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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.

When Evanescence took time off, I bought a big concert harp and started taking lessons like I was in high school again, which was really, really fun. I felt like I was learning again.

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.

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.

Robyn is who I am. Rihanna - that's an idea of who I am.

My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.

My time at Pop has been a transformative experience that I am extremely proud of. It has afforded me the chance to collaborate with some of the greatest creative minds in the world, and I'm thankful to Ashley Heath and Bauer Media for the opportunity.

There's a huge difference between who I am when I make music and who I am the rest of the time.

When I am having my picture taken, I channel Beyonce. In the studio, my inspiration is Adele.

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.