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-~MY LOVING MOVIES~- GHOSTSHIP/UNDERWORLD/UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION/NATIONAL TREASURE/JUST LIKE HEAVEN/ DIRTY DANCING/ QUEEN OF THE DAMNED/ THE RING/ FINAL DESTINATION 1&2/ BLACK DOG/ ROADHOUSE/ GHOST/ 13 GHOSTS/ THE CRAFT/ WITCHES OF EASTWICK/ RUNAWAY BRIDE/ NOTTING HILL/ PRETTY WOMAN/ DRAGONHEART/ DIE HARD SERIES/ CON-AIR/ GONE IN 60 SECONDS/ TRIPLE X/ THE MATRIX SERIES/ CLOSER/ OCEANS 11&12/ MYSTIC PIZZA/ ERIN BROCKOVICH/ FOREVER LOVE/ ONE NIGHT AT MCKOOLS/ GONE WITH THE WIND/ WIZARD OF OZ/ SOUND OF MUSIC/ CHICAGO/ MOULANE ROUGE/ ROMEO & JULIET/ STAISFACTION/ BLOOD RED/ BAHA OKLAHOMA/ STILL MAGNOLIAS/ FLATLINER/ SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY/ HOOK/ DYING YOUNG/ THE PLAYER/ THE PELICAN BRIEF/ BLADE / BLADE II/ BLADE TRINITY/ READY TO WEAR/ I LOVE TROUBLE/ SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT/ MICHAEL COLLINS/ MARY RILEY/ FAST AND THE FURIOUS/ TOO FAST TOO FURIOUS/ PITCH BLACK/ THE REDDICK/ MEET THE FOCKERS/ MEET THE PARENTS/ EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU/ PHANTOM OF THE OPERA/ MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING/ CONSPIRACY THEORY/ STEP-MOM/ MONA LISA SMILE/ THE MEXICAN/ AMERICAN'S SWEETHEARTS/ FULL FRONTAL/ SONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND/ GRAND CHAMPION/ TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE/ MAID IN MANHATTAN/ ANGEL EYES/ BEETLE JUICE/ SHALL WE DANCE/ THE NOTEBOOK/ THE INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE/ DRACULA 2000/ TOMB RAIDER SERIES/ RESIDENT EVIL SERIES/ EDWARD SCISSORHANDS/ PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN/ TITANIC/ FINDING NEVERLAND/ THE PRINCE AND ME/ SAVE THE LAST DANCE/ CENTER STAGE/ DRUMLINE/ JOHN CARPENTER'S THE VAMPIRE SERIES/ PULP FICTION/ GREASE/ LOOK WHOS TALKING SERIES/ NATIONAL TREASURER/ THE MUMMY SERIES/ THE RECRUIT/ THE NEGOTIATETOR/ DADDY DAY CARE/ BRINGING DOW THE HOUSE/ SCOOBY DOO SERIES/ FATHER OF THE BRIDE 1 & 2/ DEATH BECOMES HER/ HOUSE SITTER/ VAN HELSING/ FOREST GUMP/ .........THERE ARE JUST SOOO MANY THAT I LOVE....I LOVE ALL KINDS OF MOVIES YOU NAME IT I PROBABLY LIKE IT..

~AOL MUSIC INTERVIEW WITH AMY LEE~ AOLMusicTye: hi! AOLMusicTye: thanks so much for chatting with us today AmyOpenDoor: awesome. :) AOLMusicTye: where are you right now? AmyOpenDoor: in the middle of nowhere! AmyOpenDoor: I'm in gulf shores alabama with my family. AmyOpenDoor: right now I'm with my dad at an internet cafe having an iced coffee. AOLMusicTye: haha. nice. AOLMusicTye: has anyone recognized you yet? AmyOpenDoor: nah. i look ridiculous. AmyOpenDoor: I'm actually wearing something floral.... and I'm feeling nauseous about it. haha... AOLMusicTye: floral! say it ain't so! AOLMusicTye: this is going to TOTALLY ruin your rep ;) AmyOpenDoor: i know. AmyOpenDoor: well wadiya expect. i'm on vacation! :) AmyOpenDoor: it's hard to be me ALL the time. ;) AOLMusicTye: hehe. I'm sure. AOLMusicTye: so first off, congrats on finally finishing the new CD AOLMusicTye: it sounds awesome. AmyOpenDoor: thanks! AOLMusicTye: tell us a little bit about it. starting with the title... AmyOpenDoor: well, i came up with the title for the album when terry and i had only been writing it for about 2 months. AmyOpenDoor: I guess we were both a little blown away by the power we had as a team, and this new sound that started coming out. I thought it made a lot of sense, because i felt like we had the freedom to do whatever we wanted as writers AmyOpenDoor: I'm older now and I'm not afraid to say as much :) AmyOpenDoor: and also the music itself - i didn't feel bound by a structure or formula. and no one was saying no to my ideas. AmyOpenDoor: the door was open for us to experiment and GET CRAZY! AOLMusicTye: hence, 'The Open Door....' AOLMusicTye: so you feel like the door had been more closed previously then? AmyOpenDoor: i was trapped in a lot of ways... AmyOpenDoor: I'm realizing more and more that a lot of my doors were closed because i was too afraid or insecure to open them. AmyOpenDoor: ...but its beautiful outside. :) AOLMusicTye: hehe. that's great. AOLMusicTye: you really took your time putting the new cd together AmyOpenDoor: yeah. I'm a perfectionist. especially now that I'm really the leader of the whole thing, i couldn't put out something that i didn't think was awesome! AOLMusicTye: how long was the writing and recording process overall? AmyOpenDoor: i think