EVANESCENCE Frontwoman Talks Upcoming Album In New Interview

April 13, 2011

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee spoke to SPIN about her band's forthcoming comeback album, due this fall. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On the new CD not being "angsty" or "ominous" or "heavy":

"The record is fun — and that's a totally new thing for us. When I listen to our old music I see that's where I was in my life at that time. This has been a long trip and parts have been hard. But it's about not taking everything so seriously this time."

On last year's ill-fated sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, THE ROLLING STONES) on a collection of experimental, electro-leaning songs that Lee then told SPIN were influenced by MASSIVE ATTACK and PORTISHEAD:

"It wasn't coming together right. Steve wasn't the right fit. We were on this experimental trip, trying a bunch of new things, seeing what would fit. I did a lot of the writing without the band. And then when we tried to pull the two worlds together, it wasn't working."

On her current band, which includes guitarist Terry Balsamo, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and programmer Will "Science" Hunt (yes, both guys share the same name):

"I've never felt so supported by my band members. We've really relied on each other. And everyone being a part of this album, from the ground up, is an entirely new approach for us. There's nobody that's just coming in to play guitar. Everybody's invested. We're more truly a band now than ever before."

On EVANESCENCE's current recording sessions with rock producer Nick Rasculinecz:

"My favorite records that came out recently were from ALICE IN CHAINS and the DEFTONES — and he produced both. We love working with him — he makes it so fun.

"Writing with the band and working with a heavy rock producer has made it more of a rock record. It's EVANESCENCE, but with all these new sounds."

On the lyrical subjects covered on the new album:

"I get inspired by nature. The ocean's been a theme. Brokenness has become a little bit of theme, without necessarily offering a solution.

"Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'

"There was some real struggle trying to figure out what I want this band to be. I want EVANESCENCE to feel passionate. It's about looking for the answers and not always knowing them."

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