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Josh Hartzler
Josh Hartzler and Amy Lee
Date of Birth November 4, 1977
Occupation(s) Therapist, songwriter

Josh Hartzler is Amy Lee's husband. He was born in 1977. His occupation is a therapist.[1] He was an inspiration for Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life", "Taking Over Me" and "Good Enough".[2][3]

In 2008, he gave Amy a harp as a gift,[4] which she has played on solo and Evanescence songs.

In 2010, he suggested Amy to release "Together Again", a The Open Door outtake, to help raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.[5] She teamed up with United Nations Foundation to do so.[6]

In 2020, he took the album cover photo of Evanescence's fifth studio album, The Bitter Truth, based on Amy's sketch.

Marriage[]

Josh and Amy were engaged on January 8, 2007. Amy announced her engagement the next day when she was at a taping of the Canadian show MuchMusic.[7][8] They got married on May 6, 2007 in Amy's family home in Little Rock, Arkansas, and honeymooned near The Bahamas.[7]

Lee announced via social media on January 18, 2014 that she was pregnant. The couple's child, Jack Lion Hartzler, was born on July 24, 2014.[9][10] The three of them lived in New York from 2006 until 2019. They currently live in Nashville, TN.[11]

Song credits[]

Josh is credited for co-writing the lyrics for David Hodges' solo career on the album "Musical Demonstrations Pt.1". The related songs are Crowd of Me (with Hodges and Stuart Upchurch), Fly, and Thursday (these two last only with Hodges). He also has co-writing credits on Daughtry's last single off their 2006 "Daughtry" album, What About Now, as well as Ben Moody and David Hodges.

He also is credited for co-writing two songs on Amy Lee's children's album, Dream Too Much, released in 2016. Those songs are "The End of the Book" and "If You're a Star."[12]

References[]

  1. Roberts, Michael (November 21, 2007). "Q&A With Evanescence's Amy Lee". Westworld.
  2. Eells, Josh (October 2006). "Amy Lee: Back in Black". Blender.
  3. Garner, George (November 15, 2023). "Evanescence: “I’m so grateful for Fallen. It is something bigger than me”". Kerrang!.
  4. "Evanescence are in a happier place ahead of Dubai concert". The National. 2012.
  5. EvClub - The World Of Evanescence | Fans Club Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 8, 2010.
  6. Lee, Amy (January 22, 2010). "Today @Evanescence is releasing a new song, Together Again...". Twitter.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Rubin, Courtney (May 10, 2007). "Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Gets Married". People.com
  8. Lee, Amy (January 9, 2007). "Amy's Engaged!: *clink clink* *ahem...*". EvThreads.
  9. Duncan, Gabi (July 28, 2014). "Evanescence's Amy Lee Welcomes Baby Boy—See the Precious Pic!"E!
  10. "Gone Girl". Kerrang! (1534): 25. September 13, 2014.
  11. Eloise, Marianne (September 30, 2020). "Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “What we’re up against now is something that involves everyone”". The Forty-Five.
  12. Dream Too Much (liner notes), 2016.
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