with writing and recording, this was about a 2 year thing. AOLMusicTye: so much has happened between now and when 'Fallen' first came out AOLMusicTye: what was the biggest hurdle you felt like you had to jump over to get here? AmyOpenDoor: hmmm.... well, a lot has changed in the band. I guess I've realized how hard it is to keep a band together. It's like a 5-way marriage. AmyOpenDoor: I think the scariest, most stressful thing was Terry's stroke. AOLMusicTye: yeah, i can't imagine how scary that must have been AmyOpenDoor: It was a real eye-opener. I think we both appreciate our lives and the time we have here a lot more. AOLMusicTye: he's ok now, right? AmyOpenDoor: yeah, he's had to work really REALLY hard with physical therapy to get back to rock star shape, but he's doing great. AmyOpenDoor: He's going with me to Miami this weekend for some Latin American press. :) should be interesting. AOLMusicTye: it's crazy how much drama there's been in the band over the last few years. It must have felt like a daytime soap for a while AmyOpenDoor: haha. my life is that way. There's always something! Otherwise what would i write about? AOLMusicTye: hehe. excellent point AmyOpenDoor: Nah, I'm starting to feel a bit more in control of things. AOLMusicTye: and i'm sure working on the album was very therapeutic in that sense AmyOpenDoor: sweet! boys2men is on. AOLMusicTye: haha. what song? AmyOpenDoor: down on bended knee. haha! AOLMusicTye: hehehe. the classic AOLMusicTye: wait a minute... AOLMusicTye: don't tell me you're a B2M fan? AmyOpenDoor: i just miss the nineties. AOLMusicTye: flower print and '90s R&B? AOLMusicTye: who are you and what have you done with Amy Lee?!??! AOLMusicTye: :) AmyOpenDoor: I'm just keeping it real, ok? AmyOpenDoor: actually i have no excuse for the floral. It's just my disguise. AOLMusicTye: but this begs the question -- how different are you from the image your fans have of you? AOLMusicTye: it's obviously not all black candles and Dead Can Dance AmyOpenDoor: i think my serious fans get me pretty well. AmyOpenDoor: evanescence is my outlet for a lot of heavy feelings AmyOpenDoor: I'm a silly Adult Swim fan with big stupid furry boots on the side. i love to make people laugh. AOLMusicTye: what's your fave Adult Swim show? AmyOpenDoor: oh... there are so many. I love sealab, the brak show, aqua teens ... what am i forgetting? AmyOpenDoor: harvey birdman... AOLMusicTye: harvey bridman is hilarious AOLMusicTye: boondocks AmyOpenDoor: eh, boondocks isn't my favorite. AOLMusicTye: you know, they just started showing Pee Wee's Playhouse! AmyOpenDoor: oh i know!!!!! so happy about that! AmyOpenDoor: it made me pull out Pee Wee's Big Adventure the other day! such a great movie. AOLMusicTye: it's so twisted. everything went over my head when i was younger AmyOpenDoor: haha. i always liked the weird creepy stuff mixed into kids movies. remember The Dark Crystal? AOLMusicTye: of course!! AmyOpenDoor: i still have a dark crystal lunchbox. AOLMusicTye: heheh. that's so rad AOLMusicTye: creepy little muppets, weren't they? AmyOpenDoor: yes. sucking out the sweet little good characters 'essence??' scary! AmyOpenDoor: it scarred me for life. AOLMusicTye: hehe. so NOW we're getting to the source AOLMusicTye: scary muppets and pee wee herman :) AOLMusicTye: so, you said you're on vacation now... outside of working on the album, what have you done with the time off? AmyOpenDoor: well, I've really been working hard. Interviews, photo shoots, the video shoot -- all that stuff really started cramming my schedule about a month ago. AmyOpenDoor: I'm here for 3 days with the fam and then off to miami tomorrow for more interviews. AmyOpenDoor: It feels good to be back though -- especially since the new album is so much more of my writing, and just more "me" in general. I'm really excited to see how people react. AOLMusicTye: are there any big changes in your songs now that fans will pick up on? AmyOpenDoor: i hope so. AmyOpenDoor: There's a lot more soul to this album... i don't know how to describe it, other than when i listen to it, i can hear that i love my band even more than i did when i was recording Fallen. AmyOpenDoor: I think that even in the scary sad songs i sound like I'm having fun with it. The music is harder to perform, and a bigger challenge is always more fun. AOLMusicTye: so inquiring minds want to know... when's the last time you talked to Ben Moody? AmyOpenDoor: i saw him when we won the grammys. AmyOpenDoor: