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Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu Metal band Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and step-mother.
As well as being Korn's lead singer, he has also played drums and bagpipes. Davis writes songs on guitar and other various instruments, such as drums and bagpipes.
Davis was the last member to join the band. James 'Munky' Shaffer and Brian 'Head' Welch discovered him in a bar, initially intending to only stay for a few minutes. Upon seeing Davis performing with his then-band Sexart, however, they were compelled to stay for the whole set, and as soon as the set was over Brian and James approached Davis with an offer to join their then band L.A.P.D.. At first he didn't accept the offer, but upon consulting a psychic, he agreed, and Korn was born. In early years, he was known for wearing a variety of normal and customized Adidas tracksuits onstage, which became a kind of "trademark" for all Korn fans.
Davis is the older half brother of former Adema and Midnight Panic vocalist, Mark Chavez. He helped promote Adema's second album, Unstable.
As a child, Davis was sexually molested by a close friend of his family. The song "Daddy" is about this abuse and the fact that his parents did not believe it was happening. Jonathan's father (Rick Davis) has stated that the abuse was perpetrated, surprisingly, by a woman. Neither Jonathan nor his father Rick would reveal who this woman is.
Davis suffered from asthma as a child, having a near fatal attack at the age of 5 which hospitalized him. He noted in a 2004 interview that he was in and out of the hospital frequently as a child. His asthma has improved greatly and he's "...pretty much outgrown it."
Davis' earliest musical inspiration as a child was the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Jesus Christ Superstar". It was also during his childhood that he received his first drum kit and began his interest in music, eventually leading to a life-long passion and eventually a professional career as the lead singer of Korn. His favorite bands as a child were Duran Duran and other New Romantic bands.
Davis has married twice, marrying his high school sweetheart, Renee Perez, in 1998 in a Medieval themed ceremony. Together they had a son, Nathan Houseman Davis, but were divorced in 2001. On October 5, 2004, a decade after the release of Korn's first album he married again in Hawaii, this time to former adult film actress Deven Davis. They were featured in the Playboy Cyber Club's "celebrity photographer" section, with Jonathan behind the camera and Deven modeling. In 2005 his second child, Pirate Houseman Davis, was born. Davis's third son, Zeppelin Houseman Davis, was born on April 28, 2007.
Davis has been sober from alcohol and other drugs since August 22, 1998. He has stated that he gave them up. On the band's Deuce DVD, former bandmate Brian Welch says that he is proud of him for becoming sober.
Jonathan has stated that Untouchables is his favorite Korn album and that "Do What They Say" and "Hollow Life" are his favorite Korn songs.
Davis is usually seen with a microphone stand that was designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger on live performances and music videos . For his Solo tour "alone i play" Davis is seating on a throne and does not have his microphone stand.
Davis has had a fairly small acting career. He has a cameo in Queen of the Damned as a ticket scalper. Davis plays as Ricky in the film Seeing Other People but his appearance is small, he plays a crackhead, and as a store clerk in the indie film The Still Life. Davis's most known acting role is in the upcoming horror film Sin-Jin Smyth where he will be playing the Devil. There is also a popular rumor that Davis will be in an upcoming horror/slasher film called Job but this has not been confirmed. According to Bloody-Disgusting, Jonathan Davis is currently working on a script with writer/director Clive Barker titled, "Oblivion" Davis describes it as a "dark opera about the end of the world" and that it's way different than Korn's style.
Davis started designing, but canceled, a fighting game with popular musicians — including members of Limp Bizkit, Staind, Marilyn Manson, and Korn itself — as characters. The working title was Pop Scars. Each celebrity's personality was to be replicated in the game, and comic artist Marty Emond (Sunglasses After Dark) was to draw character concept art. Stages were to boast environmental traps that impeded opponents as they fought. However, Pop Scars never made it past the early design stages as Davis cancelled it in late 2004.
In October 2007, Jonathan Davis announced he would be embarking on an acoustic solo tour called 'alone i play', his first ever, in November 2007. He has said he will be playing songs from the Queen Of The Damned soundtrack (which he co-composed), cover songs, rare unplayed Korn songs, and Korn classics. The tour is being completely produced by Richard Gibbs. His touring band consists of the following artists:
- Michael Jochum - percussion
- Shane Gibson - guitar
- Miles Mosely - upright bass
- Zac Baird - keyboards
- Shenkar - violin |
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