Jonathan Davis. Beginning of a professional career

Biography

Jonathan Davis was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and stepmother. His father had his own music store and a small recording studio. At the age of five, Jonathan began learning to play the drums. While studying at school, I also learned to play the piano, bagpipes and others. musical instruments.

As the lead vocalist of Korn, Jonathan also plays drums and bagpipes from time to time. Davis writes songs on guitar and other instruments, including drums and bagpipes.

Davis was the last musician to join Korn. James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch discovered him after walking into the bar for a few minutes. But after seeing Davis perform with his band Sexart, they decided to stay and listen to the whole concert. At first they didn't like Jonathan's voice, but then Monkey and Head invited Jonathan to join their group L.A.P.D. . At first Jonathan didn't want to leave Sexart. He consulted a fortune teller to find out whether he should enter into new group, and she said that he would be an idiot if he refused. IN early years band, Jonathan often dressed in Adidas tracksuits, which later became a kind of “trademark” for fans of the band.

Personal life

Davis is the older half-brother of Mark Chavez, former lead singer of Adema and Midnight Panic. Jonathan helped with the promotion of Adema's second album, Unstable.

As a child, Jonathan Davis was raped by his neighbor. The song "Daddy" is dedicated to this incident and the fact that his parents did not believe what happened. Jonathan's father (Rick Davis) said the harassment was perpetrated by a woman. Neither Jonathan nor his father Rick would disclose who the woman was.

Davis suffered from asthma as a child and nearly died due to a severe attack at age five. Davis said in a 2004 interview that he barely left the hospital during that time. Subsequently, his asthma began to change in better side, and he “... outgrew it.”

Davis's earliest musical influence was Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. As a child, Jonathan Davis received his first drum set, which marked the beginning of his passion for music, which later grew into a lifelong pursuit and professional career as a vocalist with Korn. His favorite bands growing up were Duran Duran and The Cure.

Davis was married twice. In 1998, Jonathan married his high school sweetheart, Renee Perez, in a medieval-themed ceremony. Their marriage produced a son, Nathan Houseman Davis, but Jonathan and Renee divorced in 2001. On October 5, 2004, ten years after the release of the first Korn album, Davis remarried in Hawaii, to former porn actress Deven Davis. They took part in the Playboy Cyber ​​Club project, in the "Celebrity Photographers" section with Jonathan behind the camera, and Deven as a model. In 2005, Jonathan's second son, Pirate Houseman Davis, was born. On April 28, 2007, Davis's third son, Zeppelin Houseman Davis, was born.

Jonathan Davis has been abstaining from alcohol and other drugs since August 22, 1998. David Silveria said on the Korn DVD Deuce that he was proud of Davis's abstinence.

Solo career

In October, Jonathan Davis announced that he was going to perform his first solo acoustic tour in November 2007. He stated that he would be playing songs from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack (Jonathan Davis was one of the composers of the soundtrack), cover versions, rare unreleased songs, And greatest hits Korn. The tour is produced by Richard Gibbs. Jonathan's concert band includes the following musicians:

• Michael Jocum - percussion
• Lilo Fadidas - guitar, oud (Arabic lute)
• Shane Gibson - guitar
• Miles Mosely - double bass
• Zach Baird - keyboards
• Shenkar - violin

A live CD/DVD release is scheduled for 2008: Alone I Play CD/DVD.

Currently working on his solo debut, which will reflect the musician’s hobbies electronic music. An upcoming EP with fresh material is due out in 2012 under creative pseudonym JDevil.

This is not Davis's first experiment with musical genres. In 2011, Korn released a dubstep album under called The Path of Totality.

About his upcoming EP, the singer said: “I'm working on the EP on the Korn tour bus, writing every night. I like to DJ and I like to play rock. In general, it’s very cool sometimes to switch from heavy dubstep Korn to electronic music and back. It's a kind of therapy." Davis also spoke about the experience he learned from American DJ and songwriter Skrillex: “I like what he does. Thanks to him, I learned that you can easily create a mix of musical styles. But don’t think that my work will be like his work: I had the chance to learn from a lot of cool guys in show business, so I developed my own style.”

