Personal Life
Davis' childhood is a big influence in Korn lyrics. The song "Daddy" gave rise to a rumor that Rick Davis (Jonathan's father) had abused his son, even though Jonathan has gone on the record in many interviews saying it was written about a family friend who sexually abused him. He said that, when he tried to turn to his family as a child to tell them about the abuse, they ignored him (Neither Jonathan or Rick will say who the person was, though both say it was a woman).
Davis has married twice, Renee Perez, in 1998 in a Medieval-themed ceremony. Together they had a son, Nathan Howsmon Davis, but divorced in 2001. On October 9, 2004, a decade after the release of Korn's first album he married again in Hawaii, this time to former pornographic actress Deven Davis.On March 18 2005 his second child, Pirate Howsmon Davis, was born. Davis's third son, Zeppelin Howsmon Davis, was born on April 28, 2007.
Davis has not used alcohol or other drugs since 1998. On the band's Deuce DVD, Davis's bandmates all say they are proud of him for his sobriety.
Davis has stated that The Path of Totality is his favorite Korn album and that "Hollow Life" and "Do What They Say" are his favorite Korn songs (according to an interviews).
In late 2006, Davis was recognized and honored at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California, by Buddy Alan, son of the late Buck Owens.
While Korn performed at the Download Festival in 2006, Davis was unable to perform, as he had developed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a rare bleeding disorder. This left him bedridden for days after his band's performance. Assorted other artists also at Download filled in singing for Korn during the performance including M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Matt Heafy of Trivium, Jesse Hasek of 10 Years, Benji Webbe of Skindred, Dez Fafara of Devildriver and Corey Taylor of Slipknot.
Davis created an original fighting game, Pop Scars, which pits popular musical personalities against one another in one-on-one combat. Participants include members of Limp Bizkit, Staind, Marilyn Manson, and Korn itself. 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. Pop Scars never made it past the early design stages, as Davis himself pulled the plug on the project in late 2004.
In the United States presidential election, 2012, Davis has spoke out that he supports Ron Paul.
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