Amy Lee

“I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.”

“Whether it's a relationship or what you're wearing, or how much you weigh and what you said when you didn't mean it, like - it's hard to be totally under the microscope.”

“I think it's important to realize that we're all just human. I mean, nobody is supernatural.”

“Success gave me confidence as an artist. And now I'm able to do what I want without anybody thinking it's dumb.”

“My darlings, if I can't write dark, epic music, I can't live!”

“The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.”

“Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the most interesting creative people.”

“We've never been a religious band, but the media wants us to be.”

“My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.”

“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.”

“I love folk; that's a big part of my background.”

“Something that's fun for me is a challenge. When you have a challenge and you take on that challenge and succeed, that's the best feeling.”

“You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.”

“When Evanescence took time off, I bought a big concert harp and started taking lessons like I was in high school again, which was really, really fun. I felt like I was learning again.”