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All That I'm Living For

2007-04-11T16:48:04Z

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== General Information ==

Written by: ''[[J. LeCompt]] and [[A. Lee]]''

The song was intended to be the Third single from [[The Open Door]], however after listening to requests by the band and fan reactions to the decision, the label chose [[Sweet Sacrifice]] in its place. <ref>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=136272&postcount=204 All That I'm Living For (thread) - change of heart (post)] - [[EvThreads]]</ref>

''From Metal Edge Magazine''

<blockquote>The hard rocking “All That I’m Living For” focuses on the band itself. Its genesis came from a realization Lee had one day that her band was her life. “I don’t do anything else,” she says. “I’m writing for the band, touring for the band, doing an interview about the band, or thinking about the next thing I want to write. It’s my life, and I love it, but it’s a love/hate relationship.”</blockquote>

''From VH1.com'' <ref>C. Bottomley. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com</ref>
<blockquote>Amy's description of the song: "I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living."<ref>Yes, this line is different in the actual song. It could be the original version of the lyrics or Amy just messed it up.</ref> It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting."</blockquote>

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''All That I'm Living For'''
*''Recording date:'' September 2005 - March 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[The Open Door]] (track #12)

'''Live versions:'''

'''All That I'm Living For [live]'''
*''Performing period:'' October 5, 2006 - present
*''Status:'' Unreleased
*''Example:'' Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006

'''All That I'm Living For [acoustic]''' <ref>Performed by [[Amy Lee]] (piano, vocals), [[John LeCompt]] (acoustic guitar) and [[David Eggar]] (cello)</ref>
*''Performing period:'' August-September 2006
*''Status:'' Released
*''Released on:'' [[Lithium]] Maxi CD single
*''Recording date:'' August 13, 2006
*''Recording place:'' Sony Studios

== Lyrics ==
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
 
I can feel the night beginning 
Separate me from the living 
Understanding me 
After all I've seen 
Piecing every thought together 
Find the words to make me better 
If I only knew how to pull myself apart 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
I believe that dreams are sacred 
Take my darkest fears and play them 
Like a lullaby 
Like a reason why 
Like a play of my obsessions 
Make me understand the lesson 
So I'll find myself 
So I won't be lost again 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
Guess I thought I'd have to change the world 
To make you see me 
To be the one 
I could have run forever 
But how far would I have come 
Without mourning your love? 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
Should it hurt to love you? 
Should I feel like I do? 
Should I lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/All%20That%20I'm%20Living%20For%20(Acoustic).pdf piano sheet music (VH1 acoustic version) - transcribed by Kelly Thomas]

==References==
{{Ref}}
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]

Amy Lynn Lee

2007-03-22T10:20:26Z

Sleepy faerie:

[[Image:Amyleepromo.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Amy Lee]]
'''Amy Lee''' (born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is the co-founder and lead singer of Evanescence. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, Rockford, Illinois, and finally stopped in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responsible for many of Evanescence’s hard hitting lyrics and is the main songwriter on the new album, [[The Open Door]]. Amy provides the image for the band and does most of the interviews. Ben Moody discovered Amy Lee’s voice in summer camp in 1994 when she performed a few lines of Meatloaf’s ''"I'd Do Anything For Love."'' After that, the rest is history. She is currently one of the most popular and sought after voices in music today.

==Image==
Lee has a trademark neo-goth style, marked by her use of gothic make-up and taste for Victorian-styled clothing (her favorite era of time). She dyes her hair jet black though her hair is actually darkish brown. Her eyes are greyish blue but she is roumored to use blue contacts. She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for Going Under and the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards. After she designed it she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her,<ref name="MTVleegrammys">[http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/2004/backstage.jhtml?id=amylee&c=7 Amy Lee - Instant Fashion Profile] - MTV News</ref> although she does sometimes make her own clothes. In concerts, she often wears a corset and fishnets. Amy used to have a notable piercing on her left eyebrow which she has taken out and had re-pierced a few times, but she took it out for good sometime in mid-2005.

Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music. She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for [[Everybody's Fool]], she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). <ref name=VH1>Moss, Corey. [http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488307/06102004/evanescence.jhtml Evanescence's Amy Lee Hopes To Get Into Film, Rages Against Cheesy Female Idols] - MTV News via VH1.com</ref>

In her personal life, she enjoys being a girl. Her clothing style is quirky and marked by her frequent use of not-so-goth clothes (she stated in an interview with AOL that she was wearing "something floral" ). She explains it as a professional thing, saying that her image onstage is so different from her normal clothes because it completes the image; if she were to come out onstage in pink boots and a track suit and sing about despair, it would totally ruin the image.

==Out of the Shadows==
In 2005, Amy became a spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and launched a campaign called [http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]. The goal is to help spread awareness about epilepsy and to encourage people to not discriminate against people with epilepsy. This campaign is important to Amy, as well as her family, because her younger brother has epilepsy and she has seen first hand the effect it has.

==Other Appearances==

In 2000, Amy sang guest vocals on [[David Hodges]]' songs 'Breathe' (The Summit Church: Summit Worship CD) and unreleased song of his called 'Fall Into You'.

She did back up vocals on [[Big Dismal]]'s song '[[Missing You]]' off of their 2003 debut release CD, Believe.

Did some vocals on the [[Underworld]] soundtrack in 2003 but after some issues with her record label her voice was never used. Her name still appears in the credits though.

Amy is featured on Seether's song [[Broken]]. The song was released as a single in 2004 and can be found on '''The Punisher''' soundtrack and on Seether's '''Disclaimer II''' album.

She appears on Korn's 2007 [[MTV Unplugged: Korn|MTV Unplugged]] album on the track 'Freak On A Leash'. The song was also released as the first single.

==Tools of the Trade==
On tour, Amy uses a Baldwin baby grand piano with a keyboard insert; A baby grand piano shell with an electronic keyboard instead of a physical piano on the inside. She also uses a stand-alone Baldwin keyboard and [http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones].

==MySpace==
Amy Lee does not have a MySpace page. There are several impostor MySpace pages claiming to be Amy Lee. They are not real. <ref name=myspace>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evboard.com/showpost.php?p=795379&postcount=2 So Supposedly Amy has Myspace.] - EvBoard.com</ref>

The [http://myspace.com/evanescence Evanescence MySpace page] is operated by the label ([[Wind-up Records]]).

==General Facts==
===Personal===
*She was born at Parkview Hospital and is a Sagittarius; she was born in [http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Rooster.htm The Year of the Rooster].
*She is named after the 70's song ''"Amie"'' by Lonestar.
*She didn't really have any childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
*When she was in middle school, she insists that she was "overweight and had poofy hair."
*In high school, she was active in choir and drama. She was also president of the choir (hence her name for herself, "choir nerd"). While there, she wrote the song [[Listen To The Rain]], which was performed by the Pulaski Academy mixed choir.
*Her immediate family includes father [[John Lee]], a well known DJ on [http://k1063radio.com/ K106.3] in Little Rock, mother Sarah Lee, brother Robby, and sisters Carrie and Lori. Lee had a third sister, who died in 1987 at the age of three from an undisclosed illness, who is known to be the inspiration for a few very personal songs. "On the last record, I wrote [[Hello]] about her. [[Like You]] is her place on this record [[The Open Door]]."
*Past romantic relationships include [[Ben Moody]] and [[Shaun Morgan]].
*She currently is engaged to a long time friend, Josh, who is a 28-year-old therapist. She wrote [[Bring Me To Life]] about him and he also inspired the song [[Good Enough]], the last song on [[The Open Door]]. The two were engaged on January 8th, and Amy made the first official announcement on January 9th. <ref name=engaged>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAA1xQkX8Ag Amy Engaged - Live @ Much] - YouTube</ref>
*She currently lives in Manhattan.

