Jonathan Davis#JDevil

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.[http://kornrow.com/jonathan-davis-bio/ Jonathan Davis Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914083153/http://kornrow.com/jonathan-davis-bio/ |date=September 14, 2013 }}. KornRow (January 18, 1971). Retrieved on August 25, 2013.

He has a sister, Alyssa Marie Davis (born February 8, 1974), as well as a half-brother, Mark Chavez{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1443873/adema-hope-to-stick-it-to-haters-on-tour/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215113205/http://www.mtv.com/news/1443873/adema-hope-to-stick-it-to-haters-on-tour/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2017|title=Adema Hope to Stick it to Haters On Tour|website=MTV|access-date=November 6, 2018}} (lead singer of Adema; born November 15, 1978), and a half-sister, Amanda Chavez (born July 31, 1981) by his mother.[https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/MCSJd7Sav-8 KoRn – Jonathan Davis and his sister | Video Youtube – NMETV Latest Music Videos and Clips]. Nme.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2013. His father was a keyboardist for Buck Owens and Frank Zappa, while his mother was a professional actress and dancer.{{cite web | url=http://rev967.com/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-turns-40-today/ | title=Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis Turns 40 Today | date=January 18, 2011 | access-date=January 25, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203200755/http://rev967.com/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-turns-40-today/ | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | df=mdy-all }} 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."{{cite web|url=http://marksfriggin.com/news02/6-10.htm#wed|title=Stern Show News Archive For The Week Of 6/10/2002 to 6/14/2002|quote="And you had to live with your dad and your stepmom?" "I was with my mom and I moved to my dad's, yeah" "Because it was so bad at your mom's?" "Yeah."}}{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=32}} Davis suffered severe bouts of asthma as a child.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-birthday-boy-jonathan-davis-1.2341871|title=20 Things You Might Not Know|website=iHeartRadio.|date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321203301/https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-birthday-boy-jonathan-davis-1.2341871|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2021}}{{cite web | url=http://www.concertlivewire.com/interviews/korn.htm | title=KoЯn's Jonathan Davis alive and well (sort of) | work=concertlivewire.com | publisher=Livewire | access-date=December 28, 2006 | author=Bondowski, Karen | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105115212/http://www.concertlivewire.com/interviews/korn.htm | archive-date=November 5, 2007 | url-status=live }}{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=9}} Asthma forced him to stay in the hospital every month from the ages of 3 to 10,{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=9}} and he survived a "critical asthma attack" when he was five years old;{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=10}} he said, "My heart stopped, and I didn't see no damn light or hear any music".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=10}}

He attended Highland High School; however, he was persistently harassed for wearing eyeliner, baggy clothes, and listening to new wave music.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=17}}{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=11}} He was constantly called homophobic names,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=11}} which later inspired the Korn song "Faget".{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=57}} Davis's "HIV" tattoo on his upper left arm was also inspired by his experience of being bullied.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=85}} At the age of 16, Davis found employment as a coroner's assistant;{{cite web|url=https://www.sfweekly.com/news/death-of-a-death-school/|title=Death of a Death School|last=Palmquist|first=Matt|website=SFWeekly.|date=April 24, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326214152/https://www.sfweekly.com/news/death-of-a-death-school/|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}} after graduating high school, he immediately enrolled in the San Francisco college's one-year coronary program. 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. 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.

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."{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/jonathan-davis-solo-album-and-korn-career/|title=I Thought I Was Going To Fucking Die. I Was Pouring Blood Out Of My Ass…|website=Kerrang!|date=15 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326215231/https://www.kerrang.com/features/jonathan-davis-solo-album-and-korn-career/|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}}

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. He also mentioned that she mixed tabasco with his tea.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=11}}{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=20}} At that time, Davis had sexual fantasies about his stepmother, dreaming of "fucking her and killing her".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=12}} Though she was later divorced by Davis's father, the Korn song "Kill You" was nonetheless written about her.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=32}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/21/korn-jonathan-davis-ive-pulled-bodies-out-of-cars-rocks-back-pages|title='I've pulled so many bodies out of cars. It intrigued me'|website=The Guardian.|date=January 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160602044539/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/21/korn-jonathan-davis-ive-pulled-bodies-out-of-cars-rocks-back-pages|archive-date=June 2, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2020}}

Davis formed his first group with other members in a mysterious formation called Buck Naked,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}} of which only two songs were recorded on demo tapes and distributed to his friends in High School;{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}} including New Wave-oriented song "What I Have Done", and a love song "Come With Me".{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=22}}{{cite web|url=https://kornmemorabilia.ua-cam.com/|title=High School demo|website=UA-cam.|date=January 10, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200331132258/https://kornmemorabilia.ua-cam.com/|archive-date=March 31, 2020|access-date=March 31, 2020}} Davis, who worked by day in a mortuary,{{sfn|Buckley|Ellingham|2003|p=565}} got free haircuts at a college where guitarist Ryan Shuck was a student.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=36}} Davis agreed to join Shuck's group called Sexart, which was formed in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Cultivation-92/release/3037043|title=Performer Sex Art Is, Vocals – Jonathan Davis, Ty Elam|website=Discogs.|date=July 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707210747/http://www.discogs.com/Various-Cultivation-92/release/3037043|archive-date=July 7, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2020}} Davis described the experience, "I had no clue what I was doing, I didn't know what the hell to do with my voice".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=36}}

Early in 1993, ex-band members of L.A.P.D. who had started a new group named Creep,{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=45}} noticed Davis at The John Bryant club in Bakersfield,{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=49}} and were overwhelmed by his performance with Sexart.{{Sfn|Furman|2000|p=37}} 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.{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=50}} 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.{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=50}} 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."{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=51}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/serenity-and-suffering-confronting-korns-dark-past|title=Korn's dark past|author=MÖRAT|website=Metal Hammer.|date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326181439/https://www.loudersound.com/features/serenity-and-suffering-confronting-korns-dark-past|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}} 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.{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=51}} 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.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=43}}{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=55}}{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=52}}

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Davis first began working on a solo album in 2007,{{cite web|url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/band/Jonathan_Davis_And_The_Simply_Fucking_Amazings|title=Jonathan Davis And The SFA, 2007—2014|website=Spirit of Metal.|date=December 1, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322130713/https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/band/Jonathan_Davis_And_The_Simply_Fucking_Amazings|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} forming the group Jonathan Davis and the SFA (Simply Fucking Amazings). Although he released two live albums with the group,{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/videos/jonathan-davis-and-the-sfa-korn-singer-goes-solo-on-new-cd-dvd|title=Jonathan Davis And The SFA|website=BraveWords.|date=August 31, 2011|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322124325/http://bravewords.com/videos/jonathan-davis-and-the-sfa-korn-singer-goes-solo-on-new-cd-dvd|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonathan-davis-mn0000263782/biography|title=Artist Biography by Neil Z. Yeung|last=Neil.Z|first=Yeung|website=AllMusic.|date=December 1, 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322124657/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonathan-davis-mn0000263782/biography|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} no studio albums were completed and the band disbanded in 2014 after the death of guitarist Shane Gibson.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/former-korn-touring-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies/|title=Former Korn touring guitarist Shane Gibson dies|website=Loudwire.|date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140415213107/http://loudwire.com/former-korn-touring-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies/|archive-date=April 15, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a565535/korn-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies-aged-35/|title=Guitarist Shane Gibson dies, aged 35|last=Eames|first=Tom|website=Digital Spy.|date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322132451/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a565535/korn-guitarist-shane-gibson-dies-aged-35/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}

