Name |
Jonathan Davis |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
January 18, 1971 |
Place of Birth |
Bakersfield, California |
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Davis was born in Bakersfield, California on January 18, 1971 to Rick Davis and Holly Chavez. His father was a keyboardist for musician Buck Owens, while his mother was a professional actress and dancer. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and was raised by father and stepmother in Bakersfield. Davis suffered severe bouts of asthma as a child, and had survived a near-fatal asthma attack when he was five. He also spoke of having a horrible relationship with his stepmother. Davis has said that his earliest musical inspiration as a child was the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", and his favorite musical group was Duran Duran. He graduated from Highland High School in 1989.