"I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist."
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"Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby."
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"I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be."
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"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."
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"A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off."
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"I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked."
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"Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework."
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"I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy."
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"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."
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"Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star."
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"I'm singing from my heart now more than ever. I've gotten a lot braver with my writing."
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"People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I cand do whatever the hell I want!"
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"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 let it make you grow. And that's what I did. My lyrics are coming from a place that I want people to relate to and feel that they're not alone."
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"If people are making fun of you, then you're probably doing something right."
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"There are people hell-bent on the idea that we're a Christian band in disguise, and that we have some secret message. We have no spiritual affiliation with this music. It's simply about life experience."
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"The only comfort within chaos is admitting you have no control."
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"You are who you are, there's nobody like you, and to try and be like someone else is just a lie."
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"My darlings, if I can't write dark, epic music, I can't live!"
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"I refuse to accept Pluto's resignation as a planet."
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"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 then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that"
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