriller 'The Salton Sea.'
He is an avid collector of vintage cars and motorcycles.
He got his distinctive raspy voice from a childhood accident where he was hit in the throat with a hockey stick.
“I'm a street kid from Los Angeles, and I sing about what I know.”
