Nobody's perfect. I'm perfectly flawed..

Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful..

I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only t….

I don't want to ever be a quote-unquote rock star. I want to just be me..

My best friend recently told me that I was the most passionate person she's ever known. I don't know if that was a compliment or an insult, honestly..

Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And t….

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

I love contrast in music. Being inspired by classical, actually - in high school especially - classical and metal both, I remember having this cool r….

I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her..

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

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

Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the ….

If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and da….

I really do listen to all types of music, not only rock, but everything from good pop music - which is usually older pop music - to RB and indie rock….

I write by myself initially. That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'….

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

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star..

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

When you're miserable, you don't want anyone around you to be happy..

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 l….

Whether it's a relationship or what you're wearing, or how much you weigh and what you said when you didn't mean it, like - it's hard to be totally u….