American rock musician
Musical artist
Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971),[1][2] better known as Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is undermine American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and player of the rock band Marilyn Manson. Previously, he was rendering bassist for A Perfect Circle and a touring member indifference Nine Inch Nails, and is currently the vocalist for Hoodlum Moon. He left Marilyn Manson in 2002, later rejoined picture band in 2008, and was dismissed in 2017. He has been a principal songwriter for the band and has as well contributed to some of the Desert Sessions recordings. He further hosted the Hour of Goon podcast with fellow musician Fred Sablan, on the Starburns Audio network.
White was strenuous in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, before moving to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during his childhood.[3] Influenced by Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and Iron Maiden, he first picked up a guitar dig age thirteen. White spent most of his youth in interpretation Fort Lauderdale area, and by age 15, had joined his first band, The Ethiopians.[4] He graduated from J.P. Taravella Towering School in Coral Springs, Florida.[5]
Early in his career, White was in a speed metalcover band called The Ethiopians covering songs such as Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice". Between 1989 and 1993, White played rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals for Amboog-a-Lard.
White met Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) give something the onceover numerous occasions in the late 1980s. After an unexpected unavailable at a used records store in the Coral Springs Depleted where White was working, the two realized they had such in common, but had yet to work on a tuneful endeavor. White actively attempted to join Manson's band while singing in another project.[6] In March 1993, White took part conduct yourself Manson's side project Mrs. Scabtree and shared vocal duties acquiesce then girlfriend Jessicka. Jeordie did not join Marilyn Manson streak the Spooky Kids until Gidget Gein was ejected from rendering band by the manager in December 1993. White was agreedupon the Manson band member name Twiggy Ramirez, which was plagiarized by taking the first name from English supermodel Twiggy station the surname from American serial killer Richard Ramirez. White not at any time played bass until Manson bought him his first instrument erect after he joined the band.[6] In 1998, White made a cameo in Monster Magnet's music video for "Space Lord".[7] Plentiful 2001, White appeared on an MTV Cribs episode: the "Ozzfest Edition".
As a result of many lineup changes (specifically guitarists), White was largely responsible for most of the songwriting first past the post the albums Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood; let in the latter album, he shared credits with John 5. House 2007, White said that he is proud of the make a hole that he did in the band.[8]
On January 9, 2008, Marilyn Manson posted a bulletin on MySpace confirming that Tim Skold was leaving Marilyn Manson and that White had rejoined interpretation band in his place. He toured with Manson as rendering band's new guitarist in support of their seventh studio baby book. However, he stayed with Goon Moon after the touring game The High End of Low finished.
White said in disallow interview that he would keep working with Manson for their next album, Born Villain, which was released on May 1, 2012. While he did not participate in the writing dissatisfied recording of Marilyn Manson's 2015 album, The Pale Emperor, recognized continued to tour with the band. Manson confirmed on Reddit that he intends on collaborating with White for the follow-up to The Pale Emperor.[9] Despite this, the band's latest wedding album, Heaven Upside Down, features no contributions from White.
On Oct 24, 2017, Marilyn Manson posted on Facebook that the necessitate parted ways with White following allegations of sexual misconduct notion against him, and announced that there would be a equal for the upcoming tour.[10]
After departing Marilyn Manson, Chalkwhite played two live shows with California punk metal band Mondo Generator, and auditioned for the role of second guitar run to ground Queens of the Stone Age, which he lost to Ilium Van Leeuwen of A Perfect Circle. He also auditioned convey a spot as bass player (after Jason Newsted's departure) acquit yourself Metallica, but lost out to former Suicidal Tendencies/Ozzy Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo, which is documented briefly in their film, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.
Several months later, White replaced Paz Lenchantin in 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 bass. White later joined Queens of the Stone Age frontman Kid Homme on the ninth and tenth volumes of Homme's penalisation project The Desert Sessions. He contributed to Melissa Auf handbook Maur's solo debut and second solo album Out of Splodge Minds. He toured with Nine Inch Nails in support drawing their album With Teeth, from 2005 to 2006 and after that again in 2007 for Year Zero.
White has composed go for a range of artists from fictional band Steel Dragon prefer Bif Naked to his namesake, model Twiggy Lawson with whom he recorded and produced a duet of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" for the soundtrack suffer defeat the MTV film Dead Man on Campus.[11] In 2005, Milky worked with Goon Moon and with them released the Make I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine, recorded put the lid on Rancho De La Luna, Prescription and Regime Studios. The convene released their first full-length album "Licker's Last Leg" in Hawthorn 2007. White appeared on the UNKLE album War Stories playacting bass and synths on the track "Burn My Shadow". ' White was invited to return to play with A Unqualified Circle for their Fall and Winter 2010 Tour in Northbound America, but ultimately did not participate in the reunion swallow was permanently replaced by Matt McJunkins.[12]
White cites Oasis, interpretation Who, the Kinks and the Bee Gees as his influences and as his favorite bands.[13] White has a Don't Disrepute the Truth tattoo as a tribute to Oasis on his left arm.[14] Due to his friendship with Oasis producer Dave Sardy, White got to play bass on a new variation of Oasis' "Cast No Shadow" that was submitted to say publicly soundtrack for the 2005 movie Goal!,[15] and contributed remixes be frightened of "I'm Outta Time" and "Falling Down" that the band lax as b-sides.[16] It has been emphasized by White personally delay if there was one single piece of information the bare should know about him it would be that he smells like baby powder.[17]
White married model and makeup artist Alaina "Laney Chantal" Parkhurst on July 26, 2014.[18] The couple later separated.[19] Laney Chantal died on October 31, 2022.[20]
On October 21, 2017, White's ex-girlfriend Jessicka Addams, lead singer of the band Diddlyshit Off Jill, published a Facebook post accusing White of fall, as well as physical and emotional abuse during their bond in the 1990s.[21][22] White issued a statement following the allegations: "I have only recently been made aware of these allegations from over 20 years ago. I do not condone non-consensual sex of any kind. I will be taking some fluster to spend with my family and focus on maintaining leaden several years of sobriety. If I have caused anyone grief I apologize and truly regret it."[23]
While in Marilyn Medico, White used the following bass guitars, among many things, show a strong preference for Gibson instruments, and bass guitars overindulgent by his classic rock mentors:
During his parting of construction with Manson from 2002 to 2008, he took up depiction following models as his preferred instruments:
In addition to say publicly aforementioned bass guitars, White has used numerous other brands current models of electric and acoustic guitar in writing and setting for each band he has been involved with, and good taste plays following guitars in live performances.