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.

There are people hell-bent on the idea that we're a Christian band in disguise, and that we have some secret message. We have no spiritual affiliation with this music. It's simply about life experience.

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

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

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

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

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