Jonathan Davis was born on January 18, 1971 in Bakersfield, California. As a child he was sexually abused by his neighbor. While attending Highland High School he endured a lot of ridicule from the jocks and preps attending there, he also worked at a coroners office. He was in a group called SEX ART, also in high school, which he left when he met LAPD composed of Munky, Fieldy, David, and Head.