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'''Paul McCoy''' is the lead singer of the band [[12 Stones]]. He is known for featuring on [[Evanescence]]'s debut song, ''[[Bring Me To Life]]''. | '''Paul McCoy''' is the lead singer of the band [[12 Stones]]. He is known for featuring on [[Evanescence]]'s debut song, ''[[Bring Me To Life]]'', from ''[[Fallen]]''. | ||
This is what he had to say about the experience and the band: | This is what he had to say about the experience and the band: | ||
"It was cool. They were really cool kids. They definitely have an amazing career ahead of them. It was really an honor to get to work with them on kind of a big, breakout record, to get a part with them on a song. I was really stoked, they were really cool."<ref name="evwebsite">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100803085254/http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/WhatDoTheySay.php EvanescenceWebsite - What Do They Say?]</ref> | {{quote|"It was cool. They were really cool kids. They definitely have an amazing career ahead of them. It was really an honor to get to work with them on kind of a big, breakout record, to get a part with them on a song. I was really stoked, they were really cool."<ref name="evwebsite">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100803085254/http://www.evanescencewebsite.com/WhatDoTheySay.php EvanescenceWebsite - What Do They Say?]</ref>}} | ||
To record his vocals on ''Bring Me to Life'', Paul got off the plane, sang his part, got on a plane and played with 12 Stones that night.<ref name="vh1">Kaufman, Gil (May 29, 2003). [http://web.archive.org/web/20071001030537/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml "Evanescence: Fallen To the Top"]. ''VH1''. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.</ref> Amy had to write additional lyrics for his part, as the original song didn't feature guest vocals.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=364&v=hyVRKffsvws&feature=youtu.be "Loudwire: Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. ''YouTube''. October 26, 2016.</ref><ref name=dazed22>{{cite web|last=Waite|first=Thom|title=Amy Lee tells the real story behind Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me to Life’|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927023618/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56815/1/amy-lee-tells-the-real-story-behind-evanescences-bring-me-to-life|date=September 1, 2022|work=Dazed}}</ref> Evanescence's label, [[Wind-up Records|Wind-Up]], forced them to add a rapper on the first single in order to make it marketable.<ref name="vh1" /> | To record his vocals on ''Bring Me to Life'', Paul got off the plane, sang his part, got on a plane and played with 12 Stones that night.<ref name="vh1">Kaufman, Gil (May 29, 2003). [http://web.archive.org/web/20071001030537/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1472058/20030523/evanescence.jhtml "Evanescence: Fallen To the Top"]. ''VH1''. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.</ref> Amy had to write additional lyrics for his part, as the original song didn't feature guest vocals.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=364&v=hyVRKffsvws&feature=youtu.be "Loudwire: Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?"]. ''YouTube''. October 26, 2016.</ref><ref name=dazed22>{{cite web|last=Waite|first=Thom|title=Amy Lee tells the real story behind Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me to Life’|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927023618/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56815/1/amy-lee-tells-the-real-story-behind-evanescences-bring-me-to-life|date=September 1, 2022|work=Dazed}}</ref> Evanescence's label, [[Wind-up Records|Wind-Up]], forced them to add a rapper on the first single in order to make it marketable.<ref name="vh1" /> | ||
Paul has performed with the band a few times | Paul has performed with the band a few times. He performed the song with Evanescence on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' in 2003.<ref name="jayleno03">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIaGgfbRPQE Evanescence Bring Me to Life Live on Jay Leno 2003]</ref> He was brought on stage as a surprise for ''Bring Me to Life'' at Kink Music Festival in 2016.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7qQCJTceM4 Evanescence - Bring Me to Life with Paul McCoy @ Kink Festival, Orlando, Florida - 12.11.2016]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Related artists]] | [[Category:Related artists]] | ||
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Paul McCoy is the lead singer of the band 12 Stones. He is known for featuring on Evanescence's debut song, Bring Me To Life, from Fallen.
This is what he had to say about the experience and the band:
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"It was cool. They were really cool kids. They definitely have an amazing career ahead of them. It was really an honor to get to work with them on kind of a big, breakout record, to get a part with them on a song. I was really stoked, they were really cool."[1] | 
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To record his vocals on Bring Me to Life, Paul got off the plane, sang his part, got on a plane and played with 12 Stones that night.[2] Amy had to write additional lyrics for his part, as the original song didn't feature guest vocals.[3][4] Evanescence's label, Wind-Up, forced them to add a rapper on the first single in order to make it marketable.[2]
Paul has performed with the band a few times. He performed the song with Evanescence on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2003.[5] He was brought on stage as a surprise for Bring Me to Life at Kink Music Festival in 2016.[6]
References
- ↑ EvanescenceWebsite - What Do They Say?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaufman, Gil (May 29, 2003). "Evanescence: Fallen To the Top". VH1. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Loudwire: Evanescence's Amy Lee - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?". YouTube. October 26, 2016.
- ↑ Waite, Thom (September 1, 2022). "Amy Lee tells the real story behind Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me to Life’". Dazed. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927023618/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56815/1/amy-lee-tells-the-real-story-behind-evanescences-bring-me-to-life.
- ↑ Evanescence Bring Me to Life Live on Jay Leno 2003
- ↑ Evanescence - Bring Me to Life with Paul McCoy @ Kink Festival, Orlando, Florida - 12.11.2016
