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

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

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

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

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

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

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