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

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

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.

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

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.

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