Jonathan Davis

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Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis's distinctive personality and Korn's music influenced a generation of musicians and performers who have come after them.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis co-founded Korn in Bakersfield in 1993<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with the dissolution of two bands, Sexart and L.A.P.D. He had led Sexart during his years as an assistant coroner. Davis rapidly gained notoriety for his intense and powerful live performances with Korn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Anchored by his personal, passionate lyrics and unusual tenor vocals, Davis has launched a successful career which has spanned almost three decades.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis's vocals, which alternate from an angry tone to a high-pitched voice, switching from sounding atmospheric to aggressively screaming, have been the trademark of Korn throughout the band's career.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

From 2000 to 2001, Davis and Richard Gibbs wrote and produced the score and soundtrack album of Queen of the Damned, his first work outside the band. He began his side project called Jonathan Davis and the SFA in 2007 and continued to experiment with musical styles. He released his first solo album in 2018.

He has collaborated with various artists over the course of his career, ranging from metal to alternative rock, rap, world music, and electronic music. Davis is a multi-instrumentalist musician who plays guitar, drums, bagpipes,Template:Sfn piano, upright bass, violin, and the clarinet.Template:Sfn<ref name="Lloyd2015" /> He is also versatile in many genres, mixing tracks and performs DJ sets with his alter ego JDevil. For decades, Davis has been passionate about visual arts, horror films, comics and video games.Template:Sfn

Fourteen of his albums reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200, including MTV Unplugged and Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the U.S, he was awarded fifteen platinum album certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Australia, he received eight platinum album certifications by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and in the UK he received six gold certifications. He won two Grammy Awards out of eight nominations throughout his career.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2018, Davis has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Jonathan Howsmon Davis was born in Bakersfield, California, on January 18, 1971, the son of Holly Marie Chavez (née Smith; May 6, 1949 – February 25, 2018) and Ricky Duane "Rick" Davis (born December 14, 1948). His parents married on February 27, 1970. He is of English, German, Scottish, and Welsh descent.<ref>Jonathan Davis Bio Template:Webarchive. KornRow (January 18, 1971). Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref>

He has a sister, Alyssa Marie Davis (born February 8, 1974), as well as a half-brother, Mark Chavez<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (lead singer of Adema; born November 15, 1978), and a half-sister, Amanda Chavez (born July 31, 1981) by his mother.<ref>KoRn – Jonathan Davis and his sister | Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips. Nme.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref> His father was a keyboardist for Buck Owens and Frank Zappa, while his mother was a professional actress and dancer.<ref name="rev967">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His parents divorced when he was three years old. He lived with his mother at first, but, after experiencing bad situations at that home, he moved in with and was raised by his father and former stepmother in Bakersfield, but was made to feel like he "came in and ruined their perfect little family."<ref name="rev967" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn Davis suffered severe bouts of asthma as a child.<ref name="IHEART2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn Asthma forced him to stay in the hospital every month from the ages of 3 to 10,Template:Sfn and he survived a "critical asthma attack" when he was five years old;Template:Sfn<ref name="IHEART2017" /> he said, "My heart stopped, and I didn't see no damn light or hear any music".Template:Sfn

He attended Highland High School; however, he was persistently harassed for wearing eyeliner, baggy clothes, and listening to new wave music.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn He was constantly called homophobic names,Template:Sfn which later inspired the Korn song "Faget".Template:Sfn Davis's "HIV" tattoo on his upper left arm was also inspired by his experience of being bullied.Template:Sfn At the age of 16, Davis found employment as a coroner's assistant;<ref name="SFWLY">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> after graduating high school, he immediately enrolled in the San Francisco college's one-year coronary program.<ref name="SFWLY" /> He enjoyed his time in San Francisco, where he spent his days poring over embalming textbooks and his nights living and working in funeral homes.<ref name="SFWLY" /> Nevertheless, he dropped out after two semesters to apprentice at a mortuary closer to home, in the Kern County Coroner's Department. He was also a professional embalmer for a funeral home.<ref name="SFWLY" />

Davis commented in Kerrang!:

"I had post-traumatic stress from seeing dead babies, and young kids that had died after finding a parent's stash of drugs – shit that I shouldn't have been seeing at 16 or 17 years old. I had to have a lot of therapy to make the nightmares go away, but I got through it and it made me appreciate life a lot more."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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He did not get along with his stepmom and has accused her of harassing him and doing things like giving him tea mixed with Thai hot oil and jalapeño juice to drink when he was sick.<ref name="IHEART2017"/> He also mentioned that she mixed tabasco with his tea.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn At that time, Davis had sexual fantasies about his stepmother, dreaming of "fucking her and killing her".Template:Sfn Though she was later divorced by Davis's father, the Korn song "Kill You" was nonetheless written about her.<ref name="IHEART2017"/>Template:Sfn In an interview for The Guardian, Davis said that he left home when he was 18 because he felt like "public enemy number one", since his stepmother—quoted as "twisted and sadistic"—hated him, and his own father was too embarrassed by the situation to do anything.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Early careerEdit

