Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known as Daisy Berkowitz, was an American musician, songwriter, composer, visual artist, and record producer. He was the co-founder of the

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band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (later shortened to just Marilyn Manson), and was the guitarist for the band until 1996. After leaving Marilyn Manson, Putesky was involved in a number of other projects such as Three ton Gate, The Linda Blairs,

Jack Off Jill Jack Off Jill was an American gothic rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were the init ...

, Stuck on Evil (previously called Rednecks on Drugs), Kill Miss Pretty, and The Daisy Kids.

Life

Scott Putesky was born in

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, California, and was adopted and raised in

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. His family is Jewish, but he described himself as

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. Putesky's first instruments were the

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and the

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, and in 6th grade he joined the school's

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, for which he apparently had a talent. He started playing the guitar when he was 15. His early loves were drawing, movies and ''

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''.

Marilyn Manson

Putesky and

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...

met at a Fort Lauderdale club called The Reunion Room and later at a local after-party in December 1989. The two created the concept of Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids poking fun at American media hypocrisy and its obsessions with serial killers and beautiful women. For this act, he took the stage name of Daisy Berkowitz, devised by mixing the names of ''

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'' character

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and serial killer

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. In 1996, creative differences with Manson caused Putesky to leave the studio before ''

Antichrist Superstar ''Antichrist Superstar'' is the second studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996, by Nothing and Interscope Records. It was recorded at Nothing Studios in New Orleans and produced by the band's epon ...

'' was completed. Manson had begun to work more with the other members of the band, and the dark environment of ''Antichrist Superstar''s production led to Berkowitz being muscled out of the group. He is, however, credited for writing the music for four songs on the record, among them being the album's second single, "

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". Due to unpaid royalties, Berkowitz filed a $15 million lawsuit against Manson, which was later settled under confidential terms.

Post-Marilyn Manson work

In late 1998, Putesky joined up with longtime Marilyn Manson collaborators Jack Off Jill, replacing departing member Ho Ho Spade and playing live guitar on their 1999 West Coast tour which lasted for only a handful of gigs. His first recorded work with the band was the 1998 EP ''Covetous Creature'', to which he lent guitar and some production. By early 1999, SMP was no longer a member of Jack Off Jill. Putesky himself was vague, but he related to MTV News that the parting was amicable. He returned once again to Ft. Lauderdale to resume work on his own music, primarily seeking a live band to perform his Three Ton Gate material. In the meantime, he successfully sued Marilyn Manson for what he claimed were unpaid royalties for his contributions to ''Antichrist Superstar''. In the same lawsuit, Putesky was also awarded the rights to 21 unreleased recordings by Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids. In July 2010, Putesky officially joined electro-punk band Kill Miss Pretty after collaborating with them on their single "Judy Garland". Following this the band began working on new material including a cover of the Spooky Kids' song "She's Not My Girlfriend". Putesky revived Three Ton Gate shortly afterward to play live under that name in a 2011 series of dates across America starting in New York City on October 15.

Death

In September 2013, Putesky was diagnosed with stage-four

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. He died on October 22, 2017.RIP Daisy Berkowitz, founding member of Marilyn Manson (1968-2017)
''The Moshville Times''.

Discography

;Marilyn Manson (and the Spooky Kids) *''The Raw Boned Psalms'' (1990) *''The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat'' (1990) *''Big Black Bus'' (1990) *''Grist-o-Line'' (1990) *''Lunchbox'' (1991) *''After School Special'' (1991) *''Live as Hell'' (1992) *''The Family Jams'' (1992) *''Refrigerator'' (1993) ;Marilyn Manson *''

Portrait of an American Family ''Portrait of an American Family'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on July 19, 1994 by Nothing and Interscope Records. The group was formed in 1989 by vocalist Marilyn Manson and guitarist Dais ...

'' (1994) *''

Smells Like Children ''Smells Like Children'' is the first EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995, by Nothing and Interscope Records. Produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, it represents an era of the band full of dru ...

'' (1995) *''

'' (1996) *'' Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows'' (2004) ;Three Ton Gate *''Vanishing Century'' (1997) *''Rumspringa'' (2002) *''Lose Your Mind'' (2003) ;Jack Off Jill *''

Covetous Creature ''Covetous Creature'' is a remix Extended play, EP by Jack Off Jill released in 1998. Track listing # "American Made" (Tweaker Remix Chris Vrenna) - 3.25 # "My Cat" (Meow Mix) - 5.46 # "Poor Impulse" (No Control Mix) - 4.41 # "Girlscout" (Sund ...

'' (1998) ;Stuck on Evil *''Suntanic'' (2001) ;Daisy Berkowitz *''Millenium Effluvium'' (2014) ;Justin Symbol *''VΩIDHEAD'' (2014) ;The Daisy Kids *''Mr Conrad Samsung'' (2015) ;Guest appearances * '' 2000 Years of Human Error'' ( Godhead, 2001) * ''The Chrome Recordings'' ( TCR, 2004) *''Judy Garland'' (Kill Miss Pretty, 2010)

References

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