Additional facts

• Jonathan has two bagpipes, one of which was given to him by his grandfather, and the other he bought himself.
• Jonathan has a tattoo of the word HIV (an acronym for HIV) on his arm. Jonathan explained the reason for its appearance like this: “You never know who has it and who doesn’t. This tattoo probably saved my life.”
• After school, Jonathan Davis got a job as an assistant at a local morgue. “I thought it was cool to see and cut every day dead bodies. I will never forget the sound that a scalpel makes during an autopsy...”
• Jonathan is allergic to dogs, cats, dust, grass and much more.
• Jonathan was 3 years old when his parents divorced.
• Jonathan's mother was an actress.
• Jonathan enjoys playing the drums more than singing.
• Jonathan's favorite bands: A Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, Duran Duran.
• Jonathan's favorite song is “The Chauffer” (Duran Duran).
• Jonathan and Nathan (his son) were both born on the 18th (January and October respectively), on a Wednesday and at the same hour.
• Jonathan, in addition to Korn, also previously performed in the groups Bako and SexArt.
• The sobbing at the end of "Daddy" is Jonathan's emotional breakdown. The first (and last) time Korn performed "Daddy" on stage, Jonathan fainted.
• Korn must play no matter what happens to Jonathan on stage (Jonathan's personal requirement).
• Participated in the recording of the track 1stp Klosr for the album Reanimation of the rock band Linkin Park.
• Participated in the creation and recording of the track "Screamin" for the album Humanoid by the rock band Tokio Hotel
• Jonathan's height is 188 cm.

Notes

Links

• Jonathan Davis (English) on the website Internet Movie Database

Only recently passed away David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead. But we can’t all just pretend to be in trouble and talk about this sad news. Yes, they left us greatest musicians, which had a huge influence on subsequent generations of musicians. The question – who will replace them – becomes more relevant than ever!

On January 17, 1971, the famous musician was born Kid Rock. On January 18, 1971, the no less popular frontman and leader was born cult groupKorn Jonathan Davis. What is not a reason to congratulate talented guys on their 45th anniversary and think about their reputation as modern idols for several generations of music fans who are replacing the titans in the person of Bowie And Kilmister. Kid Rock And Jonathan Davis play in different musical styles, united, perhaps, only by the prefix “rock”. Their stories are quite entertaining, full of surprises and unexpected twists.

Let's start with a story about the singer, rock musician, rapper, composer and actor Kid Rock. His real name Robert James Ritchie. He was born in rich family. I was interested in sports and different music. Among his favorite styles were break and hip-hop. Rhythms classic rock were also not alien to him. Everything was going well. Upon reaching adulthood Kid Rock He quarreled with his father and left home to do what he loved - music. His musical path was not crowned with roses at first. First albums, like the debut "Grifts Sandwiches For Breakfast"(1990), went unnoticed. But by the time such works as "Devil Without A Cause" (1998), "The History Of Rock" (2000), "Cocky"(2001) and especially "Rock N'Roll Jesus"(2007), which reached number one on the Billboard charts and eventually went multi-platinum, it gained widespread fame and respect among a variety of music lovers and critics.

Kid Rock- self-ironic. In individual songs and records, he never strived for perfection, playing with both metallic rap core and country. Works together with different artists, such as famous singer Sheryl Crow over the song "Picture".

It seems to me that he prefers to play in public the role of a kind of goofy playboy from music, for whom women, rock and roll frenzy and other ostentatious paraphernalia are everything. A sensational affair with a model Pamela Anderson This is excellent evidence. But in fact, he knows how to work like hell, showing off his latest strong works, like "Rebel Soul"(2012) and "First Kiss"(2015), that it was not in vain that he deserved his current star status, which we could verify during his visit to Russia.

