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Jeordie White
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| Jeordie White | |
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| Birth name | Jeordie Osborne White |
| Also known as | Twiggy Ramirez |
| Born | June 20, 1971 |
| Origin | Coral Springs, Florida |
| Genre(s) | Alternative metal Industrial rock Alternative rock Thrash metal (early career) |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist Guitarist Songwriter Programmer Producer vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Bass guitar keyboard Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 1989 – Present |
| Label(s) | nothing Interscope |
| Associated acts |
Amboog-a-Lard Marilyn Manson Mrs. Scabtree A Perfect Circle Goon Moon Nine Inch Nails Melissa Auf Der Maur |
Jeordie Osborne White (born June 20, 1971), also known by his former pseudonym Twiggy Ramirez (derived from Twiggy, a fashion icon, and Richard Ramirez, a convicted serial killer)[1] is a musician and currently a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Goon Moon. He was previously the bassist for A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails (live only) and Marilyn Manson. He has also contributed to the famed Desert Sessions recordings.
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A New Jersey native, he moved to Florida, where he grew up on "Star Wars and heavy metal". He has three younger brothers, Westly, Dustin, and Ayden. His mother Dana was formerly a cage dancer for such bands as the Ramones, giving Jeordie famous musical contact.
White has been romantically linked to famous women in music such as Courtney Love and Jessicka of Jack Off Jill and later of Scarling. Often referred to as the male Kinderwhore, White adopted his "Twiggy Ramirez" look from his relationship with then girlfriend Jessicka and a desire to ridicule Courtney Love. [2]
Early in his career, White was in a speed metal cover band called The Ethiopians covering songs such as Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice".
White met Marilyn Manson in the early 1990's while working in a used records store Broward Mall, Ft. Lauderdale. There the two realized they had much in common, but had yet to work on a musical endeavor. In March of 1993, White took part in Manson's side project Mrs. Scabtree.[3] Jeordie did not join Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids until Gidget Gein was ejected from the band due to substance abuse in 1994. White was given the Manson band member name Twiggy Ramirez, which was derived by taking the first name from English supermodel Twiggy and the surname from American serial killer Richard Ramirez. In 1998, White made a cameo in Monster Magnet's music video for "Space Lord". In 2001, White appeared on an MTV Cribs episode: the "Ozzfest Edition". White was an integral part of Marilyn Manson (both in the writing process and image) until he ended his long time musical partnership with Manson on May 29, 2002. It has been said that White quit the band in order to preserve his friendship with Manson rather than quarrel over the band's creative direction, and thought that it was becoming too much of a routine.
After departing the band, he played two live shows with California punk metal band Mondo Generator, and auditioned for the role of second guitar in Queens of the Stone Age, which he lost to Troy Van Leeuwen of A Perfect Circle. He also auditioned for a spot as bass player (after Jason Newsted's departure) in Metallica, which is documented briefly in their film, Some Kind of Monster. Several months later, White joined A Perfect Circle, the project of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan and former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel as a full member of the band on bass guitar. White later joined Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme on the ninth and tenth volumes of Homme's music project The Desert Sessions. He also contributed to Melissa Auf Der Maur's solo debut.
White assisted in the production of Nine Inch Nails' album, With Teeth, and toured with them during 2005-06 to support the album and then again in 2007 for Year Zero. Jeordie also has his own project with desert-mainstay Chris Goss called Goon Moon, an underground "stoner rock" band. Guitarist Dave Catching is also involved along with Team Sleep/Hella drummer Zach Hill.
Jeordie has composed for an eclectic range of artists from Bif Naked to his namesake, model Twiggy Lawson with whom he recorded, produced, and wrote a duet. In 2005, White worked with Goon Moon and with them released the EP I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine, recorded at Rancho De La Luna, Prescription and Regime Studios. They have just released their first full-length album "Licker's Last Leg" in May 2007.
Jeordie also appears on UNKLE album playing bass and synths on the track "Burn my Shadow".
While in Marilyn Manson, Jeordie used the following basses, among many things, showing a strong preference for Gibson instruments, and basses used by his classic rock mentors:
- 1974 Gibson Ripper L9-S Bass (vintage, as seen in The Dope Show video) This guitar was a gift from Gene Simmons who wrote and recorded with the same instrument on KISS's Destroyer album. Jeordie donated this bass to the Hard Rock Cafe in Ottawa, Canada. It is among their most popular pieces of memorabilia on display.
