Date of birth:
December 31, 1981

Hometown:
Little Rock, Arkansas

Creative license:
"People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, 'I'm in a rock band and I can do whatever the hell I want.'"

Where you've seen her:
As the sultry lace-and-leather-clad lead singer of goth rockers Evanescence. The band released their hugely successful debut album, Fallen, in 2003 and later that year picked up Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance.

Do try this at home:
"[This year] I bought a house; I'd been homeless forever. I've been playing my piano in the middle of the night, whenever, lighting candles and writing. It's so gratifying. I just feel complete again."

Are you sure about that?
"My groupies don't want to sleep with me."

Revenge of the nerd:
"I'm a goofy, nerdy person really, but I have issues and the band's a place for all my issues. For me to be that dark character and hone in on the things that are wrong with me, that's where my inspiration comes from."

Backside story:
"There's nothing sexy about skin and bone. You gotta have some junk in the trunk."

Links:
Check out Amy at Blender.com
Evanescence official site
Buy Fallen from Amazon.com