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Post by rionka on May 9, 2022 22:40:55 GMT -5
Amy Lee talks about the new era of Evanescence, her career and her return to Athens Source: jenny.gr/real-life/who/400134/h-amy-lee-mila-gia-ti-nea-epohi-ton-evanescence-tin-kariera-tis-kai-tinGreek text: Stefania Papadimitriou, released May 7, 2022 | translated by google, corrections by rionka
On June 5, Evanescence returns to Greece and Amy Lee speaks to jenny.gr The first time I heard Evanescence was in 2006. I was in 5th grade, and a classmate's sister - older and, of course, cooler than I thought I could ever be - played Going Under for us. That afternoon I returned home determined that the very next day I would buy the CD, as I had done. I remember crying with My Immortal in the background, without feeling any real sadness, without having any idea what Amy Lee meant when she sang these wounds do not seem to heal, but I lived it as an 11-year-old at the beginning of her emo era. Evanescence was not a phase that passed. When they came to Greece in 2012, I was there. Now, exactly a decade later, they are back and, of course, I will not miss them. Only a few things have changed: First, I've stopped being emo. Second, I spoke with Zoom with Amy Lee on April 21st, trying to be as professional as possible while my teen self screamed inside. Because she was not just the icon I passionately defended when the dilemma " Amy or Tarja (Turunen)" came , but such a simple woman, smiling, ready to answer everything with enthusiasm. After a ten-year hiatus from the studios and recordings, Evanescence returned in 2021 with an album reminiscent of the previous ones - a result of lockdowns, perhaps? The uncertainty that prevails in the world? The need for change? All together? "It was a lot more than Covid," Amy Lee told me. "I try to remember what started what, because even before the pandemic, there was anger in our country. And then the pandemic broke out, things became difficult in many ways, we felt the injustices of our society. "In 2019 and 2020 they gave us a lot of material to write about - my bassist and I lost a lot during that time, which made the emotional charge even greater."
"We tried to find ourselves again, to manage the loss, to mourn, because you are never the same after something like that and you wonder how you are doing, how you are keeping them alive. This always seemed special to me, it made me understand that there is a connection between me and something bigger, between the universe and everyday life. Music became our refuge and the thought that maybe we could give hope to someone who was in pain and is in pain, saved us. We needed it and I feel proud and grateful".If something is boring, it is to ask her which piece stands out, from what she has written and interpreted so far. "It's Bring Me to Life, yes, you all know that," she told me with a laugh. This is the song that made the band world famous, almost overnight. The sudden publicity made her feel strange - she did not enjoy it as much as she would have liked, she was very young and the thought that her lyrics changed lives made her anxious - as did Kurt Cobain, Bjork and many other great artists too. "Now that I'm 40, I can accept that our music is an important part of the lives and selves of others. It is a gift to me, a purpose, the most important thing I have besides my son. I'm thankful."As one of the most famous women of the alternative rock scene, she supports new musicians and she knows that she is a role model. "The more we are now, the more we will become in the future," he told me. "Rock is for everyone, in general. Alternative rock, however, I feel concerns for people who felt different and embraced this difference, without pretending. That's why I feel like it's really where I belong. "If she has to give a piece of advice, it is to listen to our instinct. Yes, it is very nice to hear opinions - especially when we are young or starting something new - but there is something that no one can know and suggest, other than ourselves: Who we really are. "It's better to tell the truth than to do a commercial song, for example, at the right tempo, just to be played on the radio."The key to Amy Lee's success is faith in her strengths. It's difficult, but not impossible. For her, it happened when she went on stage and faced the audience. "I was the only woman at most festivals and often the youngest in there. This is definitely scary, but I wanted to do it and there was no way I could not do it. So when you have to take your soul out into the world - yes, you are afraid, but when you see them applauding you and singing your lyrics and not hating you, but thinking how great it would be if they were in your place, you stop trembling. And the metalheads are sweet in the backstage, let's not laugh."Speaking of concerts, I asked her the most clich茅 question, but I got an unexpected answer: Is there a live event that she will never forget? Not only does it exist, but it is from the first (or second, he does not take an oath) time they played in our country. "I will describe my memory to you: We are playing My Immortal and I can not concentrate to hear myself because the stage was crowded. And people sing so loud that my voice drowns out. So I look up and realize that the world is everywhere - not just in a suffocatingly crowded space below us, but within a mile. I see them climbing on the rocks and raising their lighters, so I just start crying and thinking that I do not care at all that I do not hear myself, I do not care about anything because the song is heard by so many people."
"And the fact that I knew that English was not their first language but, nevertheless, they knew the words from the outside, moved me. That's what I think every time I come back, that magical moment."
This is what Amy Lee will think on June 5 when Evanescence performs live at the Petra Theater, after 10 years.
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