In December 2017, Davis began announcing solo tour dates and festival appearances and the launch of his solo album planned for 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/korns-jonathan-davis-to-launch-2018-solo-album|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis to launch 2018 solo album|last=Munro|first=Scott|website=Louder Sound.|date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322141433/https://www.loudersound.com/news/korns-jonathan-davis-to-launch-2018-solo-album|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2017/12/korn-jonathan-david-solo-album-2018/|title=Jonathan Davids to Release a Solo Album in 2018|last=Erickson|first=Anne|website=Audio Ink Radio.|date=December 27, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322141116/http://audioinkradio.com/2017/12/korn-jonathan-david-solo-album-2018/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} which would mark Davis's first billed simply as Jonathan Davis. 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."

In January 2018, Davis released his first solo single, "What It Is".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-jonathan-davis-new-solo-single-what-it-is-video-2229177|title=Jonathan Davis' new solo single 'What It Is'|last=Moore|first=Sam|website=NME|date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322142617/https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-jonathan-davis-new-solo-single-what-it-is-video-2229177|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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.{{cite news |author= |title=Korn Frontman Releases Music Video For 'What It Is' Solo Single |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-releases-music-video-for-what-it-is-solo-single/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth|date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201122132703/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-releases-music-video-for-what-it-is-solo-single/|archive-date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}} 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. On May 25, 2018, he released his debut solo album, Black Labyrinth on Sumerian Records.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-jonathan-davis-details-solo-lp-black-labyrinth-with-song-samples-203345/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Details Solo LP 'Black Labyrinth' With Song Samples|last=Reed|first=Ryan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322142839/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-jonathan-davis-details-solo-lp-black-labyrinth-with-song-samples-203345/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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.{{cite news |author= |title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Releases Country Version Of 'What It Is' Solo Single|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-releases-country-version-of-what-it-is-solo-single/|url-status=live|work=Blabbermouth|date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201122125208/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-releases-country-version-of-what-it-is-solo-single/|archive-date=November 22, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2020}} Davis contributed mainly to the sound of the album, playing guitar, keys, and "anything else he could get his hands on to the record".

On October 1, 2020, Davis released an alternate country version of "What It Is".

;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

File:J Devil (Jonathan Davis).jpg, 2012]]

JDevil is the EDM alter ego of Davis.{{cite news|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=March 7, 2012|title=Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis to Release EP as J Devil |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-to-release-ep-as-j-devil-109140/|url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322212731/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-to-release-ep-as-j-devil-109140/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} He has been DJing since 1987 while he was still in high school.{{cite web|url=https://www.fabfilter.com/artists/j-devil|title= J Devil |website=FabFilter|date=December 1, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322215525/https://www.fabfilter.com/artists/j-devil|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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. At the time, his teachers were C-Minus, Choc, and Eric and Vidal. He used to spin New York freestyle, Miami bass, old school hip hop, goth, and industrial.{{cite web|url=https://noisecreep.com/j-devil-jonathan-davis-korn/|title=J Devil: Jonathan Davis of Korn|last=Ship|first=Jesse|website=Noisecreep.|date=August 7, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322220625/https://noisecreep.com/j-devil-jonathan-davis-korn/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}

In 2009, he began to DJ again and he introduced JDevil to the world in 2011 at Infected Mushroom appearances.{{cite AV media |people=Infected Mushroom |date=October 23, 2011 |title=Jonathan Davis and Infected Mushroom Smashing Mexico city|place=Mexico city|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWAblVlkkA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PpWAblVlkkA| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2020|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

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. 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.{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Zach |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Jonathan Davis gets the krap beaten out of him by electronic artists |url=https://www.metalinsider.net/video/jonathan-davis-gets-the-krap-beaten-out-of-him-by-electronic-artists |work=Metal Insider|access-date=May 23, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stalker.cd/print.php?lang=2&content=62&kat=live_concert&headlinex=&titelx=&datumx=&id=411|title=KORN—The Dirty Youth—J Devil—Path of Totality-Tour|last1=Seibel|first1=Markus|last2=Bewernick|first2=Gregor|website=Stalker Magazine.|date=March 24, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321221804/http://www.stalker.cd/print.php?lang=2&content=62&kat=live_concert&headlinex=&titelx=&datumx=&id=411|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/korn-announce-second-leg-of-%E2%80%9Cpath-of-totality%E2%80%9D-tour-kill-the-noise-to-support-several-dates-as-well-as-frontman-jonathan-davis-debuting-his-j-devil-dj-set/|title=Frontman Jonathan Davis debuting his J Devil DJ set|last1=Greenberg|first1=Alexandra|last2=Ochoa|first2=John|website=Mitch Schneider Organization.|date=January 17, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021321/http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/korn-announce-second-leg-of-%E2%80%9Cpath-of-totality%E2%80%9D-tour-kill-the-noise-to-support-several-dates-as-well-as-frontman-jonathan-davis-debuting-his-j-devil-dj-set/|archive-date=October 7, 2017|access-date=March 21, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitthedecks.net/2012/06/19/jdevil-korns-jonathan-davis-joins-dim-mak/|title="JDEVIL" (Korn's Jonathan Davis) Joins Dim Mak|last=Rudy|first=Kizer|website=Hit The Decks Network.|date=June 19, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321223811/http://www.hitthedecks.net/2012/06/19/jdevil-korns-jonathan-davis-joins-dim-mak/|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}

In July 2012, JDevil had signed on to perform at select Identity Festival dates throughout North America.{{cite web | url=http://idfestival.com/artists/jdevil/ | title=JDevil Biography | work=IDFestival. | access-date=November 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214011049/http://idfestival.com/artists/jdevil/ | archive-date=December 14, 2012 | df=mdy-all }} He only performed at two shows, Comcast Center (amphitheater) in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia.{{cite web | url=http://idfestival.com/tour-dates/ | title=IDFest Tour Dates | work=IDFestival.| access-date=November 24, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117051146/http://idfestival.com/tour-dates/ | archive-date=November 17, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://beatsmedia.com/events/rye-rye-jdevil-and-more-join-identity-festival-this-summer/ | title=Rye Rye, JDevil and More Join Identity Festival This Summer | work=beatsmedia.com | access-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625125453/http://beatsmedia.com/events/rye-rye-jdevil-and-more-join-identity-festival-this-summer/ | archive-date=June 25, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}