Davis formed his first group with other members in a mysterious formation called Buck Naked,Template:Sfn of which only two songs were recorded on demo tapes and distributed to his friends in High School;Template:Sfn including New Wave-oriented song "What I Have Done", and a love song "Come With Me".Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis, who worked by day in a mortuary,Template:Sfn got free haircuts at a college where guitarist Ryan Shuck was a student.Template:Sfn Davis agreed to join Shuck's group called Sexart, which was formed in 1991.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis described the experience, "I had no clue what I was doing, I didn't know what the hell to do with my voice".Template:Sfn

Early in 1993, ex-band members of L.A.P.D. who had started a new group named Creep,Template:Sfn noticed Davis at The John Bryant club in Bakersfield,Template:Sfn and were overwhelmed by his performance with Sexart.Template:Sfn Davis, who was already a friend of Reginald Arvizu's, was reluctant to join Creep, although he was flattered by the obstinacy of the musicians to integrate him into the group.Template:Sfn Nevertheless, he only made the decision to audition with Creep after meeting the psychic who told him that it would be beneficial for him to leave Bakersfield, move to Los Angeles and join them.Template:Sfn<ref name="IHEART2017"/> Davis left Sexart in his early 20s after a convincing rehearsal with the four Creep members; he commented: "I was a little torn, because I was doing Sexart at the time, and that was my band. But I wanted to go and see what it was all about, and from the first note I was hooked. It just all clicked."Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Enticed by the prospect of a musical career, Davis resigned from his employment at Bakersfield judicial police, and moved to L.A. with his girlfriend to live with David Silveria and Brian Welch in the same house in Huntington Beach.Template:Sfn Davis proposed the idea of naming the band as 'Corn'—the spelling would be renamed right after as 'KoЯn'—in reference to the horror film Children of the Corn and a sexually explicit story from his gay friend.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn

KornEdit

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Solo careerEdit

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Davis and the SFA performing at Pinkpop festival in Netherlands in 2008

Davis first began working on a solo album in 2007,<ref name="SPIRIT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> forming the group Jonathan Davis and the SFA (Simply Fucking Amazings). Although he released two live albums with the group,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> no studio albums were completed and the band disbanded in 2014<ref name="SPIRIT"/> after the death of guitarist Shane Gibson.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 2017, Davis began announcing solo tour dates and festival appearances and the launch of his solo album planned for 2018,<ref name="LS2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which would mark Davis's first billed simply as Jonathan Davis.<ref name="LS2017"/> He said of the album in a 2017 Louder Sound interview: "It's the Jonathan Davis And The SFA record, but JD SFA is no longer. Unfortunately, since Shane Gibson passed, that band's done and it can't be recreated. So this is J.D. right now."<ref name="LS2017"/>

In January 2018, Davis released his first solo single, "What It Is".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On January 26, 2018, he released the music video for "What It Is", while the single was included on the movie's soundtrack for American Satan.<ref name="BBM2018-01-26">Template:Cite news</ref> At that time, Davis said he was "a big fan" of science fiction movies such as Blade Runner and Dune, and noted being an admirer of Vangelis.<ref name="BBM2018-01-26"/> On May 25, 2018, he released his debut solo album, Black Labyrinth on Sumerian Records.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The beginning of the writing process of Black Labyrinth—whose thematic focuses on "religion, consumerism and apathy"—was initiated on the road, back in 2007.<ref name="BBM2020-10-01">Template:Cite news</ref> Davis contributed mainly to the sound of the album, playing guitar, keys, and "anything else he could get his hands on to the record".<ref name="BBM2020-10-01"/>

On October 1, 2020, Davis released an alternate country version of "What It Is".<ref name="BBM2020-10-01"/>

Solo band members

Jonathan Davis – vocals
Chris Nix – guitar
Brian Allen – upright bass
Sven Martin – keyboards
Ray Luzier – drums
Emilio "Zef" China – violin, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

JDevilEdit

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JDevil at I Love This City Festival, San Diego, 2012

JDevil is the EDM alter ego of Davis.<ref name="BALTIN2012">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="FABFILTER"/> He has been DJing since 1987 while he was still in high school.<ref name="FABFILTER">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At 16, before he joined Korn, Davis started out as a DJ working for Pacific West Sound and spun at high school dances and parties on the weekends in Bakersfield.<ref name="FABFILTER"/> At the time, his teachers were C-Minus, Choc, and Eric and Vidal.<ref name="FABFILTER"/> He used to spin New York freestyle, Miami bass, old school hip hop, goth, and industrial.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2009, he began to DJ again and he introduced JDevil to the world in 2011 at Infected Mushroom appearances.<ref>Template:Cite AV media Template:Cbignore</ref>