we said a quick congratulations and went our separate ways AOLMusicTye: when was the moment you knew that the band was gonna be alright without him? AmyOpenDoor: I knew as soon as i was told he was flying home in the middle of the night in Europe. AmyOpenDoor: I just knew there was a lot of work to be done, and i wanted it bad enough to power through. we all did. AmyOpenDoor: Honestly, it was a relief. I'd come to the realization weeks before that the band couldn't survive without some serious change. AOLMusicTye: if anything, the band sounds even stronger on the new stuff. AOLMusicTye: especially your vocals. you sound AMAZING AmyOpenDoor: thank you :) AOLMusicTye: is it true you've had no vocal training at all?? AmyOpenDoor: well, i started being in (and obsessed with) the school choir when i was about 13, so i know that helped. I even did the all-region and all-state tryouts every year, and that's a lot of extra training... AmyOpenDoor: i don't know, I've just always sung and played piano a lot because i wanted to. and practice makes you better. AOLMusicTye: heh. and it shows. AmyOpenDoor: well thank you. i love my job. AOLMusicTye: do you have any pre-show or recoding rituals that keep your chords in shape? AmyOpenDoor: i warm up for about 20 minutes before we go on -- just silly choir warm ups work great. AmyOpenDoor: then I listen to loud music and jump around for a minute to get excited. :) i guess you saw some of that on the dvd... AmyOpenDoor: too bad you couldn’t hear the music we were actually listening to. pantera. AOLMusicTye: NICE! AOLMusicTye: if F**king Hostile doesn't get the blood pumping, nothing will... AmyOpenDoor: its hilarious. I'm doing cartwheels and sweating to the oldies but we're listening to metal. righteous! AOLMusicTye: so, just a few more things before we finish up.... AOLMusicTye: it's known you design a lot of your own clothes. AOLMusicTye: any thoughts about putting out your own line someday? AmyOpenDoor: i don't know. music is a much bigger passion for me. I love weird, fun fashion though. AmyOpenDoor:The band has become such a full time thing, i don't know how i would have time, unless it was a lot later down the line. I think it would be fun, but i don't know. AOLMusicTye: fair enough... AOLMusicTye: what's the most extravagant thing you've bought recently? AmyOpenDoor: Well, i guess the most expensive thing would be my new apartment in NY. manhattan living is WICKED pricey. AOLMusicTye: hehe. seriously. AOLMusicTye: how tricked out is your place? AOLMusicTye: is it Cribs worthy? AmyOpenDoor: its SO cool. the decorating is just starting though. It used to be a church, so it's all gothic inside. AmyOpenDoor: when you walk down the hall to my door there's stained glass on the ceilings and stuff. its rad. AmyOpenDoor: and yeah -- Cribs wants to do it as soon as i get finished with it. AmyOpenDoor: won't be till the next season. AOLMusicTye: awesome. we'll stay tuned. AOLMusicTye: ok, what's the best thing about being a goth sex symbol? AmyOpenDoor: what?? ;) AOLMusicTye: hehehe. you tell me! AOLMusicTye: you must get a million love letters a day. AmyOpenDoor: well, for a year i got free baja fresh after going to some awards show so, i think that's been the best perk. AOLMusicTye: what's the best thing a fan has ever given you AmyOpenDoor: i went to italy and the fanclub pooled their money and bought me a corset and terry a GUITAR! AmyOpenDoor: i wore the corset on stage that night. john played the guitar for a song or two. it was awesome! AOLMusicTye: wow. that's amazing. AOLMusicTye: where do you keep your Grammys? AmyOpenDoor: in my studio, one on top of each speaker. for luck! :) AOLMusicTye: hehe. perfect. AOLMusicTye: so, the record comes out oct. 3. AmyOpenDoor: yes... AOLMusicTye: what's do you have lined up after that? AOLMusicTye: hitting the road right away? AmyOpenDoor: Well, we start touring right on top of the release. I think our first show is on October third, actually. so we gotta start hitting the whole world! AmyOpenDoor: I'm ready to get back out there. i miss playing live. and we've got so much more to play now! AOLMusicTye: great. can't wait to see you onstage again AOLMusicTye: ok, i'll let you get back to mom and dad now AmyOpenDoor: thanks. my 50 spf awaits... AOLMusicTye: but it was great talking to you! AmyOpenDoor: thank you for the interview. it was so nice. AOLMusicTye: take care AmyOpenDoor: you too!!! AOLMusicTye's Manhattan apartment will never be on 'Cribs.'