Making Sweet Sacrifice
HI everybody. There have been some false claims in a few articles I’ve seen recently, and I just want to set things straight.
Making a record takes a lot of hard work, and a lot of heart. When Terry and I found out that Sweet Sacrifice was nominated for “best hard rock performance,” we were giddy with excitement to see something we’d created fly so high. You all know that Terry suffered a stroke right after tracking the guitars for The Open Door, and how much strength he’s had to have to overcome the effects its had on his performance. This is part of the reason the nomination was so touching to us. This award is for those who performed on the track, and I want to give credit where credit is due. Terry composed and performed ALL of the guitars on this song, Will played bass, Rocky played drums, and I sang vocals. Wind-up records made an error when they listed the performers on the album back in 2006, and now that error is being taken advantage of. You are the fans, you deserve to know who you’re listening to, and Terry deserves full recognition for his performance.
I love you guys and I miss you! I’ve been snowboarding all week in Colorado with some friends, including David Hodges and his wife, Kate. omfg! Hahahaha. It’s been a lot of fun and I’m very grateful to have them as friends. If I’m limping at the Grammy’s, don’t worry- I haven’t broken any bones, my butt’s just really sore. See you soon!
love, amy
Thanks EvanescenceVille & EvThreads for this!

The guys of EvanescenceWebsite sent Amy artwork and stuff for her birthday and here’s her thank you message:

Sorry it took me so long to send you this, but I want to say thank you and give a great big hug to all the italian fans who made letters, poems, songs- and especially the birthday song from everyone! It really made me feel special. I was going to post on the website but I realized that there would be no way to prove it was me, and just confuse everyone. So could you please send my message and love to everybody?
I had a great birthday and am really enjoying my time off. My birthday present from Josh was a beautiful harp and lessons which I am taking each week! It is so much fun to play (but Im going to have to work really hard to get good at it) Thats really all I’ve been doing this month so far and I’m proud to say that I already have a huge blister on my finger. I miss you guys!
See ya.
-amy.

Thanks to EvanescenceWebsite for this message!

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You have all been so wonderful to me, and to all of us. It is absolutely true that this tour would have ended long ago if it weren’t for all of the fans. I don’t know if you realize how hard it is to successfully tour these days, but many people are being forced to cancel their tours. We, because of you, are one of the very lucky and fortunate few who have never been in that position. You have come to see us play, most of you multiple times, and some of you have traveled extremely long distances to see the show. The fact that we are a rock band, over a year after our album’s release, finishing out on an arena tour is nothing short of a miracle. There have been thrilling and beautiful times in the past year, and also some painful, hard times. In the end I know it was all for good, and I am completely grateful that everything happened the way it did. Life throws you all kinds of things you could never expect. Sometimes I find myself looking back at the past few years and laughing at how crazy this whole thing is (how did I get HERE??) and wondering what my life would be like if music hadn’t won my heart…well ok, thats almost impossible to imagine. If this band hadn’t been formed though- would I be teaching music in a high school? Always wishing I’d broke through, going to concerts on the weekend going, “I could do that!…” I am so blessed. And I am very grateful to all of you for hearing me, for letting me into your lives and for loving music. This last day of tour is of course a happy day, were all excited to see our families and move back into our homes, but it is bittersweet. This is the end of another chapter in our lives, one that we will never EVER forget. I will love and miss my wonderful crew, who are the absolute BEST, and I wish all of them happiness and good gigs for next year and beyond. And of course, my band, who are some of the most talented people I’ve ever known. (I’m sure I’ll get all sappy and cry on you after the show tonight but just in case you have too much eggnog to remember, I want all four of you to know that I love you. You inspire me to be a better musician and it has been pure pleasure playing with you every night. Will and Troy- I am so excited for the new DND album! It sounds amazing and you deserve great success and respect for your art. Thank you guys for saving me! Tim, I’m gonna miss you so much. Your contribution to the band has been so good on so many levels. I am SO lucky to have found you! And Terry, I think we may have seen it all through the Open Door. From sunrise epiphanies in Calabasas to purgatory in the ICU, to playing with Iron Maiden at Donnington, to our first grammy nomination together. Congratulations, T. You deserve it.)
Thank you fans who brought us love and presents last week! I freaking LOVE the cupcake cookbook and plan on making some TOMORROW! Ok, I’m done cheesing out now. I love you guys very much and hope we meet again soon! Thank you for everything.
love,
amy

(Thanks EvThreads & EvanescenceVille for this!)
While this post once again showed me why I love Amy soo much, it also made me sad. Atleast for me, it pretty much sounds like the end…

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