Amy Lee, the lead singer of Evanescence has released a brilliant children’s album, showcasing a different side to her and now we love her even more!
Inspired by her two-year-old son Jack, the 12-song LP originally began as a present to her father John Lee. According to Rolling Stone, he always played music in the Lee home and that is apparently where Amy discovered her passion.
“Dad has always been talking about making some kid songs for Jack to have later in life,” Lee told Rolling Stone. “[My husband suggested,] ‘You guys should just do it, get in the studio together, you’ve never been in the studio together, you’re both musicians.”
The album was a family affair as Lee joined her father in Fort Worth, Texas, for a few sessions that spawned into bigger project that the two had anticipated. Her dad played ukulele, dobro and banjo, while her sisters, Carrie and Lori, harmonized. Her uncle, Tom, plays guitar, bass and harmonica, and her son Jack apparently makes some sort of “cameo.”
While there are some covers on the album, a “handful” of Lee originals appear on the album too. One song, “The End of the Book” was written about her son and how he would cry when she finished reading him a story.
It definitely shows a softer side of Lee and the songs are brilliantly written but don’t worry too much that she may have lost her Evanescency… rumours have been flying round that the band will be releasing an album together again soon.
In the mean time, check out some of her beautifully illustrated songs below:
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