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Also known as Jonathan Howsmon Davis

American singer

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Jonathan Davis is a male author from the United States. His literary output includes 125 works, with notable titles such as *Pump Six and Other Stories*, *We Were Soldiers Once… and Young*, *Phoenix Noir*, *Memphis Noir*, and *The Peanuts Papers*. He has three children and maintains an official website.

Davis has been active in his field since 1991. He has recorded five works according to Crossref data. On Last.fm, his music is associated with tags including Nu Metal, alternative, metal, rock, and Korn, while MusicBrainz lists genres such as bebop, classical, cool jazz, funk, and hard bop. He has 105,711 social media followers and 201,030 listeners on Last.fm.

In interviews, Davis has stated, "It's my purse," referring to his sporran, and "The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute." His name is referenced by 396 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
125

Top works

  • Pump Six and Other Stories
  • We Were Soldiers Once… and Young
  • Phoenix Noir
  • Memphis Noir
  • The Peanuts Papers

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1926-05-26
Active to
1991-09-28
bebopclassicalcool jazzfunkhard bopjazz

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
201,030
Total plays
2,335,538

Tags

Nu MetalalternativemetalrockKorn

There are two individuals known by the name Jonathan Davis: one is the lead vocalist of the American band Korn, and the other is an award-winning voice actor and audiobook narrator. Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist for the nu metal band Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, and lived there with his father and stepmother. In addition to his role as vocalist, Davis has also contributed to the band by playin

via Last.fm · Jonathan Davis

Quotes

  • "We'll probably just play the greatest hits set again, give the people the shit they want to hear." (from a 2008 interview)
  • "Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!" (Jon commenting on the parents that blame music for the violence.)
  • "The kids out there want something they can relate to, something that's real; most of that whiny stuff isn't real. The cheesy pop songs just bore me to death." (commenting on how he feels about rock and pop.)
  • "It's my purse."(talking about his sporran)
  • "If he gets into drugs or something stupid like that, then I'll kick his ass, but otherwise he's got to live his life, even now." (talking about son and parenthood.)
  • "The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute."

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Key facts

Also known as
JD JDevil J Devil
Born
Jonathan Howsmon Davis , ( 1971-01-18 ) January 18, 1971 (age 55) , Bakersfield, California , U.S.
Genres
Nu metal alternative metal industrial metal electronica alternative rock
Occupations
Singer songwriter musician producer
Instruments
Vocals bagpipes
Years active
1987–present
Member of
Korn
Formerly of
Killbot Sexart Jonathan Davis and the SFA
Website
kornofficial .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD, 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. Davis's distinctive personality and Korn's music influenced a generation of musicians and performers who have come after them.

Davis co-founded Korn in Bakersfield in 1993 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 notability for his intense and powerful live performances with Korn.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jonathan Davis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.