The fans often run to touch you, to hug you, they want to take a picture with you, to get a piece of your dress or they simply wait under the rain to have an autograph. What’s your relation with them?
I’m mostly very happy that they are so moved, and I want to be as kind and gentle with them as I can because I know how easy it is to be crushed by someone you idolize when you finally meet. But I have to be careful because those people are still strangers, and I don’t know what they’re like or what they’re going to do. I’d rather have a real conversation with a fan, like I’m an actual person than being screamed and grabbed at. I’m always sad when I can’t get to everyone, or when I can’t stop to take pictures, and people are disappointed. But when I’m working my schedule is crazy and if I don’t hurry then the people waiting on me think I’m a bitch. A lot of times I feel like I’m trapped in that no matter what I do somebody’s going to be hurt or pissed off.
In the “Everybody’s Fool” video you advertise the brand “Lies” and the title of the DVD is “Anywhere but Home”. Is there a relation with the songs contained in “Origin”? If really there is one, what’s the kind of relation? Ha. That’s a funny coincidence, but nothing intentional. Have you ever thought of playing live the songs contained in “Origin” or to re-record them, even though they belong to the past of the band?
When this band started I was about 14 or so, and it was nothing more than a lot of song-writing and home recording. Throughout my high school years Ben and I (and later, David) filled all our spare time obsessing over songs, demoing them the best we could out of our parents houses, and playing the occasional club or cafe gig. Origin is a collection of our best home made recordings as of 2001 (I think. Maybe 2000…) Anyway, back then we were still finding ourselves- learning how to write. I’ve always felt that our music has grown and improved tremendously since then and want to keep doing better and better than before, instead of looking back. To be honest, its hard to listen to the really old stuff without laughing at myself a little. But of course those songs will always be special to me, and remind me of a time in my life that was both wonderful and terrible. It’s so cool to have them recorded, so I can go back and listen to my teenaged self- to remember things I’d forgotten. Besides the songs from Origin that were re-recorded and put on Fallen, we did play “Even in Death” live quite a bit, which was always fun, and I’ve always liked the idea of one day putting out a b-sides and rarities cd - there are some interesting songs that even the fanliest of you fans haven’t heard. :) You were planning to take harp lessons. Did you start to study it and have you already thought of using it in the future, maybe on the next record?
I would still love to try my hand at the harp. I haven’t had any real time at home to concentrate on that yet but I would like for that to be my next instrument. I think it could be used in some very unique ways. i got this from http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/
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