Alissa White-Gluz

“I love doing clean singing, which is one of the main things that drives me back to Kamelot all the time.”

“It's pretty clear I am a diehard Chris Cornell fan, so his voice, musicianship, and lyrics have touched me across many different projects.”

“I like to write lyrics when I feel it, and because of that, I like to keep a log of lyrics all the time.”

“I have read and heard so many stories from people all around the world describing how they've found their own reason to believe through Arch Enemy, and that genuinely inspires me and keeps me going.”

“When I first started playing metal, lyrically, I sort of related a little bit more to the punk and hardcore scenes, where there was a lot more veganism and straight-edge people and people taking a stance for causes that they believe in.”

“I never took lessons. And I never aspired to be a singer until I was one in a band.”

“Women in general have to think about certain things that men don't - like being safe in the street at night or something.”

“'Wages Of Sin' was the first metal album I ever bought, and it was love at first listen.”

“I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that required more and more challenging vocals, and I just did them. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So I just sort of did what I had to do to make the songs sound the way I wanted them to.”

“Playing with my sister - we always had musical instruments lying around the house.”