(Amy Lee.) "We love what we do, and I think that comes through; we definetly try to put that into our music. It's real, honest and genuine. We're not just trying to sell records, it comes from the heart. Of all of us."

 

The story becomes even more amazing when one considers the group's humble beginnings: Lee and co-founder Ben Moody started writing and recording together at each other's parents' houses, and only hired musicians to perform live a couple of times a year.

 

"It was weird going out on our first tour," she recalls. "No one had any expectations, and we were doing a couple of shows in skating rinks for, like, two people - it was pretty hilarious. But by the end of the week there would be a huge difference every time, and by the end of the month we were playing to hundreds of people - and by last summer we were playing in front of 50,000 people in Germany."

 

"To see some of the stuff we've had the opportunity to see has been amazing... though sometimes you feel that 'so close and yet so far' thing," Lee laughs. "We were in New Zealand and thought we'd get to see the rainforest, but we had the show to do. Sometimes we've just seen a lot of really beautiful rooms."

 

Now Lee and her bandmates are turning their attention to writing for Fallen's follow-up.