Twiggy Ramirez

Jeordie Osbourne White (born June 20, 1971), better known Twiggy Ramirez or simply Twiggy, is an American musician, mostly known as the former bassist and guitarist of the rock band Marilyn Manson.

Previously, he was the bassist for A Perfect Circle and a touring member of Nine Inch Nails, and is currently the vocalist for Goon Moon.

White met Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) on numerous occasions in the late 1980s.

After an unexpected meeting at a used records store in the Coral Springs Mall where White was working, the two realized they had much in common, but had yet to work on a musical endeavor.

White actively attempted to join Manson's band while playing in another project.

Between 1989 and 1993, White played rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals for Amboog-a-Lard.

In March 1993, White took part in Manson's side project Mrs. Scabtree and shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka.

Jeordie did not join Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids until Gidget Gein was ejected from the band by the manager in December 1993.

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.

Jeordie also adopted Gidget's persona and attitude.

Ramirez appeared to assume the identity and appearance he drew heavily from Gein and then-girlfriend Jessicka Addams from the riot goth band Jack Off Jill.

White never played bass until Manson bought him his first instrument right after he joined the band.

White was credited as a member of the band on their debut album, Portrait of an American Family, but all of the bass heard on the album was actually performed by Gein.

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".

As a result of many lineup changes (specifically guitarists), White was largely responsible for most of the songwriting on the albums Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood; for the latter album, he shared credits with John 5.

He left Marilyn Manson in 2002, later rejoined the band in 2008, and was dismissed in 2017.

He has been a principal songwriter for the band and has also contributed to some of the Desert Sessions recordings.

He also hosted the Hour of Goon podcast with fellow musician Fred Sablan, on the Starburns Audio network.

White was raised in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, before moving to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during his childhood.

Influenced by Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and Iron Maiden, he first picked up a guitar at age thirteen.

White spent most of his youth in the Fort Lauderdale area, and by age 15, had joined his first band, The Ethiopians.

He graduated from J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida where he took advanced guitar classes from Kevin Phillips.

Early in his career, White was in a speed metal cover band called The Ethiopians covering songs such as Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice".

He toured with Nine Inch Nails in support of their album With Teeth, from 2005 to 2006 and then again in 2007 for Year Zero.

White has composed for a range of artists from fictional band Steel Dragon to 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 of the MTV film Dead Man on Campus.

In 2007, White said that he is proud of the work that he did in the band.

On January 9, 2008, Marilyn Manson posted a bulletin on MySpace confirming that Tim Skold was leaving Marilyn Manson and that White had rejoined the band in his place.

He toured with Manson as the band's new guitarist in support of their seventh studio album.

However, he stayed with Goon Moon after the touring of The High End of Low finished.

White said in an 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 or recording of Marilyn Manson's 2015 album, The Pale Emperor, he 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.

Despite this, the band's latest album, Heaven Upside Down, features no contributions from White.

On October 24, 2017, Marilyn Manson posted on Facebook that the band parted ways with White following allegations of sexual misconduct made against him, and announced that there would be a replacement for the upcoming tour.

After departing Marilyn Manson, White 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, 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 guitar.

White later joined Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on the ninth and tenth volumes of Homme's music project The Desert Sessions.

He contributed to Melissa Auf der Maur's solo debut and second solo album Out of Our Minds.