Quotes from Amy Lee

The only place I'm recognized is at the mall, because that's where the teens are.

I'm not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band.

I'm not the fastest writer. I can't just crank out ideas that are good enough.

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

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

Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'

If people are making fun of you then you're probably doing something right.

We've all fallen, but at the same time we're not broken. There is the hint that we are going to get up again.

I'm the goofball. I'm the person cracking people up.

I've gotten to where my hair is like my onstage prop; I need to hide behind it and throw it around - it's my slo-mo effect.

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.

I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked.

I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.

So many nights I cried myself to sleep. Now that you love me, I love myself. I never thought I would say this. I never thought there'd be you.

I love tiny, plastic realistic food magnets. I don't know why. They're hilarious.

I try to be feminist in, like, I love myself and I don't need someone else's approval.

I love the creative process. That's always been the closest thing to my heart, creating something.

At the end of any really long tour you need to get your head in order.

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

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

I refuse to accept Pluto's resignation as a planet.

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.

I feel like for me the lyric writing really comes from just what's going on in my heart and that's what consumes me; think a lot of our heart is relationships. Not just with boyfriend or girlfriend but all your relationships in your life with other people and our interactions with other humans.

I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be.