DISCLAIMER: THIS IS STRICTLY A PAGE DEDICATED JONATHAN HIMSELF AND THE BAND MEMBERS OF KORN. I AM NOT JONATHAN DAVIS, NOR DO I CLAIM TO BE. ATTN: BANDS AND PEOPLE WITH PRIVATE PROFILES - PLEASE DO NOT PUT IN A FRIENDS REQUEST, I WILL NOT ADD YOU....THIS PAGE IS FOR THE FANS. ~JDD~*****Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the metal band, Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and step-mother. Growing up, Davis faced many hardships (including alleged child abuse, violent schoolyard bullying, and an abusive step-mother), and he later used these experiences to inspire his song writing for Korn.As well as being the lead singer, Davis is an accomplished drummer and has performed as such on the band's 3rd release, Follow The Leader. Jonathan also plays bagpipes in Korn (which he learned in high school) which helped gain Korn's avid following by making them stand out as a truly original metal band.Jonathan writes songs on guitar and can also play the piano, the harp, the bagpipe, and other various instruments, such as the glass harmonica.Jonathan was the last member to join Korn, and also the one to name the band (as explained in the Who Then Now? video). James 'Munky' Shaffer and Brian 'Head' Welch discovered Jonathan in a bar, initially intending to only stay for a few minutes. Upon seeing Jonathan performing with his then-band Sexart, however, they were compelled to stay for the whole set, and as soon as the set was over approached Davis with an offer to join the band. Upon consulting a psychic, he agreed, and Korn was formed.With Jonathan the band became a sensation, hitting it big in their early days with songs such as Blind and ADIDAS, and staying consistently popular since (though their popularity peaked at Follow the Leader). Since inception in 1993, they've released 7 albums and a Greatest Hits compilation, achieving Platinum certification at least for each. Many credit this to Jonathan's distinct vocals, which hit a chord with teens. Despite this, Jonathan insists everyone is credited with writing the songs in liner notes, as he feels the band as a whole is more important than the individual.
Korn's cathartic alternative metal sound positioned the group among the most popular and provocative to emerge during the post-grunge era.
Korn began their existence as the Bakersfield, CA-based metal band LAPD, which included guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch, bassist Reginald "Fieldy Snuts" Arvizu, and drummer David Silveria. After issuing an LP, the members of LAPD in 1993 crossed paths with Jonathan Davis, a mortuary science student moonlighting as the lead vocalist for the local group Sexart. They soon asked Davis to join the band, and upon his arrival, the quintet rechristened itself Korn.After signing to Epic's Immortal imprint, they issued their debut album in late 1994; thanks to a relentless tour schedule that included stints opening for Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Marilyn Manson, and 311, the record slowly but steadily rose the charts, eventually going gold. Its 1996 follow-up, Life Is Peachy, was a more immediate smash, reaching the number three spot on the pop album charts. The following summer, they headlined Lollapalooza, but were forced to drop off the tour when Shaffer was diagnosed with viral meningitis. While recording their best-selling 1998 LP Follow the Leader, Korn made national headlines when a student in Zeeland, MI, was suspended for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the group's logo (the school's principal later declared their music "indecent, vulgar and obscene," prompting the band to issue a cease-and-desist order). Their annual Family Values tour also started in 1998, featuring a lineup that consisted of Korn collaborators such as Limp Bizkit and Ice Cube and likeminded artists such as Rammstein. The tour was an enormous success, so much so that it continued on with Korn overseeing the lineup for years after.Issues followed in 1999, and in typical Korn fashion they debuted their new single in an episode of South Park. The band toured behind the album into the next year, but their efforts were cut short by an injury that took out drummer David Silveria. They hired former Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin to help them finish the remaining shows, and took a short rest before joining a summer tour with Metallica, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, and System of a Down. (Silveria later returned amid rumors of leaving the band for a fashion career, but these stemmed from some modeling work he had done before his injury.) In the meantime, Fieldy released a gangsta rap album and Davis scored the film Queen of the Damned, but at the end of 2001 the band reunited as a unit and entered the studio. A few shows with Static-X helped iron the wrinkles out of the new material, and by the next summer they had Untouchables ready for release. Korn did a run of Ozzfest dates in support, and the album was another smash hit. The self-produced Take a Look in the Mirror arrived in 2003. Billed by the band as a reconsideration of their sound, the album was accompanied by a tour of smaller venues called "Back to Basics."In 2005, Welch left the band, evidently due to his newfound Christian faith. But Korn continued, playing shows that summer as a quartet and signing an expansive recording and development deal with Virgin. The following December they released See You on the Other Side, a number three hit that featured a batch of songs co-written with hitmaking production team the Matrix. Live & Rare, an aptly titled disc of live recordings and rarities, was released in May 2006.
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