

It was the album that got even two Grammys. In 2003 the best-known album called "Fallen" was released, and it was the real success. But after some time Ben denied it, so the radio stations, which were known as the transmitters only of this kind of music, were quite cross. It was called "Origin", and there the popularity came.Īt first Evanescence was considered to sing the so-called Christian rock. A year later David Hodges joined the band and in 2000 they released their first album all together. But it was the start - some of them even appeared on the local radio stations. In 1998 the first duet's demos appeared, though they were not very successful. Although they had different preferences in the field of music, they were on one wavelength. The founders of the band - Amy Lee and Ben Moody - met in 1994, when they were just children. So I'm a little bit nervous.How many musical bands, which got more than one Grammy, do you know? It seems to be something fantastic, but there is one - they are Evanescence. We're happy to be going on tour."Īfter a pause, she added, "It's been a long time. "The fact that we are on the brink of actually going on tour and getting to make music the center of attention again and the center of our lives is a really exciting thing. And after being taken advantage of a little bit and making enough mistakes and bad decisions, (I've) learned. I've learned that everyone isn't just like you. I've been through a lot and I've met a lot of people. "I have to keep reminding myself that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about me because they don't know me. "We toured for a year and half, and it was crazy. She finally learned she couldn't make everyone happy. The songwriting wasn't the only thing that changed during those heavy times, said Lee. We had already established our sound, and (now) we could do whatever we wanted and actually expand the box." 'Fallen' did better than we expected, but it gave us a lot of freedom this time around. I feel like 'Fallen' did amazingly well, and I can't expect that second record will sell the same number or more. I didn't want to make the first record again.

"I really didn't feel this weird sophomore-record pressure. and we'd just start building off of each other. But I'd sit at the piano and Terry would be at the guitar. And in the past, I've never been able to sit and write music with someone in the same room. "I feel very vulnerable when I'm writing. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart last week. That trust helped Lee as she began writing songs for a new album, "The Open Door," which debuted at No. "Terry and I had gotten to be so close on tour, and we were good friends. "After Terry's stroke, we got even closer," said Lee. LeCompt learned all of Moody's parts and continued the tour without missing a date. I felt like, in a weird way, we really became a band that day because we knew that we'd be able to survive and continue after the struggle and the negativity was gone." "The band really had to lean on each other when Ben left. Instead of letting the things hurt us, we became a lot closer. "I definitely feel like the challenges we've been through as a band have made us stronger," Lee said during a teleconference with a handful of journalists.

Other bands might have had a breakdown after all that - but not Evanescence. On top of all that, the band toured for 1 1/2 years promoting the album "Fallen," and released a live DVD/CD package, "Anywhere but Home." (Drummer William "Rocky" Gray and guitarist John LeCompt stuck with Lee throughout the turmoil.)
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Co-founder/guitarist Ben Moody left in a much-publicized tiff guitarist (former Cold axeman) Terry Balsamo suffered a stroke and had to relearn the guitar, as well as how to use his body again Lee parted ways with her manager in another highly publicized conflict bassist Will Boyd left the band, replaced by Tim McCord and Lee's former boyfriend entered rehab. Lee's group had gone through some changes. However, the "tortured-artist" syndrome didn't affect Evanescence leader Amy Lee, at least not in the stereotypical way. Turmoil can lead to the creation of good art.