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,{{cite web | url=http://www.smnnews.com/2012/08/01/jdevil-added-to-marilyn-manson-and-rob-zombie-tour/ | title=JDevil Added to Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie Tour | work=SMN News | access-date=November 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224338/http://www.smnnews.com/2012/08/01/jdevil-added-to-marilyn-manson-and-rob-zombie-tour/ | archive-date=December 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }} but had to drop out of the tour due to exhaustion.{{cite web | url=http://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-bows-out-twins-of-evil-tour-exhaustion/ | title=Jonathan Davis Bows Out of Twins of Evil Tour Due to Exhaustion | work=Loudwire | date=October 24, 2012 | access-date=November 25, 2012 | author=Childers, Chad}} 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." In October 2012, Davis released his EP with his new group called Killbot, the EDM collective including Sluggo and Tyler Blue.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/09/korn-jonathan-davis-new-edm-project-killbot-premiere/|title=Jonathan Davis' New EDM Project Killbot|last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R.|website=SPIN.|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322225809/https://www.spin.com/2012/09/korn-jonathan-davis-new-edm-project-killbot-premiere/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/killbot-the-collective-featuring-jdevil-jonathan-davis-of-korn-sluggo-tyler-blue-to-release-sound-surgery-october-22-on-dim-mak/|title=Killbot—the collective featuring JDevil, Sluggo and Tyler Blue—to release 'Sound Surgery' October 22|last1=Greenberg|first1=Alexandra|last2=Ochoa |first2=John|website=Mitch Schneider Organization.|date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322230410/http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/killbot-the-collective-featuring-jdevil-jonathan-davis-of-korn-sluggo-tyler-blue-to-release-sound-surgery-october-22-on-dim-mak/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}

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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.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}}{{cite magazine |last=Sindell|first=Joshua|date=February 23, 2002|title=World Exclusive: Korn – The Jonathan Davis interview|magazine=Kerrang!|language=en-GB|issue=892|location=UK|pages=14–15|issn=0262-6624}} Davis and Gibbs were introduced to each other through Zomba Music Group, which published their respective music at the time.{{cite news |last=Sandler|first=Adam|date=September 9, 1998|title=Zomba packs Korn|url=https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|url-status=live|work=Variety|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218194507/https://variety.com/1998/music/news/zomba-packs-korn-1117480214/|archive-date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020}} Shortly after, Warner Bros. asked them to work on the movie Queen of the Damned,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=72}} an adaptation of Anne Rice's third novel in The Vampire Chronicles and a sequel to the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire.{{cite book|last=Bayer|first=Gerd|title=Heavy Metal at the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0-GEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|date=January 22, 2019|series=Ashgate screen music|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-33397-9|page=45}} Ten songs will be composed by the two men,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=73}} but only five have been kept. These songs include "System", "Redeemer", "Forsaken", "Slept So Long" and "Not Meant for Me",{{cite book|last=Shelley|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Shelley|title=Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCWiqRey3y4C&pg=PA167|date=2012|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-6167-7|pages=167, 170}} and sung by the band The Vampire Lestat in the movie. While Davis's voice is heard performing the songs in the movie, through the singing voice of Lestat, contractual obligations kept his vocals from appearing on the soundtrack album released in 2002.{{cite magazine |last=Boyce|first=Kevin|date=February 18, 2002|title=Loud Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XcMEHG4ZGBQC&pg=PT48|magazine=CMJ New Music Report|location=New York|volume=70|issue=750|issn=0890-0795|page=48}}{{cite news|last=Minkovsky|first=Atalya|date=March 1, 2002|title=Davis absent from Queen of the Damned CD|url=https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|url-status=live|newspaper=The Johns Hopkins News-Letter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323121946/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2002/03/davis-absent-from-queen-of-the-damned-cd-internet-message-boards-heat-up-as-korn-fans-wonder-why-jon|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} Aaliyah, who died during filming, was supposed to record a duet with Davis.{{cite news|last=Munoz|first=Lorenza|date=February 22, 2002|title=After a Star's Death, a Delicate Marketing Task|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|url-status=live|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323122447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-et-munoz22-story.html|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

In 2000, he created an original fighting game, Pop Scars, which pits popular musical personalities against each other in one-on-one combat.{{cite news|author= |title=Davis discussed a fighting game featuring Marilyn Manson and Fred Durst|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|url-status=live |work=Kerrang!|date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322200630/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/jonathan-davis-describes-the-rock-star-fighting-game-that-never-happened/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} Participants included members of Limp Bizkit, Staind, Marilyn Manson, and Korn itself.{{cite news|last=Trapp|first=Philip|date=September 24, 2019|title=Davis, an avid gamer himself|url=https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|url-status=live|work=Loudwire|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322201258/https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-attends-korn-virtual-concert/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|title=Martin Emond, Original Video Game Concept Artwork, Korn – Jonathan Davis |last=Emond|first=Martin|website=Comic Art Fans|date=April 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322202328/https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1389425|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} Pop Scars never made it past the early design stages, as Davis himself pulled the plug on the project in late 2004.{{cite web

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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.{{cite news |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=February 26, 2003 |title=Korn Frontman Enters The 'Twilight Zone' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |url-status= |work=MTV |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220903102544/https://www.mtv.com/news/4xtufc/korn-frontman-enters-the-twilight-zone |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2022}}

In 2007, he recorded original songs with Korn for the video game Haze.{{cite news|last=Frederick|first=Logan|date=October 23, 2007|title=Korn Records Haze Single|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|url-status=live|work=Escapist Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125413/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/78174-Korn-Records-Haze-Single|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}

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.{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Logan|date=June 10, 2011|title=Konami Enlists Korn for Silent Hill Theme Song|url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|url-status=live|work=Escapist Magazine|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323125815/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110927-Konami-Enlists-Korn-for-Silent-Hill-Theme-Song|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Zack|date=June 9, 2011|title=Korn Gets No Love From 'Silent Hill' Fans|url=https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|url-status=live|website=Metal Insider|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323130843/https://www.metalinsider.net/video-games/korn-gets-no-love-from-%E2%80%98silent-hill%E2%80%99-fans|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}

He also created the title track for the 2022 video game ELEX II.{{cite web |author=Julia Lotz |url=https://www.morecore.de/news/korn-jonathan-davis-steuert-den-titeltrack-zum-open-world-rpg-elex-ii-bei/ |title= Korn: Jonathan Davis steuert den Titeltrack zum Open World-RPG ELEX II bei |work=MoreCore |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021 |language=de}}{{cite web |author=Mark Zapata |url=https://metalinsider.net/news/jonathan-davis-contributes-to-exclusive-song-for-elex-ii-video-game |title=Jonathan Davis contributes to exclusive song for 'Elex II' video game |work=Metal Insider |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2021}}

Davis and Korn voiced themselves in season 3 of South Park in the episode "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery",{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0705939/ | title =Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery | work = Internet Movie Database | access-date=October 20, 2012}} 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.

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".[https://www.allmusic.com/album/r421388/review Significant Other – Limp Bizkit | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards]. AllMusic (June 22, 1999). Retrieved on August 25, 2013. 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.[https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/08/mikes-indy-report-6 Mike's Indy Report #6] IGN (February 7, 2000). Retrieved March 29, 2023.

