Amy Lee, lead singer of Evanescence , revealed in an interview how the discovery of Kurt Cobain affected her. The Nirvana took his own life in April 1994. At the time, Amy was only 12 years old. That day she was watching TV when the news began to be broadcast on various networks.
“I remember it was a school day,” she told The Telegraph (via Metal Hammer ). “A normal sunny day, kids running around the house, when the news came on. I felt so hard, I was crying, watching in utter disbelief. In Utero was the first album I ever owned and Nirvana was my favorite thing in the whole world. So it was like I’d just fallen in love – and he was dead. It was so shocking to me, but it made me delve deeper into the music and start listening to the lyrics [as written] from the perspective of someone who was crying in pain.”
Kurt's death at just 27 years old shook the entire music world. But perhaps Dave Grohl, now the vocalist of the Foo Fighters , was one of those who suffered the most. In an interview with BBC Radio 4, he recounted what the period immediately following the event was like: “After Kurt died, I really couldn't even turn on the radio and I put away my instruments – even listening to music hurt. And it was like that for a few months.”
How Nirvana inspired Amy on Evanescence's first album.
A few months after Kurt's death, Amy met Ben Moody , who would become the guitarist for Evanescence. It was only the beginning of the band, but Nirvana's influence can be seen on their first album. In a 2011 interview with Metal Hammer , Amy spoke about the iconic cover of the album In Utero: "I really love the artwork for In Utero ," she explained. "The anatomy of that strange, but beautiful angel; dirty, internal and raw. It's very striking, and I love the album too – that album was important in my life."
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