Amy: (on Evanescence's new album, "The Open Door") In the first week, it sold four times as many as "Fallen" did. So I think it really pays to write for yourself and not worry about what people are going to think of you.
Amy: (when asked if she still keeps it contact with former Evanescence guitarist, Ben Moody) No, screw that guy! We’re not friends, it ended pretty badly. I feel like our lives, at least mine, are way better without it. Is that really cruel?
Amy Lee: We're definitely a rock band, but the twist is that the band's music is epic, dramatic, dark rock.
Ben Moody: A lot of it developed by being elusive. The second song we ever wrote was this seven minute, ridiculous Goth anthem called 'Understanding', and for some reason, the local rock station decided to play it a lot. We gained this popularity around town, even though no one knew who we were or where to find us. It was because we could never afford to play a show - it was just Amy and I - and we couldn't pay any musicians.
Amy: The fact that [Ben Moody] left the band, it wasn't like it killed me and hurt my feelings and made me feel like I lost a friend, it was actually more of a relief because he'd been so unhappy on tour recently that it was making everyone else unhappy. We all hope he's happier now.
Amy Lee: I think that our lyrics are defintely dark, but I know for a fact that we pull our inspiration from a million different influences. We listened to everything growing up. Our music isn't just 'opera metal' or 'gothic pop' it's just Evanescence.
Amy Lee: People were finding the band pretty much on their own. Who would we be without the fans? Nobody.
Amy Lee: We love what we do, and I think that comes through, we definitely try to put that in our music. It’s real, honest and genuine. We’re not just trying to sell records, it comes from the heart. Of all of us.
Evanescence's second single of their new and second album, The Open Door, is 'Lithium'.
In one week, their second and most recent hit album, “The Open Door” sold 4 times as many copies as their first album, “Fallen”.
The word "Lacrymosa" means 'relating to sadness'. Their song "Lacrymosa", is a cover of Mozart's "Lacrimosa".
"Call Me When You're Sober" was written about Amy's ex boyfriend, Shaun Morgan.
Rocky Gray (drums) is married, and has two kids: Abe and Madison.
When Amy was a teenager, her mother was worried about Amy's sinister song lyrics and suggested she try counselling. Only recently has Amy taken up this offer.
During the filming of Call Me When You’re Sober, an unrelated protest shut down the streets that surround the theatre they were filming at, and the police riot squad had to inform the band and crew members not to leave the building until tensions settled.
Amy Lee is featured in the hit song by Seether "Broken"
Their first concert was in December, 1998.
Amy Lee was meeting a few of her friends at a restaurant when a guy she barely knew looked into her eyes and asked her "Are you happy?". She knew that she truly wasn't, and those simple words really struck her. That is how the opening lines to the song "Bring Me To Life", "how can you see into my eyes like open doors..." came about.
Amy Lee was president of the choir council her senior year. She wrote a choir arrangement called "Listen to the Rain" which was performed by the school choir at graduation.
Their song "Tourniquet" off the album Fallen, is about suicide.
The music video for Going Under takes place mostly underwater.
Evanescence was told that adding a permanent rapper to the band was their only chance to reach success.
The music videos for Bring Me To Life and Going Under were both directed by the award-winning director Philipp Stolzi.
Musical discovery: Fallen (2003), 11 Tracks.
Evanescence was founded by
Their debut album "Fallen" is 6x platinum. It sold over 14 million copies worldwide.
The band went by several short-lived names, including "Striken" and "Childish Intentions", before choosing "Evanescence".
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