In 2012, JDevil collaborated with Sluggo and California producer Tyler Blue, and while touring, he started working on an EP and writing every night in the studio of his tour bus.<ref name="BALTIN2012"/> In March 2012 JDevil collaborated with Datsik and Infected Mushroom on a song called "Evilution", the tracks would appear on Datsik's debut album Vitamin D.<ref name="MI-Shaw">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="BALTIN2012"/> JDevil was one of the opening acts for Korn on their The Path of Totality Tour from November 2011 – July 2012 in North America and Europe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While on a short break from touring with Korn in July 2012, JDevil had a short four-day club tour which consisted of The Junkyard in Nashua, New Hampshire, Pufferbellies Entertainment Complex in Hyannis, Massachusetts, Lizard Lounge in Dallas, Texas, and The Garden in El Paso, Texas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In July 2012, JDevil had signed on to perform at select Identity Festival dates throughout North America.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He only performed at two shows, Comcast Center (amphitheater) in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, JDevil was supposed to open for Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on their Twins of Evil Tour at select dates in North America,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but had to drop out of the tour due to exhaustion.<ref name="Loudwire-2012-10-24">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis stated it was very important for him to evolve in different styles after two decades in Korn, he said in Rolling Stone: "It keeps me motivated. It keeps me being creative and not getting bored with music."<ref name="BALTIN2012"/> In October 2012, Davis released his EP with his new group called Killbot, the EDM collective including Sluggo and Tyler Blue.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other projectsEdit

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Davis and Toby Wright, composing on the road for the Queen of the Damned film soundtrack backstage at Wembley Arena, London, 2000

In the early 2000s, while on tour, Davis was looking for artistic hobbies to satisfy his creative impulses and decided to team up with composer Richard Gibbs to write film soundtracks.Template:Sfn<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Davis and Gibbs were introduced to each other through Zomba Music Group,<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> which published their respective music at the time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly after, Warner Bros. asked them to work on the movie Queen of the Damned,Template:Sfn<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> an adaptation of Anne Rice's third novel in The Vampire Chronicles and a sequel to the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire.<ref name="Bayer2019">Template:Cite book</ref> Ten songs will be composed by the two men,Template:Sfn<ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> but only five have been kept.<ref name="Bayer2019"/><ref name="Sindell2002-02-23"/> These songs include "System", "Redeemer", "Forsaken", "Slept So Long" and "Not Meant for Me",<ref name="Shelley2012">Template:Cite book</ref> and sung by the band The Vampire Lestat in the movie.<ref name="Bayer2019"/> While Davis's voice is heard performing the songs in the movie, through the singing voice of Lestat,<ref name="Shelley2012"/> contractual obligations kept his vocals from appearing on the soundtrack album released in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Aaliyah, who died during filming, was supposed to record a duet with Davis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2000, he created an original fighting game, Pop Scars, which pits popular musical personalities against each other in one-on-one combat.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24">Template:Cite news</ref> Participants included members of Limp Bizkit, Staind, Marilyn Manson, and Korn itself.<ref name="Kerrang2019-09-24"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Each celebrity has its own personality and sports character designs sketched by comic book artist Marty Emond, while stages feature environmental traps that impede opponents as they fight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Pop Scars never made it past the early design stages, as Davis himself pulled the plug on the project in late 2004.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2002, Davis was hired by New Line Television to write and record the theme music of UPN's The Twilight Zone television series, hosted by Forest Whitaker.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2007, he recorded original songs with Korn for the video game Haze.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2011, Konami hired Davis and Korn to compose the theme song to the video game Silent Hill: Downpour, which led to an online petition to stop the pairing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He also created the title track for the 2022 video game ELEX II.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Cameo appearances and actingEdit

Davis and Korn voiced themselves in season 3 of South Park in the episode "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery",<ref name="SOUTHPARK">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which features them as characters inspired by the cartoon Scooby-Doo, driving a van similar to the Mystery Machine and trying to solve a mystery about pirate ghosts.<ref name="SOUTHPARK"/>

Davis has also been featured in many other bands' music videos, sometimes with Korn and sometimes solo. He has appeared with Korn in the Limp Bizkit music videos for "Break Stuff" and "Faith".<ref>Significant Other – Limp Bizkit | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic (June 22, 1999). Retrieved on August 25, 2013.</ref> He also appeared in the music video for "Fire" by Busta Rhymes.

