Amy's interview with Bulgarian TV (September 2019)

[Thomas]

Amy was interviewed by a Bulgarian TV in Sofia, Bulgaria.

A fan in the video comments translated into English what Amy said as there was a translation on the top of what she's saying. She's not saying anything that we already know. But here's the translation (credits go to YT user Denis Hristov):

"I was young, maybe 13yo, and was playing with everyone who could play the guitar. I also wanted to play the guitar, but somehow everyone else was better than me playing it, so I just said to myself it's probably better to stick to the piano and singing because that's what makes me stand out from the rest. I used to play with the kids from my neighborhood and from my school. At one point I met Ben Moody with whom we created the band and starting writing music together. We both loved hard rock and film music and that's how Evanescence was born, grew up and changed."

Interviewer: How did fame affect you at that time?

"It was a little bit hard for me. I was an introvert, I didn't have many friends and I didn't go out much. I would mainly stay home and make music on my own. I love being alone but it was a huge shock to be in front of the camera all the time and to constantly be judged. This is my heart, these are my feelings, this is me. That's just for people's entertainment? That sucks or I love that, which ever one it is. There's no way everyone will like you. This is not how it works. I was 21 at that time and I used to find it a bit hard. I was fresh out of school at the time and I was used to look at myself through other people's eyes. It took time for me to find the difference between me and the person that everyone else saw in me. I had to learn how to do what I want without caring what people would think.
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There's a part of the interview where she talks about writing BMTL about her now husband Josh and that whole story about meeting him at a coffee shop, he looked into her eyes and asked, 'are you happy?'. And it goes...

Another part she talks about her dream of being a composer, being a fan of Mozart.

Accomplishing things and motherhood:
"Winning an Grammy is amazing. I don't know if I will ever feel done. I have a baby, I have a 5 year old. I remember about wanting to accomplish a lot before that happened."

Well, nothing new. Also, I think it's too early to talk about new music/album.

[princeofpersia]

Thank you very much for sharing the translation. It sucks whenever a channel dubs Amy instead of using subtitles.

[arlieimperfection]

Give it a few months and I'm sure she will have more information for us. Thanks for sharing.

[SparklingxGrey]

Thanks for the translation!