He has a cameo in Queen of the Damned as a ticket scalper.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204901/|title = Jonathan Davis (I)|access-date = October 20, 2010 | work = Internet Movie Database}}{{cite web|url=https://eeggs.com/items/39877.html|title=Queen of the Damned—Guest Appearance|website=Easter Eggs.|date=August 13, 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323142413/https://eeggs.com/items/39877.html|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

Davis plays a minor role as Ricky, a crack dealer, in the film Seeing Other People.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/4478-seeing-other-people|title=Seeing Other People|last=Douglas|first=Edward|website=ComingSoon.|date=May 6, 2004|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323150732/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/reviews/4478-seeing-other-people|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}

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".{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0650600/fullcredits#cast | title = Full cast and crew for "Monk" Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic (2005) | work = Internet Movie Database | access-date = October 20, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/monk/s03/e13|title=Monk—Season 3—Episode 13|website=Rotten Tomatoes.|date=February 11, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323145815/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/monk/s03/e13|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

Davis also had a role as a store clerk in the 2007 independent film The Still Life.{{cite web|url=https://artdaily.cc/news/16271/Albion-Entertainment-Presents-THE-STILL-LIFE#.XnjMknJCeUk|title=Albion Entertainment Presents The Still Life|website=Art Daily.|date=December 1, 2007|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323145341/https://artdaily.cc/news/16271/Albion-Entertainment-Presents-THE-STILL-LIFE%23.XnjNeojniJp|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

In 2009, he collaborated with Infected Mushroom, appearing in the music video for their track "Smashing the Opponent".{{cite AV media |people=Infected Mushroom |date=August 6, 2009 |title=Infected Mushroom – Smashing the Opponent (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahmzAj3k2KQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ahmzAj3k2KQ| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2020|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

In 2012, JDevil appeared in the Datsik and Infected Mushroom music video for "Evilution", wearing black eye contacts and fake teeth.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2017/10/03/news/korns-jonathan-davis-dropped-countless-nu-metal-references-ok-k-o-lets-heroes/|title=Jonathan Davis Dropped Countless Nü Metal References On 'OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'|website=Theprp.|date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322194621/https://www.theprp.com/2017/10/03/news/korns-jonathan-davis-dropped-countless-nu-metal-references-ok-k-o-lets-heroes/| archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date = March 22, 2020}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-korns-jonathan-davis-cameo-skynds-nsfw-serial-killer%E2%80%93inspired-video|title=See Korn's Jonathan Davis Cameo in Skynd's NSFW Serial Killer–Inspired Video|website=www.revolvermag.com|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2020}}

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

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Davis is a tenor{{cite web|url=http://therangeplace.boards.net/thread/203/jonathan-davis|title=Jonathan Davis: Vocal profile – Higher notes – Lower notes|author=|date=November 27, 2019|website=The Range Place|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514030203/http://therangeplace.boards.net/thread/203/jonathan-davis|archive-date=May 14, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Shebala |first=Marley |date=September 15, 2011 |title=Korn treats crowd to great metal mania experience |url=https://navajotimes.com/entertainment/music/2011/0911/091511korn.php |work=Navajo Times|language=en-US|location=Window Rock |access-date=May 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.labibleurbaine.com/musique/les-albums-sacres-le-20e-anniversaire-de-lalbum-follow-the-leader-de-korn/|title=Follow the Leader|last=Lareau|first=Isabelle|website=Bible urbaine|date=September 27, 2018|language=fr|location=Canada|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324154618/https://www.labibleurbaine.com/musique/les-albums-sacres-le-20e-anniversaire-de-lalbum-follow-the-leader-de-korn/|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}} with a vocal range of four octaves and four notes (from A 1 to E 6).{{cite news |author= |title=Digging Deeper: Axl Rose is NOT the Singer With the Widest Range|url=https://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html |url-status=live|work=Vintage Vinyl Music |location=New York |date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527182732/http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2020}} The vocal analysis of The Range Place website has a propensity to lower his higher register (from A1 to F5).{{efn|The Range Place has been mentioned in USA Today, The Telegraph and Time.{{cite news |last=Barrineau|first=Trey|date=n.d.|title=Axl Rose is the greatest vocalist of all time. Wait, what?|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/05/20/axl-rose-is-the-greatest-vocalist-of-all-time-wait-what/77278716/|url-status=live|work=USA Today|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201121164637/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/05/20/axl-rose-is-the-greatest-vocalist-of-all-time-wait-what/77278716/|archive-date=November 21, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020}}}} In 2014, Davis appeared on the VVN Music's list of "the vocalists with the largest range".{{cite news|last=Coplan|first=Chris|date= May 26, 2014|title=Turns out Mike Patton, and not Axl Rose, is the greatest singer of all time|url=https://consequence.net/2014/05/turns-out-mike-patton-and-not-axl-rose-is-the-greatest-singer-of-all-time/|url-status=live|work=Consequence of Sound|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140526021536/https://consequence.net/2014/05/turns-out-mike-patton-and-not-axl-rose-is-the-greatest-singer-of-all-time/|archive-date=May 26, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2020}} 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.

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".{{cite news |last=Ham |first=Robert |date=April 7, 2018 |title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Shows His Solo Range With 'Black Labyrinth' Tour Kick-Off |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8297507/korn-jonathan-davis-black-labyrinth-solo-tour-review |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200919174038/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8297507/korn-jonathan-davis-black-labyrinth-solo-tour-review |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |access-date=September 19, 2020}} The Rough Guide to Rock writer Essi Berelian described Davis's singing voice: his "unusual style varied between singing, half-rapping and breathless shrieking".{{sfn|Buckley|Ellingham|2003|p=565}} Davis is renowned for his guttural—scat singing breakdowns;{{cite news |last=Krovatin|first=Chris|date=October 15, 2019|title=The 6 Best Jonathan Davis Scat Performances|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-6-best-jonathan-davis-scat-performances-ranked/|url-status=live|work=Kerrang!|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200919183026/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-6-best-jonathan-davis-scat-performances-ranked/|archive-date=September 19, 2020 |access-date=September 19, 2020}} 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". 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".