In January 2000, Davis made an appearance at an Xtreme Pro Wrestling show as a guest ring announcer; he would be brought on by the host of that night's event to announce the next match and its participants.<ref>Mike's Indy Report #6 IGN (February 7, 2000). Retrieved March 29, 2023.</ref>

He has a cameo in Queen of the Damned as a ticket scalper.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis plays a minor role as Ricky, a crack dealer, in the film Seeing Other People.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis and the rest of Korn appeared in a 2005 episode of the comedy-drama television series Monk, titled "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis also had a role as a store clerk in the 2007 independent film The Still Life.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2009, he collaborated with Infected Mushroom, appearing in the music video for their track "Smashing the Opponent".<ref>Template:Cite AV media Template:Cbignore</ref>

In 2012, JDevil appeared in the Datsik and Infected Mushroom music video for "Evilution", wearing black eye contacts and fake teeth.<ref name="MI-Shaw"/>

In August 2017, Davis voiced Succulentus in an episode of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes titled "Know Your Mom". The character was based on Davis and a parody of the nu-metal genre in general. The character's dialogue consists of references to lyrics from nu metal songs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018, he also worked with the EDM group SKYND for their debut real crime song "Gary Heidnik", appearing in the music video for it as well.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In February 2023, he collaborated with Kim Dracula for the song, "Seventy Thorns", as well as appearing in the music video.

ArtistryEdit

Vocal abilityEdit

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Davis displaying his range of vocals at a Korn concert in September 2002

Davis is a tenor<ref name="RangePlace">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with a vocal range of four octaves and four notes (from A 1 to E 6).<ref name="VVMusic">Template:Cite news</ref> The vocal analysis of The Range Place website lists his recorded register as peaking at the lower note F 5).Template:Efn<ref name="RangePlace"/> In 2014, Davis appeared on the VVN Music's list of "the vocalists with the largest range".<ref name="VVMusic"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to the vocal range data curated by The Range Place,

His bizarre and esoteric vocal styles are definitely one of the main trademarks of the band, ranging from a gruff distorted sound to an odd dissonant scat as well as a lesser used soft headier sound. Earlier on, he used his more distorted tone almost exclusively for highs, however later on around the time of See You on the Other Side he began demonstrating an ability to use more a cleaner which he can take to the lower fifth octave. His low range is fairly melodic down to at least F2/E2, with lower notes being more in the so-called "attitude fry" style, often used for a creepier or more intimidating effect. Davis's voice is definitely a factor in what most consider to make or break Korn's music for them, however he is definitely a unique staple of the 90s and modern rock scene.<ref name="RangePlace"/>

Describing a live performance in Portland, Robert Ham of Billboard stated that "not enough can be said about the versatility of Davis's voice, as he explored all the different timbres at his disposal throughout the night. He growled, crooned and wailed with equal amounts of steady force".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Rough Guide to Rock writer Essi Berelian described Davis's singing voice: his "unusual style varied between singing, half-rapping and breathless shrieking".Template:Sfn Davis is renowned for his guttural—scat singing breakdowns;<ref name="Krovatin2019-10-15">Template:Cite news</ref> author Christopher Krovatin wrote that "no aspect of Jonathan's vocals are more widely recognized that his babbled nonsense words reminiscent of the scat vocals used by classic jazz musicians like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Benjamin "Scatman" Crothers".<ref name="Krovatin2019-10-15"/> Tracks that include this aspect of his vocals in chronological order include the lead-off track in Life Is Peachy "Twist", "Freak On A Leash", "Got The Life", "Children Of The Korn", "B.B.K", "Seed", "Bottled Up Inside", "Beat It Upright", "Open Up", "Liar", "Tension", "Rotting In Vain", "The Ringmaster", and "Worst Is On Its Way".

InfluencesEdit

Davis has said that his earliest musical inspiration during his childhood was the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar,Template:Sfn as his mother was one of the dancers in the movie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His interest in music was more stimulated when he discovered his synth-pop heroes, Duran Duran and the melodies of Simon Le Bon who became his major influence.Template:Sfn He also grew up listening to '80s music such as Arcadia, Sigue Sigue Sputnik;<ref name="LW BGP"/> Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins;Template:Sfn Missing Persons and Flock of Seagulls.Template:Sfn Upon listening to his favorite musical genre, Davis would later say, "I was a New Romantic! They even took me to the gay student's counselor just because I wore makeup".Template:Sfn He bought Mötley Crüe's album Shout At The Devil when he was in seventh grade, then found Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and "old goth stuff" like Christian Death.<ref name="PANTERA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis was first impressed with metal when he heard Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera,Template:Sfn he stated it was "the metal record that made me wanna do heavy music".<ref name="PANTERA"/> During adolescence, Davis played bagpipes on a regular basis.Template:Sfn Many reviewers point out stark similarities between the vocals of Davis and several techniques employed by Mike Patton,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the former recognized Patton's bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle as major influences.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

