Amy Lee Quotes

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

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

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

When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of death metal bands.

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

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

Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.

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

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

The only comfort within chaos is admitting you have no control.

Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that

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

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

People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I cand do whatever the hell I want!

Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' had a lot of good songs. It's my range, so I use it to warm up a lot.

There's nothing sexy about skin and bone. You gotta have some junk in the trunk.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

When you go through tragedy, you can either let that destroy you and you become bitter and never let it go, or you can let it make you stronger and let it make you grow. And that's what I did. My lyrics are coming from a place that I want people to relate to and feel that they're not alone.

Everyone knows a lot about me without actually knowing me at all.

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.

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

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.

Nobody's perfect. I'm perfectly flawed.

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

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

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way.

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.

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

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

I'm singing from my heart now more than ever. I've gotten a lot braver with my writing.

You are who you are, there's nobody like you, and to try and be like someone else is just a lie.

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

I design a lot of things that I wear onstage, but I'm always looking for unique stuff. I like creative things, so anything I can find at a secondhand costume shop to a Helmut Lang store, it doesn't matter - just unique stuff.

I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.

I dream crazy vivid dreams. Like, entire movies. And sometimes I write songs about them.

I don't want to ever be a quote-unquote rock star. I want to just be me.

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

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

My best friend recently told me that I was the most passionate person she's ever known. I don't know if that was a compliment or an insult, honestly.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

That's where I spent of lot of my high-school years -- in the closet. It wasn't too cramped, but you do get really hot.

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.

There's one thing I believe, is that I don't know anything and anything could happen.

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

I like Israel. The fans are incredible. It was the best.

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

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