Davis has said that his earliest musical inspiration during his childhood was the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=49}} as his mother was one of the dancers in the movie.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-new-album-troops-addiction-more/|title=KORN singer Jonathan Davis|last=Eptin|first=Christ|website=Loudwire.|date=September 24, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326210056/https://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-new-album-troops-addiction-more/|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}} 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.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=16}} He also grew up listening to '80s music such as Arcadia, Sigue Sigue Sputnik; Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins;{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=17}} Missing Persons and Flock of Seagulls.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=40}} 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".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=17}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-says-panteras-vulgar-display-of-power-made-him-want-to-create-heavy-music/|title='Vulgar Display Of Power' Made Him Want To Create Heavy Music|website=Blabbermouth.|date=March 2, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200326205608/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-says-panteras-vulgar-display-of-power-made-him-want-to-create-heavy-music/|archive-date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}} Davis was first impressed with metal when he heard Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera,{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=49}} he stated it was "the metal record that made me wanna do heavy music". During adolescence, Davis played bagpipes on a regular basis.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=26}} Many reviewers point out stark similarities between the vocals of Davis and several techniques employed by Mike Patton,{{cite web|access-date=December 2, 2020|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2314-irony-is-a-dead-scene-ep/|date=December 2, 2002|title= The Dillinger Escape Plan / Mike Patton: Irony Is a Dead Scene EP|last=Haywood|first=Brad |website=Pitchfork|quote=Love him or leave him, Patton's influence on underground metal and hardcore, particularly through Faith No More, is undeniable. His influence on mainstream rap-rock is similarly undisputed, serving as the template for vocalists like Korn's Jonathan Davis. |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319155809/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2314-irony-is-a-dead-scene-ep/|archive-date=March 19, 2016 }}{{cite web|access-date=December 2, 2020|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2010/05/12/korn-iii-remember-who-you-are-listening-party-report/|date=May 12, 2010 |title=Korn III: Remember Who You Are Listening Party Report|first =Axl |last=Rosenberg|website=MetalSucks|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515114828/https://www.metalsucks.net/2010/05/12/korn-iii-remember-who-you-are-listening-party-report/|archive-date=May 15, 2010}}{{cite web|access-date=December 2, 2020|url=https://www.avclub.com/korn-the-path-of-totality-1798170812|date=December 13, 2011 |title=Korn: The Path Of Totality|website=The A.V. Club|first=Jason |last=Heller|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103085001/https://music.avclub.com/korn-the-path-of-totality-1798170812|archive-date=November 3, 2019 }}{{cite web|access-date=December 2, 2020|url=https://mikeladano.com/2013/07/16/review-faith-no-more-angel-dust-2-lp-and-2-cd-editions/|date=July 16, 2013|title=REVIEW: Faith No More – Angel Dust (2 LP and 2 CD editions)|website=Mikeladano.com|quote=The first single "Midlife Crisis" was about as close as it gets to a commercial track. You can certainly hear every nu-metal band in the world (Korn! I'm looking at you Jonathan Davis!) ripping off Patton's guttural vocal stylings.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108121956/https://mikeladano.com/2013/07/16/review-faith-no-more-angel-dust-2-lp-and-2-cd-editions/|archive-date=November 8, 2013}} and the former recognized Patton's bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle as major influences.{{cite web|access-date=December 2, 2020|url=https://www.radio.com/music/rock/korn-on-recording-with-ice-cube-and-impact-of-cypress-hill|date=August 19, 2019|title=EXCLUSIVE: Korn on Recording With Ice Cube and the Impact of Cypress Hill|website=Radio.com|first=Michael |last=Cerio|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213074341/https://www.radio.com/music/rock/korn-on-recording-with-ice-cube-and-impact-of-cypress-hill|archive-date=December 13, 2019 }}

Davis was interested in pipe band music during his youth, which prefigured later Korn's use of bagpipes in several songs.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-star-trek-inspired-bagpipes/|title=Jonathan Davis interview at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles|website=Loudwire.|date=September 13, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200325153545/https://loudwire.com/jonathan-davis-star-trek-inspired-bagpipes/|archive-date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020}}{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=18}} His great-grandmother was from Scotland and played pipe records for him.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=18}} 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. In a Loudwire interview, Davis described this moment while watching the film: "everybody tears up, and I'm like...I gotta play bagpipes".{{Cite book |title=Sing them over again to me : hymns and hymnbooks in America|url=https://archive.org/details/singthemoveragai00noll|url-access=limited|last1=A Noll|first1=Mark|author-link1=Mark Noll|last2=Blumhofer Waldvogel|first2=Edith|editor=Mark A. Noll and Edith L. Blumhofer|year=2006|location=USA|publisher=University of Alabama Press|publication-date=2006|pages=[https://archive.org/details/singthemoveragai00noll/page/n35 15]|isbn=978-0-817-31505-4|oclc=61694750}}

File:Jonathan Davis of Korn, bagpipes of Davis, May 2000.jpg 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.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=18}} Shortly afterwards he went to a qualified teacher, who went to Scotland and learned.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=18}} Davis started competing after that, across the United States at established gigs.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=18}} 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".{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=50}} What had begun as "a joke" turned out to be nothing less than an atypical element in the song,{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=50}} and would eventually become the first Korn song to feature a Highland bagpipe.{{efn|Following the release of Korn{{'}}s self titled debut album—recorded with his bagpipe trophies by his side—the singer would have two credits after his name in magazines: Jonathan Davis-Vocals & Bagpipes, also: Jonathan Davis-Vocalist/Bagpiper.{{cite web|url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/album/Korn-Korn-109532|title=Line-up (members) – Jonathan Davis : Vocals, Bagpipes|website=Metal Kingdom.|date=October 11, 1994|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327150854/https://www.metalkingdom.net/album/Korn-Korn-109532|archive-date=March 27, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020}}{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=50}}}}{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-50-korn-songs-ranked/|title=The Top 50 Korn Songs, Ranked|website=Loudwire.|date=September 13, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200325154340/https://loudwire.com/top-50-korn-songs-ranked/|archive-date=March 25, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020}}

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

{{blockquote|text="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."{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/korns-self-titled-album-10-things-you-didnt-know-nu-metals-first-shot|title=Lowrider (War Cover)|last=Chapsitck|first=Kelsey|website=Revolver Magazine.|date=October 11, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327174247/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/korns-self-titled-album-10-things-you-didnt-know-nu-metals-first-shot|archive-date=March 27, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020}}|author=|title=|source=}}

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". 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/lyrics-song/Korn-Lowrider-%28War-Cover%29-142897|title=Lowrider (War Cover)|website=Metal Kingdom.|date=December 15, 1996|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327172159/https://www.metalkingdom.net/lyrics-song/Korn-Lowrider-(War-Cover)-142897|archive-date=March 27, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020}} 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".{{cite AV media |people=Keys Inside|date=January 2, 2016|title=KoRn – All Bagpipes Parts|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibDRIhJF8SM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ibDRIhJF8SM| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=May 23, 2020|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On November 15, 1999, at the Apollo Theater concert, the NYPD Pipes and Drums corps opened the show with "Dead".{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=27}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/top-six-musical-moments-at-woodstock-99-91311/|title=Top Six Musical Moments at Woodstock '99|last1=Eliscu|first1=Jenny|last2=Rosenthal|first2=Joe|website=Rolling Stone.|date=July 26, 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200327182238/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/top-six-musical-moments-at-woodstock-99-91311/|archive-date=March 27, 2020|access-date=March 27, 2020}}

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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.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=43}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-2570-1241733|title=Artist and designer HR Giger dies, aged 74|last=Renshaw|first=David|website=NME.|date=May 13, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321213309/https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-2570-1241733|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}} 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.{{sfn|Paquet|2002|p=44}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://hrgiger.com/music/korn.htm|title=KORN MIC-STAND|last=Stalder|first=Louis|website=hrgiger.com|date=January 30, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321213657/https://hrgiger.com/music/korn.htm|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}} Giger said that Davis's only concern was that it had been "totally functional and as movable as possible".{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/guitars-hr-giger-see-korns-backstage-prep-follow-leader-shows|title=Guitars to H.R. Giger|last=Chapstick|first=Kesley|website=RevolverMag.|date=October 15, 2018|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321212752/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/guitars-hr-giger-see-korns-backstage-prep-follow-leader-shows|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/press-releases/korn-set-to-release-untouchables-june-11-on-epic-jonathan-davis-commissions-legendary-swiss-artist-h-r-giger-to-design-funct/|title=Jonathan Davis commissions legendary Swiss artist H.R. Giger|last1=Ashton|first1=Kristine|last2=Schneider|first2=Mitch|last3=Rondan|first3=Marcee|website=Mitch Schneider Organization.|date=March 15, 2002|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727220908/http://www.msopr.com/press-releases/korn-set-to-release-untouchables-june-11-on-epic-jonathan-davis-commissions-legendary-swiss-artist-h-r-giger-to-design-funct/|archive-date=July 27, 2019|access-date=March 21, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.littlegiger.com/articles/files/Revolver_03_2001.pdf|title=The silver-skinned lady stands tall and slender|first=Dan|last=Epstein|website=LittleGiger.|date=March 30, 2001|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321210006/http://www.littlegiger.com/articles/files/Revolver_03_2001.pdf|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}