===Professional===
*Some of her influences include [[Björk]], Portishead (Beth Gibbons), SoundGarden, Nirvana, KoRn, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Tori Amos, and Mozart. 
*Her favorite [[Fallen]] song is [[Going Under]]. 
*She took acting lessons for stage presence before they started recording [[Fallen]]. 
*She would prefer to stay at home and play in one place, but she still likes to tour. 
*She can play the guitar, as demonstrated in the [[The Cartoon Network Song]]. 
*If she wasn't famous she would be a choir teacher or a composer of film scores. 
===Music Likes/Dislikes===
*The first album she owned was the California Raisins tape. 
*Michael Jackson was her idol growing up. 
*Her favorite 80's song is ''"Everything She Wants"'' by Wham!. She has sung the song karaoke at least five times. 
*She hates "Who Let The Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. 
*She admits to listening to Mariah Carey. 
===Movie Likes/Dislikes===
*One of her favorite movies is ''An American Tail''. 
*Her favorite movie is the ''Nightmare Before Christmas''. 
*Her favorite zombie movie is ''Dead Alive''. 
*Her favorite actor is Giovanni Ribisi. 

[[Image:Amy Cat.jpg|thumb|200px|Amy and her cat.]]
===Pets===
*She used to have a cat named Fievel. She found him in a ditch, and he now lives with Amy's family.
*She later had a cat named Zero, until it met a coyote.
*She now owns a few cats, one of which (in the photo) is a Bengal cat.

===Miscellaneous===
*She is allergic to lobster. If she eats it, she'll go into a coma. 
*The beach is one of her favorite places - she loves the ocean. 
*Her favorite holiday is Halloween. 
*Her favorite era is the Victorian era because they had such cool clothes. 
*The one thing she would bring with her to a deserted island would be a piano. 
*She is the shortest member of the band, past or present. 
*She's been to the Haunted Mansion at Disney World "a million times." 
*Her most embarrassing celebrity crush is Corey Feldman from ''The Goonies''. 
*She thinks pirates are better than ninjas. 

==See also==
*[[:Category:Amy dresses|Amy dresses]]
*[[Snow White]]

==External links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.outoftheshadows.com Out of the Shadows]
*[http://www.gibson.com/Products/Pianos/Baldwin%20Pianos/ Baldwin pianos]
*[http://www.shure.com/index.htm Shure Microphones]

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Terry Balsamo

2007-03-22T10:16:10Z

Sleepy faerie:

[[Image:Terry20.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Terry Balsamo]]
'''Terry Balsamo''' (born October 9, 1973, in Jacksonville, Florida) can most prominantly be seen and heard in the band's [[Anywhere But Home]] (2004) Live CD/DVD and now on the band's new album [[The Open Door]] (2006). His style and sound have most definately made an impact on the band, and with astounding results. He has become [[Amy Lynn Lee |Amy Lee]]'s main collaborator for Evanescence and co-wrote most of Evanescence's new album including the album's first single, [[Call Me When You're Sober]].

Terry made his start in the music world as an early member of the now infamous Limp Bizkit. He left a few years before the recording of Bizkit's now classic album 3 Dollar Bill Y'All (1997), being replaced by Wes Borland. In late 1999, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers; Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes. Otherwise known as the monsters of Alternative Metal, [[Cold]].

Terry remained with Cold writing and recording with them for their epic yet underrated albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and Year of the Spider (2003). Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band had joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour. This was of course before the abrupt departure of Evanescence's guitarist, Ben Moody. Terry had filled in for Moody on stage with Evanescence after Moody left during Evanescence's European tour, and when Cold's future suddenly became questionable, Terry jumped ship signing on permanently with Evanescence.

In November 2005, Terry suffered a stroke from a torn neck artery which landed him in the hospital for an unspecified amount of time. Indeed, Headbanging was the cause of the stroke. ''"They had to do an MRI. When they did the MRI, the doctor came back in the room and he was like, 'Have you ever had any neck injuries like from a car accident or anything?' And I was like, 'No.' Then we were like, 'Other than banging his head all day and every night for an hour and a half.' I’ve always had weird thing in my neck doing that, but I never would have thought it would have given me a stroke."'' ([http://ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/evanescence_guitarist_filling_ben_moodys_shoes.html 1]) In november, he had claimed to have recovered "a good 50%" from the stroke, getting better every day. He is now touring with the band full time.
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==Tools of the Trade==
''"I use Ibanez guitars. In the studio, I kind of use a similar setup to what I used on the last Cold record I did, which is mix up the amps and combine the sound together. It’s a Diezel and a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and mixed that for one side. Then I took a Bogner and a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier on the other side. I combined it and made one big wall of metal.''

