Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee has long been concerned about sexist attitudes in the music industry , and recently, in an interview, the singer revealed details of such actions taken by the band's own record label.
In an interview with The Forty Five , the artist recounts that the record label intended to include a male vocalist in the band permanently, aiming to present something "familiar to the audience," which Lee, obviously, refused. However, she had to make a deal and include singer Paul McCoy on one of her biggest classics, "Bring Me To Life."
“The fact that it was a woman and a piano that started the track was too much,” Amy says. “I had to think we were going to get fired because I refused [a male vocalist outright]. Eventually, we reached a consensus that we only needed to do it on one song and it could be a guest singer. That was really hard for me because I had to start with our first song feeling like I made a sacrifice for my art.”
Check out "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence below.
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