BagpipesEdit

Davis was interested in pipe band music during his youth, which prefigured later Korn's use of bagpipes in several songs.<ref name="LW BGP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn His great-grandmother was from Scotland and played pipe records for him.<ref name="LW BGP"/>Template:Sfn Davis was also inspired to play the bagpipes by a scene in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, in which the character Mr. Scott played "Amazing Grace" on the Great Highland bagpipes at the funeral of Mr. Spock. The melancholic sound captivated him.<ref name="LW BGP"/> In a Loudwire interview, Davis described this moment while watching the film: "everybody tears up, and I'm like...I gotta play bagpipes".<ref name="LW BGP"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Davis's bagpipes backstage during the Issues Tour, at Hammersmith Apollo, England, 2000

Davis's enthusiasm led his grandmother to give him his first set of bagpipes, then he began by joining the Highland High School pipe band, and taking lessons from the band's Scottish conductor.Template:Sfn Shortly afterwards he went to a qualified teacher, who went to Scotland and learned.Template:Sfn Davis started competing after that, across the United States at established gigs.Template:Sfn When the band were ready to record their first album of original material, they realized that something was missing during the recording of the song "Shoots and Ladders".Template:Sfn What had begun as "a joke" turned out to be nothing less than an atypical element in the song,Template:Sfn and would eventually become the first Korn song to feature a Highland bagpipe.Template:Efn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Of Davis's composition with Korn, Kelsey Chapstick commented in Revolver Magazine,

"The bagpipe intro to 'Shoots and Ladders' was captured with Davis playing outside the studio, walking away from the mic [ ... ] While the bagpipe wails that open the song might like they were recorded on top of a mountain, Davis actually played them while walking past the back door of the studio while the microphone stayed stationary, giving the impression of a faraway player fading into the distance."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Davis does not want to make prominent use of the woodwind instrument and avoids what he worries might be gimmicked or over-use of the pipes. He clarified: "it depends the song, if I'm feeling like there's a spot where I could use it".<ref name="LW BGP"/> Korn's repertoire containing Davis's bagpipes includes, "Shoots and Ladders", "Low Rider" (a cover of the song by funk rock band War) from Korn's album Life is Peachy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bagpipes are also heard on "My Gift To You", "Dead", "Let's Do This Now", "10 or a 2-Way", "Open Up", "Liar", "Seen It All", "I Will Protect You", "Lead The Parade", "Spike In My Veins", "Bleeding Out", and "The End Begins".<ref>Template:Cite AV media Template:Cbignore</ref> On November 15, 1999, at the Apollo Theater concert, the NYPD Pipes and Drums corps opened the show with "Dead".Template:Sfn On July 23, 1999, Davis performed his bagpipe routine in front of more than 250,000 attendees during the Korn concert at the Woodstock Festival in New York in a long weekend of anarchy and uproar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

EquipmentEdit

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Davis using "The Bitch", August 2012

Four months before the release of Untouchables, in March 2002, during a South America tour, Davis unveiled a microphone stand art piece named "The Bitch", which was created and conceptualized by Swiss artist H.R. Giger.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis being a fan of Giger's work, the initial idea of a special microphone stand was suggested to him by his personal assistant Jonathan Pavesi.Template:Sfn Then, Davis contacted Giger and was pleased when the Swiss artist accepted a commission to come up with a design for the mic stand. He asked Giger for a microphone stand that was both "biomechanical and very erotic", giving him complete freedom of design. In 2000, during the European Issues tour, Davis visited the H.R. Giger Museum in Switzerland. Further discussions of Giger's drawings took place, and over time the figure became more streamlined. H.R. Giger and his assistant Roni emailed photos of the progress to the United States; during this process Davis gave his approval and asked him for some minor adjustments, so he could grab it more easily for his live performances.<ref name="GIGER">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Giger said that Davis's only concern was that it had been "totally functional and as movable as possible".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Only five bio-mechanical mic stands cast in the shape of a woman were manufactured at a foundry in Zürich, from molds that were then destroyed, adding to their historic allure and value.<ref name="GIGER"/><ref name="GIGER Schneider">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis had received three of the bio-mechanical microphone stands, and Giger kept the other two, one for permanent display at the H.R. Giger Museum and another for his gallery exhibitions.<ref name="GIGER Schneider"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"He had sculpted it out of clay, he sculpted the whole thing by hand, and as soon as I saw it I just fell in love with it. It was such an amazing experience. ... His influence is felt in the music. Korn's music is very dark and his art was dark, the two elements complement each other so well. You can't help but be inspired by someone that creative and with such a dark imagination. I don't know what else to say man, he was just a genius."{{#if:Jonathan Davis, speaking of H.R. Giger in Louder Sound.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Davis has been sponsored by Shure microphones since the mid 1990s and continues to use them for live performances. He has used wireless KSM9 and KSM8 models in recent years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis uses a variety of microphones in the studio including the Telefunken U47 and ELA M 251.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

