It's just getting back into the groove of doing a lot of press and promo, and running around. (Laughs) Well, I don't find it nerve-wracking as far as anticipating a reaction, I'm mostly just excited for that. Do you still find it nerve-wracking when you release new music, especially when fans have been waiting awhile for something new? Obviously this wasn't your first record, but is the first new, original material you guys have put out in about a decade. Looking forward to when we can be together again, for sure. So we're in a good, happy place right now. We're going to be releasing our video for "Better Without You" (which came out on April 16), I'm so excited about the video! I'm really happy that it's out there and everybody's listening to it, it's cool to see the fans react to it and dig into it. It's hard to really sum it up - awesome feelings of satisfaction. Thank you, I'm feeling so happy that it's out. To learn more about the meanings behind the songs found on The Bitter Truth, continue reading the full interview below.Ĭongrats on the release of The Bitter Truth - how are you feeling? "I don't want to name-call, and I've carefully avoided doing that with this song and it's hard because they're about really specific things to me." "Each verse is dedicated to a different person or entity in my life along the way. The verses in "Better Without You," for example, are each about a different aspect of Lee's life. So, they released a new song and video every couple of months, and kept working.Įvents that continued to occur throughout the year - like the murder of George Floyd and the removal of various Confederate statues around the country - seeped their way into Lee's mind and, thus, lyrics.Īs a result, certain songs that sound personal on the surface actually have other layers to them. "And for me personally, music has always been my therapy, my catharsis, the place to pour it out and spin it into something good that I can love and reflect on."īut things were different this time around for Lee and the band - by the time they announced The Bitter Truthin April of 2020, they still didn't have all of the songs written. "I think I've learned, yet again, that the biggest challenges and the biggest pains in my life are usually what lead me to music, and it's hard to admit this, but what tend to make the best work for me," Lee explained. These horrific occurrences may have been the end of any band, but not Evanescence. Just weeks later, the entire world shut down due to the novel COVID-19 virus, and everyone was left in a state of uncertainty as the lockdowns were extended and the death toll rose. In early 2020, bassist Tim McCord's 16-year-old daughter died suddenly. In 2018, the frontwoman tragically lost her younger brother, Robby, who had been suffering from epilepsy since he was young.
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