Evanescence Quotes
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I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.
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They were just unbelievable, how structured they were and her understanding of music, which is not something you would expect from a pop artist. She had these ideas already in place for songs; all I really had to do was build music around them and develop them. It was quite easy.
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Something tells me a bomb would pretty much take our bus out.
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I love folk; that's a big part of my background.
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If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy.
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I'm not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band.
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I don't want to be Christina Aguilera. I want to be Amy Lee, rock queen - not sex queen.
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Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken.
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It's weird when you open up Billboard because you see your name next to 50 Cent and Madonna. I mean, 50 Cent who I grew up on for the last month.
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I definitely want to do worldwide, ... but hopefully with a better sound system.
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When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands.
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After leaving Evanescence, I dealt with a lot of sh--, then being diagnosed as bipolar, and my heavy drug use and rehab ... this record went through all that with me, so making it was a complete catharsis, ... I'm focusing on me and getting the unhealthy things out of my life, which isn't always an easy thing to do, but that's been my main focus right now. I'm still on a journey, you know, but I'm a lot happier now. I can sleep easier.
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She's not that attractive. I mean, she was hard to look at at first, but I figured, rough around the edges, but she can sing good.
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I love contrast in music. Being inspired by classical, actually - in high school especially - classical and metal both, I remember having this cool realization that they are really similar. It's just different instrumentation.
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Amy Lee's little brother has epilepsy, so it kind of hits close to home for me.
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I write by myself initially. That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'm collaborating with.
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Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' had a lot of good songs. It's my range, so I use it to warm up a lot.
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You don’t have to be half-naked to be successful. Just be talented.
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I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.
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The first real concert, other than going with my dad to see Three Dog Night, was Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage. I was fourteen or fifteen. I liked Shirley Manson because she reminded me of Annie Lennox. They both have these deep, sexy, powerful alto voices.
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I cry alot-I dont know why, but it just helps me. I cry over bad and good stuff-sometimes sadness can be beautiful.
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I refuse to accept Pluto's resignation as a planet.
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It might not look it but rocking in a corset is harder than you think.
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Now it's cool to like Kelly Clarkson, so I'm in the clear, ... She's kind of popular now.