FamilyEdit

Davis's childhood is a major influence on Korn lyrics—the song "Daddy" gave rise to a rumor that he was molested by his father, Rick Davis.Template:Sfn However, Jonathan has gone on record in many interviews saying he wrote the song about a female family friend who sexually abused him.Template:Sfn He said that when he tried to turn to his family as a child to tell them about the abuse, they shrugged it off and did not believe him.Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis has been married twice. His first marriage was to his high school sweetheart Renee Perez.Template:Sfn They were married in 1998, had a son named Nathan (who also produces music as part of the Bass music-Duo "Hi I'm Ghost")<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in 1995, and divorced in 2000.Template:Sfn<ref name="IHEART2017"/> Jonathan married Deven Davis in 2004. The couple have two sons, Pirate and Zeppelin.<ref name="MTV-News-2005-03-23">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He filed for divorce in October 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, a domestic violence restraining order was issued, blocking any child custody or visitation by Deven, whom Jonathan alleged was deep into drugs. Deven Davis died on August 17, 2018, at the age of 39 of combined drug intoxication from heroin and various prescription drugs.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Health and substance abuseEdit

Davis had a history of excessive methamphetamine abuseTemplate:Sfn Template:Sfn and alcohol consumption during the recording sessions of Korn and Life Is Peachy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Subsequently, he recorded Follow the Leader under the influence of methamphetamine, cocaine, and a heavy reliance on alcohol (especially Jack Daniel's).<ref name="RINGER2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SPIN2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In an interview with The Ringer, Davis described the album's creation "fueled by cocaine, speed, and just constant gallons of Jack Daniel's".<ref name="RINGER2018"/><ref name="SPIN2018"/>Template:Efn Davis got himself off methamphetamine addiction when he was 28 during the fall's inaugural Family Values Tour.<ref name="RINGER2018" /> However, sobriety has increased his anxiety and depression which co-occurred with his substance use, exacerbated by the death of his grandfather at that time.<ref name="RINGER2018" /> During this period, from the late '90s to the early 2000s, Davis was put on suicide watch.<ref name="RINGER2018" /> In 2010, he admitted that he missed his past vices, Davis said "I know if I did (take drugs), I would be dead and I want to be with my children. It's a deterrent".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2013, Davis was treated for Xanax addiction, and openly smoked marijuana until 2015.<ref name="FORBES2018" /> In 2018, Davis stated in Forbes that he continues to struggle with chronic anxiety, depression, and insomnia, but has replaced drugs and alcohol with medication such as Prozac, Halcion, Benadryl, ZzzQuil, NyQuil, and Melatonin.<ref name="FORBES2018">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On August 14, 2021, Davis tested positive for coronavirus.<ref name="COVIDtestpositive">Template:Cite magazine</ref> As a result, Korn postponed six summer dates on their U.S. tour and canceled two dates in New York. Korn resumed touring on August 27, 2021, at Tinley Park, Illinois, where the stage featured a custom throne for Davis to sit in. He was seen moving slowly around the stage, coughing, appearing to struggle catching his breath, and occasionally using an oxygen tank.<ref name="COVIDreturn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On August 29, Brian Welch posted a video remarking on his bandmate's health, stating, "Jonathan Davis is still struggling with the COVID after-effects. He's physically weak and having a mental battle. And any type of love, light and energy you can throw at him – prayers, all of it. ... He needs you more than ever."<ref name="WelchYT2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

Art and serial killers collectiblesEdit

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Davis in 2004, at the time he collected criminal artifacts

In the early 2000s, Davis began collecting serial killer art and memorabilia, publicly displaying selected items while on the Ozzfest 2003 tour.<ref name="BBM2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some items owned by Davis include the Volkswagen serial killer Ted Bundy drove for the duration of his murder spree;<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="ROBBRINK205">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the "Pogo" and "Patches" clown outfits worn by serial killer John Wayne Gacy;<ref name="NME2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ROBBRINK205"/> the 1928 confession letter from cannibal Albert Fish;<ref name="NME2002"/><ref name="ROBBRINK205"/> and original drawings by serial killer Richard Ramirez (also known as the Night Stalker).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="ROBBRINK205"/>

In June 2001, the collector of criminal artifacts Arthur Rosenblatt was approached by Davis.<ref name="IE2014"/> Rosenblatt told him of his plan to open a museum of artifacts related to the criminal justice system, which Rosenblatt suggested be named the Museum of Justice & Odditorium or MOJO Museum.<ref name="IE2014"/><ref name="BBM2006"/> In March 2003, Davis suggested funding the museum through a film or TV production.<ref name="IE2014"/> Subsequently, Davis pulled out of the deal which fell apart, leading Rosenblatt to sue him twice;<ref name="LOUDWIRE2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rosenblatt accused Davis of having spoken to the media in 2002 about his museum project with artist Joe Coleman and mis-naming it American Curiosities Museum when he should have used the names provided for in the contract.<ref name="IE2014"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the lawsuit, Rosenblatt claimed that Davis and other partners have threatened his life on several occasions.<ref name="IE2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nevertheless, in December 2005, Davis started selling off his serial killer memorabilia, claiming his desire to move away from this environment, stating: "I don't want that around my kids".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2006, the litigation was ultimately resolved successfully by Ed McPherson, Davis's attorney. Davis later denounced the items and got rid of them.

