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

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

I don't want to be Christina Aguilera. I want to be Amy Lee, rock queen - not sex queen.

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

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

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.