Story Jonathan Davis resembles the artist’s internal protest against one, several or all components of existence at once. His passion for hard rock, hip-hop and reggae also did not pass him by in his youth, leaving an imprint on his work. But internal conflict or even a protest against himself was expressed in the creation of the nu metal style, characterized by a rigid form of rhythmic alternative rock and heavy metal, stuffed with electronic samples and roaring guitars.

Formed in 1992, his group released debut album "Korn" in 1994. Songs from the record, kind of catchy "Blind" And "Shoots And Ladders" received good rotation on MTV and various music radio stations. It’s no wonder that the release of his next work "Life Is Peachy" 1996 team Jonathan Davis I have already met in the status of a “new phenomenon” of hard rock. Then there were intricate "Follow The Leader"(1998) and "Issues"(1999), killer "See You On The Other Side"(2005) and "The Path Of Totality"(2011). Composition "Freak On A Leash" perfectly illustrates the extraordinary music of Korn.

They love Korn in Russia. They have toured our country more than once, filling stadiums and big clubs. The group still has a reputation as one of the most interesting and commercially successful, working at the intersection of different musical genres and styles.

To summarize, I will say that in comparison with the work of such cult figures as Bowie or Kilmister, music Kid Rock And Jonathan Davis requires no less, and I would say even more, professionalism, which sometimes replaces creativity. Their fans are more picky about their idols, since they have someone to compare them with...

I cannot help but note that in the process of the “cycle of generations,” rock music partly loses its rebellious essence and becomes, on the one hand, more naive and furious, and on the other, pragmatic and commercialized. It is naive to believe that such a complex and ambiguous matter as rock music can be described in a few words and stories. But be that as it may, despite the apocalyptic forecasts, rock and music in general continue to develop. It is clear that maintaining an exorbitant level of passion for almost twenty years is something that none of the currently playing musicians can boast of. Although, I agree with the skeptics, the process of their evolution has now slowed down quite a bit.

We, in the editorial office "Our Version" Congratulations to the great musicians Kid Rock And Jonathan Davis, which in their own way define a person modern music. Together with all their many fans, we wish them more drive, new great songs and hope to see them on tour in Russia more than once.

Jonathan has been writing songs and playing in Korn for decades. However, the musician himself admits that he loves drums more. Moreover, he often plays the bagpipes, and he has two of them: one he bought himself, and the second was given to him by his grandfather a long time ago. As Jonathan himself says, this is his favorite tool after the scalpel.

The musician's story began in California. Music attracted him in the most early childhood, and he started playing the drums even before school. Afterwards he mastered the bagpipes, guitar and piano, and to this day he is haunted by a mania for more and more new experiments: he is constantly looking for new sound For the record, things often even get exotic. So, on one of the albums, instead of the usual growling guitar solos, we can hear a glass harmonica created on special order, Balinese gamelan with different types gongs and a whole orchestra of instruments, the names of which are difficult to remember and pronounce.

His first major project was the group L.A.P.D., which remains incredibly popular to this day - it was this group that was later renamed KoRn. One day, James Shaffer and Brian Welch, who founded the group, decided to run into a bar for a few minutes, where they met Jonathan, who later became their permanent vocalist. To date, Jonathan Davis has recorded dozens of songs with Korn. studio albums, many of which have achieved platinum status. He claims that Untouchables is his favorite Korn album, and Do What They Say, Hollow Life and Dirty are his favorite songs.

Some of Davis' favorite bands include Skinny Puppy, Ministry and Duran Duran.

Women

In 1998, he married for the first time, to Renee Perez, whom he met in school. wedding ceremony was stylized as the Middle Ages, with a proper feast. From this marriage his first child, Nathan Houseman Davis, was born, but Jonathan and Renee divorced in 2001.

In 2004, Davis married again, but this time he shocked not with the wedding, but with his chosen one. His wife was porn actress Deven Davis, with whom he took part in the Playboy Cyber ​​Club project. Deven gave him two more sons.