Davis made an appearance in the Oddities documentary series, in the fourth episode of season two entitled "Rock Star Embalmer", which was filmed at Manhattan's Obscura Antiques & Oddities. The episode aired on Discovery Channel on April 30, 2011.<ref name="ODD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Davis's home houses a private art collection that spans decades of touring the globe.<ref name="Lloyd2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has a considerable and diverse collection of works of macabre and dark art, such as a limited edition Ibanez guitar designed by H.R. Giger that looks the same as his mic stand, a human shrunken head from South America, and a human foetus called 'Luther'.<ref name="Lloyd2015"/> His art collection also includes religious art from all over the world and a variety of religions, such as 600-year-old Buddhist sculptures and "tons of crucifixes", especially Mexican Jesus. "I wouldn't say I like religion, but I like the art", reaffirms Davis.<ref name="Lloyd2015"/>

He has also developed an interest in collection of taxidermy art.<ref name="ODD" /><ref name="Lloyd2015" /> In 2015 during an interview with Gavin Lloyd for Metal Hammer he said "the taxidermy I got on the walls, I got when we were touring in South Africa. I hired a guide, stalked those animals, shot both of them and donated the meat, which fed families for months. ... I had to wait a year to get those heads back from Africa, but they're top notch, they're amazing."<ref name="Lloyd2015" />

Political viewsEdit

In 2006, Davis explained his political views, saying, "I'm political to a point where it affects human life, from global warming to abortion issues to my gun rights", but expressed no interest in issues like taxation, saying, "I don't really care. Obviously even going out and voting doesn't really count, it's all based down to these Electoral College votes."<ref name=mtvpolitics>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Davis has expressed support for same-sex marriage and transgender people.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Davis has expressed support for libertarian Republican candidates Ron Paul<ref name=deathandtaxes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=uproxx>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Rand Paul.<ref name=uproxx/> Davis once described Barack Obama as an "Illuminati puppet",<ref name=deathandtaxes/> and told Billboard that Obama had "basically dragged this country down into the worst it's ever been."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2014, Davis said that the United States was becoming a "police state".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On the other hand, in 2006, Davis expressed opposition to conservatives, particularly Christans,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and he described Donald Trump's presidency as a sign that "[t]he world is just absolutely out of control" in 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReligionEdit

In an interview with Metal Hammer magazine, Davis stated that he's "always been a believer in God", just not in organized religion. He also criticized born-again Christians for "broadcasting" their beliefs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Military visitsEdit

In 2012, Davis began visiting United States Armed Forces stationed in Europe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On March 16, 2012, Davis made his first visit to Ramstein Air Base, Germany where he visited with personnel assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.<ref name="RAMSTEIN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel showed him how to operate the bomb disposal robot and how to render safe an improvised explosive device wearing a Bombsuit.<ref name="RAMSTEIN"/> Firefighter personnel showed how to use the water cannon in the new Striker ARFF fire apparatus.<ref name="RAMSTEIN"/> Readiness and emergency management personnel showed a variety of Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) detection and protection equipment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also did a meet and greet signing autographs for the troops and their families at the AAFES Military Mall (Kaiserslautern Military Community Center).<ref name="RAMSTEIN"/> He visited wounded warriors from all over the world at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the USO Wounded Warriors Center.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref name="RAMSTEIN"/>

On August 11, 2012, Davis made another trip to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to visit with personnel assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, 37th Airlift Squadron, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.<ref name="SRMZNE2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="GREENBERG2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During this visit, he was able to get a tour of a C-130J, Hercules and Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel demonstrated a "Hollywood shot" explosive and the destruction a small amount of explosive can do to a car.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NOISECREEP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Again, he visited the wounded warriors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the USO Wounded Warriors Center.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NOISECREEP"/> A documentary of his experiences, "Wounded Warriors" was submitted to the 1st Annual GI Film Festival Hollywood,<ref name="GREENBERG2012"/><ref name="NOISECREEP"/> and won Audience Choice Award on November 10, 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a result of these trips, once Barack Obama awarded Captain Florent Groberg the Medal of Honor, he mentioned how Davis visited Groberg in Germany, and joked that "I am not the lead singer from Korn".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While Davis had been a vocal critic of Obama,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he expressed shock at the mention, particularly as it was a compliment: "The President of the United States gave me props for being there for a Medal of Honor recipient. Groberg went through hell."<ref>Korn's Jonathan Davis Responds to Barack Obama's Shout-Out, Rolling Stone</ref>

