Biography
Mrs. Scabtree was formed in 1993 and was the second side project between Marilyn Manson and Jeordie White. Manson played drums, while White shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill in a blonde wig. According to several interviews, other band members were from several South Florida bands including, The Itch and Sister Venus.
Mrs. Scabtree formed sometime in early 1993. There were only two Scabtree shows. The first show was on March 27, 1993, in Davie, Florida at a club called The Plus 5 Lounge. The second show was on April 5, 1993, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at a club called Rosebud's. The formation of Mrs. Scabtree is explained by the fact that after Manson had signed to nothing/Interscope, the record label didn't want him to play any local shows. Instead he and Jessicka came up with the side project Mrs. Scabtree, which was basically just a bunch of friends having fun on stage.
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According to an interview in the December 1996 issue of Guitar World, Marilyn Manson's second side project, Mrs. Scabtree lasted only two shows. Manson is quoted saying, " Right before he (Twiggy Ramirez) joined Marilyn Manson, we had two different side projects together. One was Satan On Fire, a fake Christian death metal band. Then we also formed another side project together called Mrs. Scabtree, where I played drums and Twiggy was the lead vocalist, dressed up like a black woman."
Not much is known about the complete lineup, except that Twiggy and Jessicka shared vocal duties, Manson performed on the drums, Pogo (Madonna Wayne Gacy) on keyboard, Daisy (Scott Putesky) on guitar (assumingly), Mark Dubin from Sister Venus, and a guy named Patrick Joyce were also involved. Jessicka later confirmed the information in a 1997 interview, "It was an idea that came about when a bunch of us had warehouses close together. We wrote 10 songs. Mrs. Scabtree consisted of me, Twiggy, Manson, Pogo, and several other local musicians who shall remain nameless. It involved many people crossdressing, painting their faces black, and insulting members of the audience. There were only two shows, I have both on video tape. It was definitely performance art. Actually, not even performance, just art."
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