In Total Agreement
Amy Lee, leader singer for former Contemporary Christian turned stridently secular pop-metal superstars Evanescence, “blasts” perceptions that she is “goth” in any manner whatsoever.
“…insisting she’s only miserable when she sings. The singer claims she channels all her pain and hurt through her music. Lee tells the New York Post, “People think I’m brooding or depressive because that’s how our songs sound. “Songs are this outlet to get out my deepest fear and hurts, but I’m a pretty happy person. ‘I’m not the way the girl underneath this music sounds.’”
The international goth community has praised Lee for her honesty and forthrightness on this matter, clearing up years of hostility and confusion caused by black-clad Evanescence fans requesting “Bring Me to Life” and other chart-topping hits at Goth-Industrial club nights across the world. Goth advocacy groups, along with concerned academics, are now working to have Marilyn Manson make a similar statement in the weeks to come. It is hoped that once these two firmly place themselves in the “not-goth” camp acts like Cradle of Filth, Type O-Negative, and My Chemical Romance will soon follow suit.
In seemingly related news, mall-goth/emo chain Hot Topic has reported a drop in quarterly profits.
“U.S. mall-based specialty retailer Hot Topic said on Tuesday that quarterly net profit fell slightly, as the Goth-inspired chain was hurt by falling sales. Third-quarter net profit was $6.7 million, or 15 cents per share, compared with $7.1 million, or 16 cents per share a year earlier.”
The chain, which has directly profited from “goth genre confusion”, has not released a formal statement as to if the drop in sales is related to Amy Lee’s sunny not-goth disposition.
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