DiscographyEdit

AlbumsEdit

Korn

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Jonathan Davis and the SFA

Alone I Play (2007)
Live at the Union Chapel (2011)

Killbot

Sound Surgery (2012)

Solo

Black Labyrinth (2018)

SinglesEdit

As lead artistEdit

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	US Dance <ref name="US-Dance-singles">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US Main. Rock <ref name="US-Mainstream-Rock-singles">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US Rock <ref name="US-Rock-singles">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US Rock Air. <ref name="US-Rock-Airplay-singles">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Album
"Careless"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2007	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Got Money" (featuring Jim Root)	2008	41	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Silent Hill"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2012	—	—	—	—	Silent Hill: Downpour soundtrack
"What It Is"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2018	—	5	47	21	Black Labyrinth
"Everyone"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>		—	—	—	—
"Basic Needs"	—		19	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artistEdit

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US Main. Rock <ref name="US-Mainstream-Rock-singles" />	US R&B <ref name="AllMusic-Awards-Xzibit">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Album	US Rap <ref name="AllMusic-Awards-Xzibit" />
"Year 2000" (Xzibit featuring Jonathan Davis)	2000	—	76	28	Black and White soundtrack
"Smashing the Opponent"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Infected Mushroom featuring Jonathan Davis)	2009	—	—	—	Legend of the Black Shawarma
"The Enabler"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Chuck Mosley featuring Jonathan Davis and John 5)	2009	—	—	—	Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food
"Evilution"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Datsik and Infected Mushroom featuring Jonathan Davis)	2012	—	—	—	Vitamin D
"Wake Up!" (Islander featuring Jonathan Davis)	2017	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Necessary Evil" (Motionless in White featuring Jonathan Davis)	2017	29	—	—	Graveyard Shift
"Gary Heidnik" (SKYND featuring Jonathan Davis)	2018	—	—	—	Chapter 1
"Seventy Thorns" Template:Small	2023	—	—	—	A Gradual Decline In Morale
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singlesEdit

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"Justice" (Remix) (Rev Theory featuring Jonathan Davis)	2011	Justice

Other appearancesEdit

Guest appearancesEdit

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"This Town"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Human Waste Project featuring Jonathan Davis)	1994	E-lux First Demo
"Lookaway"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Sepultura featuring Jonathan Davis, Mike Patton and DJ Lethal)	1996	Roots
"Sleepy Hollow"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Deadsy featuring Jonathan Davis)	1996	Deadsy
"Revival"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Orgy featuring Jonathan Davis)	1998	Candyass
"Ty Jonathan Down"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Videodrone featuring Jonathan Davis)	1999	Videodrone
"Nobody Like You"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Limp Bizkit featuring Scott Weiland and Jonathan Davis)		Significant Other
"End of Time"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Q-Tip featuring Jonathan Davis)		Amplified
"Take It Back"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Snot featuring Jonathan Davis)	2000	Strait Up
"Just for Now"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Fieldy's Dreams featuring Jonathan Davis)	2002	Rock'n Roll Gangster
"1stp Klosr"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Linkin Park featuring Jonathan Davis and The Humble Brothers)	2002	Reanimation
"Love on the Rocks"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2003	Wonderland soundtrack
"Cut Throat"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Marz featuring Jonathan Davis)	2004	Gorilla Pimpin'
"Jerry Bruckheimer"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (The Changing featuring Jonathan Davis)	2009	For Obvious Reasons
"Witness the Addiction"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Suicide Silence featuring Jonathan Davis)	2011	The Black Crown
"Silent So Long"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Emigrate featuring Jonathan Davis)	2014	Silent So Long
"It's Time to Get Weird"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> (Sunflower Dead featuring Jonathan Davis)	2015	It's Time to Get Weird
"Starting to Turn"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Tech N9ne featuring Jonathan Davis)	2016	The Storm
"Whatever Goes Up" (Bone Thugs featuring Jonathan Davis)	2017	New Waves
"JD Fresh"<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Fieldy featuring Jonathan Davis)	2017	Bassically
"Necessary Evil"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Motionless In White featuring Jonathan Davis)	2017	Graveyard Shift
"Gary Heidnik"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref> (SKYND featuring Jonathan Davis)	2018	Chapter I
"Can't Wait"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Lakshminarayana Shankar featuring Jonathan Davis)	2020	Chepleeri Dream

Remix workEdit

List of remix work for other artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Hear Me Now" (Jonathan Davis Remix)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2011	Hollywood Undead	American Tragedy Redux
"Thunder Kiss '65" (JDevil Number of the Beast Remix)<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>	2012	Rob Zombie	Mondo Sex Head
"The Kids Will Have Their Say" (JDevil Catholic Nun Remix)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Steve Aoki, Sick Boy	The Kids Will Have Their Say EP
"Bug Party" (JDevil Catholic Nun Remix)		Huoratron	Non-album song

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