{{blockquote|text="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."|source=Jonathan Davis, speaking of H.R. Giger in Louder Sound.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/korn-s-jonathan-davis-on-h-r-giger-he-was-a-genius|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis on H.R. Giger: "He was a genius"|first=Stephen|last=Hill|website=Louder.|date=17 May 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321210331/https://www.loudersound.com/features/korn-s-jonathan-davis-on-h-r-giger-he-was-a-genius|archive-date=21 March 2020|access-date=21 March 2020}}}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nmyAL2-5ew| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523080928/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nmyAL2-5ew&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=May 23, 2014 | url-status=dead|title=Jonathan Davis of Korn – The Shure Interview|via=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjEpIegAHw| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520153743/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjEpIegAHw&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=May 20, 2019 | url-status=dead|title=Jonathan Davis: On the Road with Axient Digital|via=www.youtube.com}} Davis uses a variety of microphones in the studio including the Telefunken U47 and ELA M 251.{{cite web|url=https://equipboard.com/pros/jonathan-davis|title=Jonathan Davis Equipboard|website=Equipboard.|date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200321210854/https://equipboard.com/pros/jonathan-davis|archive-date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}

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.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=46}} However, Jonathan has gone on record in many interviews saying he wrote the song about a female family friend who sexually abused him.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=46}} 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.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=46}}{{cite web | url=http://ww2.bakersfield.com/2002/korn/main6.asp | title=The Evolution of Korn (Hope on the Horizon) | first=Chris| last=Page |date=November 2002 | work=Californian staff writer | access-date=February 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080203183126/http://ww2.bakersfield.com/2002/korn/main6.asp |archive-date = February 3, 2008}}

Davis has been married twice. His first marriage was to his high school sweetheart Renee Perez.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=41 & p.70}} 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"){{cite web |title=Nathan Howsmon Davis |url=https://sglyric.com/artists/2679530/nathan-howsmon-davis |website=SGLYRIC |access-date=November 13, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=D'Amico |first1=Justin |title=Bass Rising @ Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado (Review) [4/28/18] |url=http://www.ikonicsound.com/2018/05/bass-rising-gothic-theatre-in-englewood.html |website=IKONIC SOUND |publisher=Big Kids Media |access-date=November 13, 2021}} in 1995, and divorced in 2000.{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=70}} Jonathan married Deven Davis in 2004. The couple have two sons, Pirate and Zeppelin.{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498902/20050323/3_doors_down.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050326025106/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498902/20050323/3_doors_down.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 26, 2005 | title=For The Record: Quick News On 3 Doors Down, KoЯn, Pearl Jam, Tyler Perry, Monica, Mike Patton, The Cure & More | work=MTV News | publisher=Viacom Media Networks | date=March 23, 2005 | access-date=December 28, 2006}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/korn-frontman-jonathan-davis-wife-died-from-fatal-drug-cocktail-report|title=Korn frontman Jonathan Davis' estranged wife's death ruled accident from fatal drug combination: report|first=Julius|last=Young|date=October 11, 2018|website=Fox News}} He filed for divorce in October 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/08/17/korn-jonathan-davis-wife-deven-dead-dies-drugs/|title=Deven Davis, Wife of Korn Lead Singer Jonathan Davis, Dead at 39|website=TMZ|date=August 17, 2018 |access-date=December 5, 2019}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8470830/deven-davis-dead-jonathan-davis-wife-korn|title=Deven Davis, Wife of Korn's Jonathan Davis, Dies at 39|magazine=Billboard|date=August 17, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/deven-davis-dead-at-39-former-porn-actress-married-korn-frontman-792829.html|title=Deven Davis Dead At 42: Former Porn Actress Married Korn Frontman AVN|first=Michael French|last=AVN|website=AVN|access-date=December 5, 2019}}{{Cite web|title=Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis' Wife Deven's Death Ruled Accident from Combo of 5 Different Drugs|url=https://people.com/music/korn-jonathan-davis-wife-deven-death-accident-lethal-drug-combination/|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}

Davis had a history of excessive methamphetamine abuse{{sfn|Furman|2000|p=52}}{{sfn|Welch|2007|p=61}} and alcohol consumption during the recording sessions of Korn and Life Is Peachy.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-1994-debut-lp-the-oral-history-of-the-most-important-metal-record-of-the-last-20-years-44821/|title=Korn's 1994 Debut LP|last=R. Weingarten|first=Christopher|website=Rolling Stone.|date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324220735/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-1994-debut-lp-the-oral-history-of-the-most-important-metal-record-of-the-last-20-years-44821/|archive-date=March 24, 2020}} Subsequently, he recorded Follow the Leader under the influence of methamphetamine, cocaine, and a heavy reliance on alcohol (especially Jack Daniel's).{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/8/15/17687092/korn-follow-the-leader-20-years-nu-metal-limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-legacy|title=Jonathan Davis and the band reflect on a controversial era of music history|last=Hyden|first=Steven|website=The Ringer.|date=August 15, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324221042/https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/8/15/17687092/korn-follow-the-leader-20-years-nu-metal-limp-bizkit-woodstock-99-legacy|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/08/korn-follow-the-leader-liquor-bill-60000-jonathan-davis/|title=Korn – Follow the Leader|last=Cush|first=Andy|website=SPIN.|date=August 15, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324222154/https://www.spin.com/2018/08/korn-follow-the-leader-liquor-bill-60000-jonathan-davis/|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}} In an interview with The Ringer, Davis described the album's creation "fueled by cocaine, speed, and just constant gallons of Jack Daniel's".{{efn|The liquor bill for the three months of Follow the Leader recording sessions topped out at $60,000 in the amount of beer, and estimated at 2,000 bottles of Jack Daniel's.}} Davis got himself off methamphetamine addiction when he was 28 during the fall's inaugural Family Values Tour. 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. During this period, from the late '90s to the early 2000s, Davis was put on suicide watch. 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-37-1301234 |title=Singer says his children keep him on the straight and narrow|last=Fullerton|first=Jamie|website=NME.|date=November 24, 2010|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324222758/https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-37-1301234|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}}

In 2013, Davis was treated for Xanax addiction, and openly smoked marijuana until 2015. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekscancarelli/2018/06/19/korns-jonathan-davis-on-xanax-addiction-benzos-are-the-devil/#519e0eda33b6|title=Jonathan Davis On Xanax Addiction: 'Benzos Are The Devil'|last=Scancarelli|first=Derek|website=Forbes.|date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200324223926/https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekscancarelli/2018/06/19/korns-jonathan-davis-on-xanax-addiction-benzos-are-the-devil/%2354c36fdd33b6|archive-date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}}

