149 Quotes by Amy Lee

Everyone on the bus can laugh at me, and I’ll be like, ‘Screw you guys: I look good!’

When you’re miserable, you don’t want anyone around you to be happy.

It’s okay to laugh at me, I only look scary.

I write by myself initially. That’s the way I’ve always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I’m collaborating with.

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.

It might not look it but rocking in a corset is harder than you think.

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.

If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy.

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