Evanescence News Thread

Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Tue Sep 13 2011, 15:28

Thanks Mariel Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Thu Sep 15 2011, 09:08

OH MY GOSH!
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Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Thu Sep 15 2011, 09:31

I love the video! Excited

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Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Thu Sep 15 2011, 10:59

New article about the video:

Quote :: Evanescence Avoided 'The Classic Route' With 'What You Want' Video
Amy Lee tells MTV News that the band's new video represents them 'coming back to the world.'
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)

Almost since the day she wrote it, Amy Lee has referred to Evanescence's "What You Want" as being "really different" from any song in the band's back catalog. So, when it came time to cook up a concept for the video, well, why would that change?

"We'd been working really fast, and we were still finishing the album and it was almost time to shoot the video, and I didn't have an idea, which is weird for me, I usually have a big vision right away," Lee laughed. "But the song is really different for us, so I knew that I didn't want to go the classic, sort of fantastic, epic [thing]. I mean it's still epic, but we didn't want to go the classic route — I wanted to do something different."

Lee actually invited her sister, Carrie, to the recording studio for a few fresh ideas. "She's a writer, so I was like, 'Would you just sit here with me and listen to the song a couple times and just tell me what you see?' " Lee recalled. "She just started saying things that were right on. She was like, 'This should be in New York. You guys need to do something different, this song feels different.' And she started talking about running across the Brooklyn Bridge, and it being where I live, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this is great.' "

While you can credit Carrie with the basic concept behind "What You Want" — a video that retells Evanescence's history, from their early days grinding it out in sweaty clubs throughout the South to their recent hiatus, when Lee moved to New York City — the climactic scene, in which the band wades into the surf at New York's Coney Island, was very much Amy's idea. And, yes, there's a deeper meaning to it.

"That was my real part, I kind of came up with the ending; I feel like it's a representation of us coming back to the world," she said. "We have a pretty large international fanbase, so I always think about us going on tour, and so much of touring for us is going overseas. But it's a little more than that; it's us heading into the unknown, coming into a new world, coming back after a long time; you've seen the past in the rest of the video, and that's the unknown future."

Of course, getting her bandmates onboard with that vision — and the early-morning swim it required — proved to be a bit more difficult than Lee had originally anticipated. But, as is the case with everything Evancescence these days, eventually, they all agreed to take the plunge together; some, less willingly than others.

"Yeah, [guitarist] Terry [Balsamo] especially did not want to get in the water," Lee laughed. "It was a little cold. I loved it though. I think the guys did, too."

Source

Subject: Re: Evanescence News Thread Thu Sep 15 2011, 19:56

Another interview:

Quote :: Tough Questions for Evanescence's Amy Lee
By Camille Dodero on September 11, 2011 11:13 PM

After a decade of multiplatinum sales, two Grammy awards, and the messy departure of band cofounder Ben Moody, Evanescence siren Amy Lee took a hiatus from her painfully earnest public existence to be a wife, learn the harp, and, perhaps counterintuitively, listen to M.I.A. "She's so freaking powerful and awesome," the singer-pianist gushes. "I love her voice because it's weird, almost like she doesn't care." Lee, 29, does care, so much so that the admitted perfectionist needed five years to finish this October's Evanescence (Wind-up).

The New York City resident phoned from home before the video shoot for hair-blowingly grandiose lead single "What You Want" to discuss some personal misconceptions, Hot Topic, and Juggalos.

How often do you regret naming your band after a word no one can spell?
It's pretty fun, actually. It's always a test of true fanhood. Like, "Oh my God, I'm your biggest fan, I've loved Effervescence since I was  12 years old." I'm like, "Oh, okay,  you have?"

One of your biggest hits is "Call Me When You're Sober." Do you drink?
 I wouldn't say I'm a drunk or anything. When I was young and we were first out there, there was more of that. I think I badly needed the  release because everything was crazy. But I've calmed down a lot.

Have Al-Anon groups approached you because of that song?
No. It's mostly a chick anthem: "You only want me when you're drunk. You only want me because I'm not there." I definitely get a lot of girls who are like, "That's my song. I assigned that ringtone to my ex-boyfriend."

You have such a serious public persona. Does that create any misconceptions about you?
I don't think it's a misconception because the music is serious. When I'm posing for a photo shoot, I'm not going to be sticking my tongue out with my eyes crossed. My looks fit the music. Me in real life is a much broader spectrum. I'm the goofball. I'm the person cracking people up.

But isn't Evanescence also a part of "real life"?
It's hard to describe. It's like a play of my own life. It all came from a very personal and honest place inside me. But at the same time, it's just a picture of extremes. So in quote-unquote real life, I  don't have to do that. If I just wear some flip-flops and a shirt and  wanna go see The Hangover with friends, that's totally normal and  fun. But I wouldn't do that in an  Evanescence video.

Can you remember the last time you had a conversation with Ben Moody?
Oh, we don't talk. We don't have a relationship. I don't remember the last time.

He posted a halfhearted apology online in 2010. I was wondering if that made you think about giving him a call.
[Sighs] I don't want to say why, but no, I didn't respond. I think we're probably both better off not being in each others' lives.

Do you feel like you and your music represent the underdog?
Definitely. 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 most interesting creative people. That was me in school, so we get each other on a level where the things I'm singing about are deeper. But yeah, I constantly see a recurring theme of people who feel different or  misunderstood.

Words like "misunderstood" and "different" are exactly the same words Insane Clown Posse use  to describe Juggalos.
Oh my God.  I don't even know if I should be talking about this. I can't believe I know what the Juggalos are, but I do. I would have to say we're not exactly like that. I don't want to talk shit.

It seems like Evanescence fans were kids who shopped at Hot Topic.
Totally! Me too.

I think a lot of Juggalos shop there, too.
I know. You're right about that. I think we're closer, maybe, to Korn fans. Yeah, no comment.

Your fan base may be Hot Topic, but you're turning 30 this year. Does that milestone change things or make you reconsider your  career?
It's weird. You know when you're a kid and you imagine what age you're gonna be when you do stuff? I had it pretty wrong: Your 20s was [supposed to be] full-on adulthood and you're married and you get kids and you live happily ever after. And you get there and you're like, "I am not an adult yet." If I never do another single thing again, I'm totally proud of what's happened. The rest is for me. Just watching our oldest videos, it's weird. I definitely  remember watching "My Immortal," like, "That was not some dream where it was really somebody else." I've totally had a couple of those  moments. It's cool.