- 1977 Gibson RD Artist Bass (vintage, as seen in the Dope Hat and Coma White videos). This guitar was sold to a fan through a mutual friend of Jeordie and Manson in 2005 via eBay.
- 1992 Gibson Thunderbird IV Reverse (seen in the Disposable Teens video; used extensively in live performances from 1998-2002). In 1999, while on Manson's Rock Is Dead tour, Jeordie was honoured with the Gibson Thunderbird IV Reverse Goth Edition — a sleek, ebony-coloured bass in the Thunderbird IV Reverse style featuring a silver, Gothic-style cross in place of the famous Thunderbird logo (custom made for Jeordie and still sold today). Regardless of version, this model bass is Jeordie's longtime favourite.
- BC Rich Warlock Platinum Bass (seen in the Rock is Dead video). Used extensively in live performances from 1998-1999, notably during the first live performance of The Dope Show on the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.
- Gibson EB-0 Bass
- Gibson EB-1
- Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Bass
- Rickenbacker Bass
Since parting ways with Manson in 2002, Jeordie has taken up the following models of bass as his favourites:
- Fender Precision Deluxe Bass (live, on tour with A Perfect Circle 2003-2004)
- Spector NS-2 Bass (live, on tour with A Perfect Circle 2003-2004)
- Steinberger Spirit Bass (live, on tour with A Perfect Circle 2003-2004)
- Fender Precision Bass (live, on tour with Nine Inch Nails)
- Music Man Sting Ray 4 Bass (live, on tour with Nine Inch Nails)
In addition to the aforementioned bass guitars, Jeordie has used numerous other brands and models of electric and acoustic guitar in writing and recording for each band he's been involved with.
- Dead To The World (1996)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- God Is In The TV (1999)
- Guns, God and Government (2002)
- Some Kind of Monster (2004)
- Backstage Pass 3: Uncensored! (2005)
- Beside You in Time (Nine Inch Nails, 2007)
- A New Hope (Amboog-A-Lard, 1993)
- Portrait of an American Family (Marilyn Manson, 1994)
- Smells Like Children (Marilyn Manson, 1995)
- Antichrist Superstar (Marilyn Manson, 1996)
- Dead Man on Campus Soundtrack ("I Only Want to Be With You" with Twiggy, 1998)
- Mechanical Animals (Marilyn Manson, 1998)
- The Last Tour On Earth (Marilyn Manson, 1999)
- Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (Marilyn Manson, 2000)
- Guns, God and Government (Marilyn Manson, 2000)
- Volumes 9 & 10 of The Desert Sessions (2003, Ipecac/Rekords Rekords)
- Thirteenth Step (A Perfect Circle, 2003)
- eMOTIVe (A Perfect Circle, 2004)
- aMOTION (A Perfect Circle, 2004)
- With Teeth (Nine Inch Nails, 2005)
- I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine (Goon Moon, 2005) (suicide squeeze records)
- Goal! Soundtrack ("Cast No Shadow (UNKLE Beachhead Mix)" Oasis, 2005)
- Year Zero (Nine Inch Nails, 2007)
- Licker's Last Leg (Goon Moon, 2007)
- ^ http://www.mansonusa.com/bio/former/twiggy_ramirez/
- ^ [1] Jessicka Phone Interview November 24,1997
- ^ Baker, Greg. Program Notes 48 Miami New Times March 16, 1993
- BaseTendencies - A Jeordie White/Twiggy Ramirez Fan site
- Nardwuar vs. Jeordie - Nardwuar hosts an audio interview with Jeordie White and Aaron North, currently of Nine Inch Nails
- Jeordie White/Twiggy Ramirez Fanlisting
- YouTube Profile
- Jeordie's Band page
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Billy Howerdel · Maynard James Keenan · Josh Freese · Jeordie White · James Iha Danny Lohner · Paz Lenchantin · Troy Van Leeuwen · Tim Alexander Discography
LPs: Mer de Noms · Thirteenth Step · eMOTIVe Compilations: aMOTION Singles: "Judith" · "The Hollow" · "3 Libras" · "Weak and Powerless" · "The Outsider" · "Blue" · "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" · "Imagine" · "Passive" |
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