In 2011, Lee explained that one of the reasons behind Evanescence's lengthy time after the conclusion of "The Open Door Tour" was because she was feeling overwhelmed by everything about the industry that consumed Evanescence. She "just needed to get away from it" and "wanted to be a normal person for a minute" because her "entire adult life [...] was all about [Evanescence]".
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