Twiggy Ramirez

Jeordie Francis White (born June 20, 1971), better known by his former pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez (Name derived from Twiggy, a model, and Richard Ramirez, a convicted serial killer) is a musician and currently the bassist for Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle.White is perhaps most popular for his previous role as the bassist for Marilyn Manson (after which point he abandoned the pseudonym). A New Jersey native, he moved to Florida, where he grew up on "Star Wars and heavy metal". He has three brothers, Westly, Dustin and Aden. His mother Dana was formerly a cage dancer for such bands as the Ramones, giving Jeordie famous musical contact. He ended his long time musical partnership with Manson on May 29, 2002. It has been said that White quit the band in order to preserve his friendship with Manson rather than quarrel over the band's creative direction, and thought that it was becoming too much of a routine. After departing the band, he played two live shows with California punk metal band Mondo Generator, and auditioned for the role of second guitar in Queens of the Stone Age, which he lost to Troy Van Leeuwen of A Perfect Circle. He also auditioned for a spot in Metallica, where he is briefly seen in their documentary, Some Kind of Monster. Several months later, White joined A Perfect Circle, the project of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan and former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel as a full member of the band on bass guitar. White later joined Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme on the ninth and tenth volumes of Homme's drug-induced communal project The Desert Sessions.White assisted in the production of Nine Inch Nails' album, With Teeth, and he currently is touring with them to support the album. Jeordie also has his own project with desert-mainstay Chris Goss called Goon Moon, an underground "stoner rock" band. Guitarist Dave Catching is also involved along with Team Sleep/Hella drummer Zach Hill.