John 5 & The Creatures at The Complex

Born: July 31, 1971, Grosse Pointe, Michigan

John 5 replaced former Antichrist Superstar guitarist Zim Zum in 1998 while the band was in the midst of recording their third LP release, Mechanical Animals. John5 was the fifth member to join Marilyn Manson; hence the name. Since his joining the band, John has proved to be an able, confident guitarist.

John has worked as a studio musician and a guitarist for David Lee Roth, KD Lang and several other bands.


The Creatures were formed in 1981 as side-project of Siouxsie & The Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie (2). In 1996 it turned into their full-time group, and disbanded in 2005.