When asked about the number of women Jonathan Davis needs to be happy, the musician answers: “One is enough for me. This is my wife. All men want to have 5 or 6 girlfriends, but that's a hell of a lot of problems. But I don’t need a headache.”

However, there is another woman in Jonathan’s life, with whom he most often appears in his videos and takes her with him to every concert. Davis's constant companion is his unusual microphone stand in the shape of a naked female body. It was created by the Swiss surrealist artist Giger in 2001. The artist received complete freedom in creating the sketch; the only condition was maximum mobility.
The new biomechanical microphone stand, a mixture of sex and brutality, became firmly established in Davis's image.

Children

Moreover, many remember the Manson scandal. Jonathan hit him at the Big Day Out in an insult to one of Davis' sons.

It is known that for several years Jonathan tried to cope with drug addiction and he succeeded thanks to his son:

• “When Nathan was three years old, I once came home completely stoned. He looked at me and I realized that he was scared. That's when it hit me. And I gave up everything.”
• “I was always close to suicide. It just so happened. I used to be on drugs and alcohol, plus doctors, medications... There were days when I was depressed and thought about such things. Now I have children, they need me. They help me live and move on."

Jonathan Davis was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and stepmother. His father had his own music store and a small recording studio. At the age of five, Jonathan began learning to play the drums. While studying at school, he also learned to play the piano, bagpipes and other musical instruments.

As the lead vocalist of Korn, Jonathan also plays drums and bagpipes from time to time. Davis writes songs on guitar and other instruments, including drums and bagpipes.

Davis was the last musician to join Korn. James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch discovered him after walking into the bar for a few minutes. But after seeing Davis perform with his band Sexart, they decided to stay and listen to the whole concert. At first they didn’t like Jonathan’s voice, but then Monkey and Head invited Jonathan to join their group L.A.P.D.. At first Jonathan did not want to leave Sexart. He consulted a fortune teller to see if he should join the new group, and she said he would be an idiot if he refused. In the early years of the band, Jonathan often dressed in Adidas tracksuits, which later became a kind of “trademark” for fans of the band.

Korn released their first self-titled album in 1994. The album peaked at number 72 on the Billboard 200 two years later. To date, Korn have released ten studio albums and have been certified platinum for every album except Untitled.

Personal life

Davis is the older half-brother of Mark Chavez, former lead singer of Adema and Midnight Panic. Jonathan helped promote Adema's second album, Unstable.

As a child, Jonathan Davis was raped by his neighbor. The song "Daddy" is dedicated to this incident and the fact that his parents did not believe what happened. Jonathan's father (Rick Davis) said the harassment was perpetrated by a woman. Neither Jonathan nor his father Rick would disclose who the woman was.

Davis suffered from asthma as a child and nearly died due to a severe attack at age five. Davis said in a 2004 interview that he barely left the hospital during that time. Later, his asthma began to change for the better, and he “... outgrew it.”

Davis's earliest musical influence was Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. As a child, Jonathan Davis received his first drum kit as a gift, which marked the beginning of his passion for music, which later grew into a lifelong pursuit and professional career as a vocalist with Korn. His favorite bands growing up were Duran Duran and The Cure.

Davis was married twice. In 1998, Jonathan married his high school sweetheart, Renee Perez, in a medieval-themed ceremony. Their marriage produced a son, Nathan Houseman Davis, but Jonathan and Renee divorced in 2001. On October 5, 2004, ten years after the release of the first Korn album, Davis remarried in Hawaii, to former porn actress Deven Davis. They took part in the Playboy Cyber ​​Club project, in the "Celebrity Photographers" section with Jonathan behind the camera, and Deven as a model. In 2005, Jonathan's second son, Pirate Houseman Davis, was born. On April 28, 2007, Davis's third son, Zeppelin Houseman Davis, was born.

Jonathan Davis has been abstinent from alcohol and other drugs since August 22, 1998. David Silveria said on the Korn Deuce DVD that he was proud of Davis' abstinence.

