I Want To Work With Kids. I

Success Gave Me Confidence As An Artist. And Now I'm Able To Do What I Want Without Anybody Thinking It's Dumb.

The First Real Concert, Other Than Going With My Dad To See Three Dog Night, Was Smashing Pumpkins And Garbage. I Was Fourteen Or Fifteen. I Liked Shirley Manson Because She Reminded Me Of Annie Lennox. They Both Have These Deep, Sexy, Powerful Alto Voices.

I Try To Be Feminist In, Like, I Love Myself And I Don't Need Someone Else's Approval.

I Was Always A Drama Queen. I Remember Playing In The Kitchen, Trying To Get My Mom To Think I Was Dead And Call The Police. When She Didn't, I Would Cry. I Was Always Theatrical. I Don't Think Any Of My Relatives Are Surprised.

I've Realized That Evanescence Is Who I Am.