Scott Putesky

Scott Mitchell Putesky (born April 28, 1968), more famously known as Daisy Berkowitz, is an American musician, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock group Marilyn Manson. He left the band in 1996, however, halfway through the recording of Antichrist Superstar. Putesky's first instruments were the flute and the snare drum, and in 6th grade joined the school's chorus, for which he apparently had a talent. His early loves were drawin... more

Scott Mitchell Putesky (born April 28, 1968), more famously known as Daisy Berkowitz, is an American musician, and was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock group Marilyn Manson. He left the band in 1996, however, halfway through the recording of Antichrist Superstar. Putesky's first instruments were the flute and the snare drum, and in 6th grade joined the school's chorus, for which he apparently had a talent. His early loves were drawing, movies and Star Wars. His first record was the Star Wars soundtrack, and the influence that it had on him can be seen in much of his original artwork, which consists of aliens and spaceships. In the late 1970s, when Scott was in his early teenage years and punk had given way, he found admiration for artists such as David Bowie and Talking Heads, influences that are apparent in his later work. His stage name, Daisy Berkowitz, is derived from the Daisy Duke character from 1970s sitcom "Dukes of Hazzard" and David Berkowitz, serial killer... less