''Right now on tour I’m using T.C. Electronics, the G-System."'' ([http://ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/evanescence_guitarist_filling_ben_moodys_shoes.html 1])

==Band Projects==
*Limp Bizkit - Guitar (1994)
*Cold - Guitar (1999-2003)
*Evanescence - Guitar (2003-present)

==Links==
*[http://www.evanescence.com Evanescence Official site]
*[http://www.ibanez.com/ Ibanez guitars]
*[http://ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/evanescence_guitarist_filling_ben_moodys_shoes.html Interview with UltimateGuitar.com]
*[http://www.toazted.com/playinterview/1567/Video-interview-with-Terry-from-Evanescence.html Intervew with Toazted.com] (November 2006)

[[Category:Band members]]

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All That I'm Living For

2007-02-22T18:15:09Z

Sleepy faerie:

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== General Information ==

Written by: ''[[J. LeCompt]] and [[A. Lee]]''

'''The Open Door:''' Track 12

The song was intended to be the Third single from [[The Open Door]], however after listening to requests by the band and fan reactions to the decision, the label chose [[Sweet Sacrifice]] in its place. <ref>Lee, Amy. [http://www.evthreads.com/showpost.php?p=136272&postcount=204 All That I'm Living For (thread) - change of heart (post)] - [[EvThreads]]</ref>

''From Metal Edge Magazine''

<blockquote>The hard rocking “All That I’m Living For” focuses on the band itself. Its genesis came from a realization Lee had one day that her band was her life. “I don’t do anything else,” she says. “I’m writing for the band, touring for the band, doing an interview about the band, or thinking about the next thing I want to write. It’s my life, and I love it, but it’s a love/hate relationship.”</blockquote>

''From VH1.com'' <ref>C. Bottomley. [http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1540914/story.jhtml Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs] - VH1.com</ref>
<blockquote>Amy's description of the song: "I love that song. It feels really different for us. The lyrics are about my writing process-how I put the song together, why I do it, and how I'm trying to fix all the things that are wrong with me through music. The first line says, "Save me from the night again/ I can feel the separation from the living." It's always night time when I start writing, just as the dusk is setting."</blockquote>

Recently an acoustic version was released on the Lithium single.

== Lyrics ==
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
 
I can feel the night beginning 
Separate me from the living 
Understanding me 
After all I've seen 
Piecing every thought together 
Find the words to make me better 
If I only knew how to pull myself apart 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
I believe that dreams are sacred 
Take my darkest fears and play them 
Like a lullaby 
Like a reason why 
Like a play of my obsessions 
Make me understand the lesson 
So I'll find myself 
So I won't be lost again 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
Guess I thought I'd have to change the world 
To make you see me 
To be the one 
I could have run forever 
But how far would I have come 
Without mourning your love? 
 
All that I'm living for 
All that I'm dying for 
All that I can't ignore alone at night 
All that I'm wanted for 
Although I wanted more 
Lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 
 
Should it hurt to love you? 
Should I feel like I do? 
Should I lock the last open door 
My ghosts are gaining on me 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/All%20That%20I'm%20Living%20For%20(Acoustic).pdf Piano sheet music - transcribed by Kelly Thomas]

==References==
{{Ref}}
[[Category:The Open Door songs]]

Goodnight

2007-02-22T18:10:39Z

Sleepy faerie:

{{Songs}}
== General Information ==

This unreleased and rare track was written and performed for a local charity.

== Versions ==

'''Studio versions:'''

'''Goodnite'''
*''Recording date:'' 1997-1998
*''Status'': Unreleased

== Lyrics ==

Goodnight, sleep tight 
No more tears 
In the morning I'll be here 
And when we say goodnight, 
Dry your eyes- 
Because we said goodnight, 
And not goodbye 
We said goodnight 
And not goodbye 
 

== Guitar Tabs & Sheet Music ==
*[http://evanescencereference.info/music/sheet/Goodnight.pdf Piano sheet music]

[[Category:Unreleased songs]]