Jonathan claims that Untouchables is his favorite Korn album, and that "Do What They Say", "Hollow Life" and "Dirty" are his favorite songs.

Equipment

Most often, Jonathan Davis can be seen with an elaborate microphone stand, which was designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger for concert performances and video clips.

Acting and game development

Jonathan Davis has played several small roles in films. His debut role was that of a ticket scalper in the film Queen of the Damned. Davis played Ricky in License to Treason, but his role as a crack addict was negligible, and as a convenience store clerk in the indie film Quiet life(eng. The Still Life). Jonathan Davis is best known for his role in the upcoming horror film Sin-Jin Smyth, in which Davis will play the Devil. There is also a rumor that Davis will star in a new horror film called Job, but this information has not yet been confirmed.

Jonathan appears in other bands' videos, both with Korn and alone. He appeared with Korn in music videos Limp Bizkit"Faith" Ice Cube"Fuck Dying" and cameo role in Sugar Ray's "Answer The Phone" video. Davis appeared alone in the videos for Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff", Videodrone's "TY Jonathan Down" (Davis also appeared on the song), Cold's "Give", Busta Rhymes' "Fire", Infected Mushroom"Smashing the Opponent" (also featured on the song).

Davis began developing but canceled the fighting game with famous musicians- including members Limp Bizkit, Staind, Marilyn Manson, and Korn themselves - as characters in the game. The game was developed under the working title Pop Scars. Each celebrity was brought into the game by artist Marty Emond (author of the erotic comic series Sunglasses After Dark). The game levels were equipped with various traps that prevented the opponent from fighting. However, Pop Scars never progressed beyond technical sketches because Jonathan Davis canceled the project in 2004.

Solo career

In October 2007, Jonathan Davis announced that he would be performing his first solo acoustic tour in November 2007. He stated that he would be playing songs from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack (Jonathan Davis was one of the soundtrack composers), cover versions, and rare unreleased songs. , and Korn's Greatest Hits. The tour is produced by Richard Gibbs. Jonathan's concert band includes the following musicians:

• Michael Jocum - percussion
• Lilo Fadidas - guitar, oud (Arabic lute)
• Shane Gibson - guitar
• Miles Mosely - double bass
• Zach Baird - keyboards
• Shenkar - violin

A live CD/DVD release is scheduled for 2008: Alone I Play CD/DVD.

Additional facts

• Jonathan has two bagpipes, one of which was given to him by his grandfather, and the other he bought himself.
• Jonathan has a tattoo on his arm with the letters HIV (an acronym for HIV). Contrary to rumors, the tattoo has nothing to do with the virus of the same name or AIDS, but is an old nickname for Jonathan.
• After school, Jonathan Davis got a job as an assistant at a local morgue. “I thought it was cool to see and cut up dead bodies every day. I will never forget the sound that a scalpel makes during an autopsy...”
• If you translate the name Jonathan into Hebrew, it will mean “gift of God.”
• Jonathan is allergic to dogs, cats, dust, grass and much more.
• Jonathan was 3 years old when his parents divorced.
• Jonathan's mother was an actress.
• Jonathan enjoys playing the drums more than singing.
• Jonathan's favorite bands: Flock of seagulls, Missing persons, Duran Duran.
• Jonathan's favorite song is “The Chauffer” (Duran Duran).
• Jonathan and Nathan (his son) were both born on the 18th (January and October respectively), on a Wednesday and at the same hour.
• Jonathan, in addition to Korn, also previously performed in the groups Bako and SexArt.
• The sobbing at the end of "Daddy" is Jonathan's emotional breakdown. The first (and last) time Korn performed "Daddy" on stage, Jonathan fainted.
• Korn must play no matter what happens to Jonathan on stage (Jonathan's personal requirement).
• Participated in the recording of the track 1stp Klosr for the album Reanimation Linkin groups Park.
• Jonathan's height is 188 cm.