On August 14, 2021, Davis tested positive for coronavirus.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/korns-jonathan-davis-tests-positive-for-covid-19-1212962/

|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Tests Positive for Covid-19|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-covid-19-kicked-my-motherfking-ass/|title=KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS: COVID-19 'Kicked My Motherf**king Ass'|date=September 4, 2021|website=Blabbermouth|access-date=September 5, 2021}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id0IOPYK2eA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/id0IOPYK2eA| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Part 2|date=August 29, 2021|last=Welch|first=Brian|website=YouTube|access-date=September 5, 2021}}{{cbignore}}

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In the early 2000s, Davis began collecting serial killer art and memorabilia, publicly displaying selected items while on the Ozzfest 2003 tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-says-museum-idea-is-dead/|title=Museum of Justice and Oddities (MOJO)|website=Blabbermouth|date=August 17, 2006|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322165405/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-says-museum-idea-is-dead/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} Some items owned by Davis include the Volkswagen serial killer Ted Bundy drove for the duration of his murder spree;{{Cite book |title=Killer Book of Serial Killers: Incredible Stories, Facts, and Trivia from the World of Serial Killers|last1=Philbin|first1=Tom|last2=Philbin|first2=Michael|year=2009|publisher=Naperville, Ill|isbn=978-1-402-21385-4 |editor=Sourcesbooks, Inc.|editor-link=Sourcebooks|location=UK|pages=74 |oclc=430944356 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.robbrink.com/2005/07/05/jonathan-davis-serial-killer-museum/|title=Jonathan Davis' Serial Killer Museum|last=Brink|first=Rob|website=Rob Brink.|date=July 5, 2005|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322180012/https://www.robbrink.com/2005/07/05/jonathan-davis-serial-killer-museum/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} the "Pogo" and "Patches" clown outfits worn by serial killer John Wayne Gacy;{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-74-1376241|title=KoRn Star's Horror Show|website=NME.|date=May 29, 2002|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322190642/https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-74-1376241|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} the 1928 confession letter from cannibal Albert Fish; and original drawings by serial killer Richard Ramirez (also known as the Night Stalker).{{Cite book |title=Objection!: How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System|author-link=Nancy Grace|last1=Grace|first1=Nancy|last2=Clehane|first2=Diane|year=2005|publisher=Hachette UK|isbn=978-1-402-21385-4 |editor=Blackstone Audio, Inc.|editor-link=Blackstone Audio|location=UK|oclc=1014280024 }}

In June 2001, the collector of criminal artifacts Arthur Rosenblatt was approached by Davis. 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. In March 2003, Davis suggested funding the museum through a film or TV production. Subsequently, Davis pulled out of the deal which fell apart, leading Rosenblatt to sue him twice;{{cite web |date=July 25, 2015 |title=Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis Sued By Lawyers Over Serial Killer Museum Payment |url=https://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-sued-lawyers-serial-killer-museum-payment/ |access-date=January 19, 2020 |website=www.loudwire.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/korn-frontman-sued-over-unpaid-legal-bill/|title=Korn frontman sued over unpaid legal bill|last=Malt|first=Andy|website=Complete Music Update|date=July 28, 2015|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322162156/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/korn-frontman-sued-over-unpaid-legal-bill/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} In the lawsuit, Rosenblatt claimed that Davis and other partners have threatened his life on several occasions.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/korn-singer-sued-over-planned-crime-museum-153893.html|title=Korn singer sued over planned crime museum|website=Irish Examiner.|date=June 24, 2004|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322151037/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/korn-singer-sued-over-planned-crime-museum-153893.html|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-s-jonathan-davis-gives-up-his-serial-killer-collection/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Gives Up His Serial Killer Collection |website=Blabbermouth.|date=December 15, 2005|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322192551/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-s-jonathan-davis-gives-up-his-serial-killer-collection/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://sharetv.com/shows/oddities/episodes/637739|title=2x04 Rock Star Embalmer|website=ShareTV.|date=April 15, 2011|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200329180351/https://sharetv.com/shows/oddities/episodes/637739|archive-date=March 29, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/mummies-and-monkey-skulls-oddities-host-ryan-matthew-cohn/|title='Oddities' Host Ryan Matthew Cohn on Creepy Antiques|last=Hix|first=Lisa|website=Collectors Weekly.|date=October 28, 2011|location=San Francisco|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200329175700/https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/mummies-and-monkey-skulls-oddities-host-ryan-matthew-cohn/|archive-date=March 29, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020}}

Davis's home houses a private art collection that spans decades of touring the globe.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/houses-of-the-unholy-jonathan-davis-korn|title=Houses Of The Unholy: Jonathan Davis, Korn|last=Lloyd|first=Gavin|website=Metal Hammer.|date=January 24, 2015|location=UK|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200329175430/https://www.loudersound.com/news/houses-of-the-unholy-jonathan-davis-korn|archive-date=March 29, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020}} 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'. 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.

He has also developed an interest in collection of taxidermy art. 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."

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."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1536179/jonathan-davis-near-death-experience-has-him-talking-god-politics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415000908/http://www.mtv.com/news/1536179/jonathan-davis-near-death-experience-has-him-talking-god-politics/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2015|title=Jonathan Davis' Near-Death Experience Has Him Talking God, Politics|website=Mtv.com|access-date=May 25, 2018}} Davis has expressed support for same-sex marriage and transgender people.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-korns-jonathan-davis-on-edms-positive-vibes-gay-marriage-20120515|title=Q&A: Korn's Jonathan Davis on EDM's Positive Vibes, Gay Marriage|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 25, 2018}}

Davis has expressed support for libertarian Republican candidates Ron Paul{{cite web|url=https://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/180812/korn-frontman-backs-ron-paul-for-president/?amp=1|title=Death And Taxes – SPIN|website=Deathandtaxesmag.com|access-date=May 25, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/music/korn-jonathan-davis-presidential-candidates-suck/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Is Really Not Feeling Any Of The Current Presidential Candidates|date=September 30, 2015|website=Uproxx.com|access-date=May 25, 2018}} and Rand Paul. Davis once described Barack Obama as an "Illuminati puppet", and told Billboard that Obama had "basically dragged this country down into the worst it's ever been."{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42333/korn-talks-path-of-totality-video-track-by-track#/features/korn-talks-path-of-totality-video-track-1005617152.story|title=Korn Talks 'Path of Totality': Video Track-By-Track|website=Billboard.com|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2018}} In 2014, Davis said that the United States was becoming a "police state".{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/oh/korns-jonathan-davis-is-a-political-activist-now-claims-us-is-turning-into-a-police-state|title=KORN's Jonathan Davis is a Political Activist Now, Claims US is Turning Into A Police State|date=February 19, 2014|website=Metalinjection.net|access-date=May 25, 2018}} On the other hand, in 2006, Davis expressed opposition to conservatives, particularly Christans,{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/korn-frontman-is-extremely-concerned-about-american-conservatives|date=April 24, 2006|title=KORN Frontman Is 'Extremely Concerned' About American Conservatives|website=blabbermouth.net|access-date=March 3, 2025}} and he described Donald Trump's presidency as a sign that "[t]he world is just absolutely out of control" in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/korns-jonathan-davis-the-world-is-just-absolutely-out-of-control|date=September 15, 2019|title=KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS: 'The World Is Just Absolutely Out Of Control'|website=blabbermouth.net|access-date=March 3, 2025}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/korn-jonathan-davis-problem-with-christianity/ | title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Shares His Problem with Christianity | website=Loudwire | date=May 17, 2022 }}

