Evanescence:
Ev..a*nes"cence, n. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes.
Current:
Amy Lee – vocals, piano, keyboard (co-founder, 1998–present)
Terry Balsamo – guitar (November 16, 2003–present)
Tim McCord – bass (August 2006–present)
Former:
Will Boyd – bass guitar (June 2003–July 14, 2006)
Rocky Gray – drums (2002–May 4, 2007)
David Hodges – keyboard, piano, backing vocals (1999–December 19, 2002)
Will Hunt – drums (touring member; May 17, 2007–December 9, 2007[30])
John LeCompt – guitar, backing vocals (2002–May 4, 2007)
Troy McLawhorn – guitar (touring member; May 17, 2007–December 9, 2007[30])
Ben Moody – lead guitar (co-founder, 1995–October 22, 2003)
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Amy Lee(Vocalist)- Biography
Basics:
BORN - 13th December 1981
Birthplace - Riverside, California
She founded the band Evanescence with Ben Moody. The two met at a youth camp when Lee was playing Meat Loaf's "I Would Do Anything for Love" on the piano.
She has a brother and two sisters. Lee was president of the choir council, and appeared in a number of plays. Her family moved to many places, including Illinois, Kansas, and Florida, but finally settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence started.
Graduated from Pulaski Academy in the year 2000.
She sings with Shaun Morgan on Seether's song "Broken".
Influences: Bjrk, Tori Amos, Korn, Soundgarden, Portishead, Eminem, Nirvana, and Coldplay.
Random Facts:
Horoscope sign: Sagittarius Where
Place of Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Siblings: Brother Robby, sisters Carrie and Lori
Hair: Blonde (Dyed Black)
Eyes: Blue/Green
She thinks that a girl should try to pay on a date, but would go "hmm" if he doesn't try to stop her.
She's more scared of a haunted house than a roller coaster.
She hates Baha Men's "Who Let's the Dogs Out"
She had a cat named Fievel, because of her favorite movies was "An American Tail".
She hates fast food, including McDonalds and Burger King.
Her worst vice is Godiva chocolate.
The first tape album she owned was The California Raisins tape.
Her favorite cheesy 80's song is Wham's "Everything She Wants".
She said that the guys stink after a show, especially her.
Her favorite era is the Victorian era. She really liked the clothes.
She loves Stevie Wonder, she even trys to copy his style!
Her embarrassing crush is Corey Feldman from the Goonies.
She doesn't understand why anyone want's to wear thongs - she prefers panties anyday.
She loves to drive, but when she does, she scares her passengers to death.
She hates politics, and thinks Arnold Schwarzenegger is hilarious.
No diet for her, she prefers full-fat.
At 13, she was a little overweight and had poofy hair.
She thinks Jason is scarier than Freddy, because you don't know how his face looks like.
She prefers cash over checks.
She designs most of her own costumes.
The beach is one of her favorite place.
She believes in the supernatural, she played in a haunted club once. She even sensed a presence many times!
She describes herself in 3 words: unique, sympathetic, misunderstood.
Her favorite hobbies include painting, drawing, and writing in her journals.
She's allergic to lobster, if she eats it she could go into a coma
Favorite movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Favorite actor/actress: Giovanni Rabissi
She was a choir nerd growing up, she was head of her choir.
If she could bring one thing to a deserted island, it would be a piano.
Favorite car: A Dolorian (back to the future, plus the Flux capacitator)
If she wasn't in show biz, she would help people by being a nurse or social worker. Especially helping abused kids.
Her life philosophy is "Love Yourself"
Her dad works as a DJ and her mom worked raising her 3 siblings!
She doesn't really have an childhood names, it was always either Amy, Ames, or Amers.
Michael Jackson was her idol growing up.
If she weren't in Evanescence, she would probably be in college studying music.
She wanted to be a veterinarian when she was a kid.
She has a huge fear of sharks!
Her favorite holiday is Halloween.
Tim McCord:
He was born June 28, 1979 in Sacramento, California.
He was announced as Evanescence's bass player in August 2006 replacing bassist Will Boyd.
McCord was best known for playing guitar for the band The Revolution Smile from 2000 to 2004.
Has an older brother, Matthew McCord.
Terry Balsamo(Guitar)-Biography:
Terry Balsamo (born October 9, 1973) is one of the guitarists of the band Evanescence. He also used to be the rhythm/lead guitarist for Cold. He joined the band shortly before they began recording 2000's 13 Ways to Bleed Onstage. He left the band in late 2003 to join Evanescence full-time, having played as a fill-in guitarist for the departed Ben Moody. His reasons for leaving Cold were concerns of the band's career being up in the air after Geffen stopped promoting 2003's Year of the Spider.
Terry was also a part of Limp Bizkit in their early days. He is known to have performed wearing a Michael Myers mask. He loves to wear rocking dreadlocks.
In November 2005, Balsamo suffered a stroke. As of now, he is out of the hospital and is working on the new Evanescence album.
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