I've been sitting here reading through so many of these
questions and comments... trying to find one I haven't answered and want to...
I guess I just want to say thanks for making me feel good. Ha. It’s really nice
to know so many of you miss the music and want to know when you'll hear it
again. I've gotten to the point where I'm working on it almost every day (night
I should say). I'm in love with it. Enough to fight for it. Enough to reopen
the door to a world of chaos even though it scares me. I don't want to give
away too much about what it will sound like, because so much will change before
the end, but its... not what you would expect. Its definitely not happy married
music, but its not like I'm dying the whole time either. It’s dark, sarcastic,
fun, strange, familiar and very different at the same time. It makes me feel
alive and I wish I could show you right now. If you were here, at my house, I
would pour you a drink and we would turn it up really loud and rock out to it,
and I know you would love it. Thank you everyone who has said their lives were
touched by the music. It touches my life too, and so do you, in many ways.
Somebody asked how it made me feel when someone tells me the music changed
their life. It makes me feel like I'm not crazy. It feels wonderful.
Also somebody asked why I talk about blood so much, complete with quite a few
lyric quotes. It made me laugh. I promise to offer slightly less blood on the
next album. Slightly.
Last but not least, I often get asked about band members, the whole "is it
a band, is it solo, etc" (understandably! There have been quite a few).
Everyone who has ever been a part of Evanescence is a part of its story, a part
of its soul. From day 1 it has been a collaborative effort and different people
have contributed over the years. But it is more than just people. It's
something that has taken on its own life, it has grown, changed and become more
interesting, more soulful, more honest than a perfect image will allow. The
passion is what makes it live on, the obsessive focus on straight up, head
first, love for the music. That is my band. And against all obstacles I'm
sticking to it.
See you guys soon!
love,
Amy
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