In 2012, Davis began visiting United States Armed Forces stationed in Europe.{{cite web|url=https://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000168647/|title=Checking out the truck|website=Ramstein Air Base.|date=March 16, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323171204/https://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000168647/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/304217/lead-singer-of-korn-visits-ramstein/|title=Lead singer of KoRn visits Ramstein|last=McCarthy|first=Ellen|website=Ramstein Air Base.|date=March 16, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323171728/https://www.ramstein.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/304217/lead-singer-of-korn-visits-ramstein/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} 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. Firefighter personnel showed how to use the water cannon in the new Striker ARFF fire apparatus. Readiness and emergency management personnel showed a variety of Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) detection and protection equipment.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/korns-jonathan-davis-visits-wounded-troops-and-takes-bomb-disposal-training/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Visits Wounded Troops and Takes Bomb Disposal Training|last=Riddle|first=Tree|website=Loudwire.|date=March 20, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323172407/https://loudwire.com/korns-jonathan-davis-visits-wounded-troops-and-takes-bomb-disposal-training/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} He also did a meet and greet signing autographs for the troops and their families at the AAFES Military Mall (Kaiserslautern Military Community Center). He visited wounded warriors from all over the world at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the USO Wounded Warriors Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9GPjDLxFtY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_9GPjDLxFtY| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Jonathan Davis Visits Ramstein AB, Germany|last=nbcwd|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2017|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/short-film-wounded-warriors-starring-jonathan-davis-of-korn-to-debut-at-gi-film-festival-hollywood/|title=Short Film "Wounded Warriors" Starring Jonathan Davis|website=Screamer Magazine.|date=November 8, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323162822/https://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/short-film-wounded-warriors-starring-jonathan-davis-of-korn-to-debut-at-gi-film-festival-hollywood/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/client-roster/short-film-wounded-warriors-starring-jonathan-davis-of-korn-to-debut-at-gi-film-festival-hollywood/|title=Short Film "Wounded Warriors" Starring Jonathan Davis of Korn to Debut at GI Film Festival Hollywood|first=Alexandra|last=Greenberg|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2012|work=Mitch Schneider Organization|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416165857/https://www.msopr.com/client-roster/short-film-wounded-warriors-starring-jonathan-davis-of-korn-to-debut-at-gi-film-festival-hollywood/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/short-film-wounded-warriors-korn-jonathan-davis-festival/|title=Short Film 'Wounded Warriors'|last=Bowar|first=Chad|website=Loudwire.|date=November 9, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323165823/https://loudwire.com/short-film-wounded-warriors-korn-jonathan-davis-festival/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://noisecreep.com/korn-jonathan-davis-wounded-warriors/|title=Jonathan Davis Pays Tribute to US Troops|website=Noisecreep.|date=December 6, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323170356/https://noisecreep.com/korn-jonathan-davis-wounded-warriors/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} Again, he visited the wounded warriors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the USO Wounded Warriors Center.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/korns-jonathan-davis-visits-u-s-troops-at-ramstein-air-base/|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis Visits U.S. Troops At Ramstein Air Base|last=Ouellette|first=Mary|website=Loudwire.|date=November 8, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200507212005/https://loudwire.com/korns-jonathan-davis-visits-u-s-troops-at-ramstein-air-base/|archive-date=May 7, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}} A documentary of his experiences, "Wounded Warriors" was submitted to the 1st Annual GI Film Festival Hollywood, and won Audience Choice Award on November 10, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://gifilmfestival.com/gi-film-festival-2013/|title=Wounded Warriors Wins the GIFF Hollywood Audience Choice Award|last=Riddle|first=Tree|website=GI Film Festival.|date=November 30, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200323173217/https://gifilmfestival.com/gi-film-festival-2013/|archive-date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://suspendedmotionproductions.com/page5/page5.html|title=Suspended Motion Productions Awards|first=Sebastien|last=Paquet|date=November 11, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2012|work=Suspended Motion Productions|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015413/http://suspendedmotionproductions.com/page5/page5.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013}} 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".{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/obama-swears-hes-not-the-lead-singer-of-korn-but-where-1742341357|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114104736/http://gawker.com/obama-swears-hes-not-the-lead-singer-of-korn-but-where-1742341357|url-status=dead|title=Obama Swears He's Not the Lead Singer of Korn—But Where's the Documentation?|first=Andy|last=Cush|archive-date=November 14, 2015|website=Gawker}} While Davis had been a vocal critic of Obama,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/korn-23-1267767|title=Korn's Jonathan Davis: 'I feel like Barack Obama's an Illuminati puppet'|website=www.nme.com|date=December 7, 2011|access-date=January 17, 2020}} 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."[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/korns-jonathan-davis-responds-to-barack-obamas-shout-out-20151114 Korn's Jonathan Davis Responds to Barack Obama's Shout-Out], Rolling Stone

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{{Main|Korn discography}}

• Korn (1994)
• Life Is Peachy (1996)
• Follow the Leader (1998)
• Issues (1999)
• Untouchables (2002)
• Take a Look in the Mirror (2003)
• See You on the Other Side (2005)
• Untitled album (2007)
• Korn III: Remember Who You Are (2010)
• The Path of Totality (2011)
• The Paradigm Shift (2013)
• The Serenity of Suffering (2016)
• The Nothing (2019)
• Requiem (2022)

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

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• Sound Surgery (2012)

;Solo

• Black Labyrinth (2018)

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• {{cite book|last=Furman|first=Leah|year=2000|title=Korn: Life in the Pit|url=https://archive.org/details/korn00leah|url-access=registration|location=New York City|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0-312-25396-7|oclc=43366036}}
• {{cite book|last=Paquet|first=Sebastien|year=2002|editor=Prélude et fugue|series=MusicBook guides|title=Korn de A à Z|url=http://klown.org/about.php|language=fr|trans-title=Korn from A to Z|edition=1st|location=Paris|publisher=L'Express|isbn=978-2-843-43101-2|oclc=470426200|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207062807/http://klown.org/about.php|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite book|last=Welch|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Welch|year=2007|title=Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story|language=fr|location=Paris|edition=2nd|editor=Première Partie|publisher=Première Partie Eds|publication-date=January 21, 2010|orig-year=1st pub. HarperCollins:2007|isbn=978-2-916-53932-4|oclc=762526761}}
• {{cite book|last1=Buckley|first1=Peter|last2=Ellingham|first2=Mark|year=2003|series=3rd|volume=Expanded And Completely Revised|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|location=London|editor-last=Buckley|editor-first=Peter|publisher=Rough Guides|pages=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse/page/565 565]|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetorock0003unse|url-access=registration|isbn=978-1-843-53105-0|oclc=59305933}}

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