Former Evanescence guitarist Jen Majura has announced that she’s stepping away from the music industry, citing “AI related developments and change in society” among her reasons.
Majura joined Evanescence’s touring lineup in 2015 before being named a permanent member in 2017. However, she was let go from the band in 2022, with bassist Tim McCord switching over to guitar, and Sick Puppies’ Emma Anzai joining the group as its new bassist.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Majura detailed her reasons for quitting the music industry, while also mentioning she was releasing some unearthed material as a parting gift to her fans. Her open letter reads as follows:
“Dear friends
I‘m gonna make this as brief as I can:
After careful consideration, observing what‘s going on in the music industry, AI related developments and change in society I‘ve come to the conclusion to step away.
Some of you have heard me talk about this quite a while ago. Instead of wasting another year of my life constantly hoping for new energy, drive and creativity, I‘ve reached a point in my life where I can confidentially lean back in peace. While time allowed me, I was able to collect an amazing amount of beautiful experiences, tours, shows, travels and moments! I am grateful for every bit of that, but the world has changed. I can confidently make up my mind to stop.
I am not saying that I will never create any music again, whether recorded or live — but for now I feel there are healthier and better things to fill my life with good vibes and not deal with the overwhelming amount of ridiculousness that comes with the music industry now days. I just can’t identify with today‘s attitude and values anymore.
I wholeheartedly want to wish all the ambitious and remaining creators, young and old, all the best. With time, the meaning will become clearer.
To you, the fans, I wanna give you a giant virtual hug and say THANK YOU for all your support, love and faith throughout these years of me being an active touring musician, I am grateful.
As a final musical endeavor I wanna share 4 tracks with you. Songs that were written over a decade ago together with the great guitarist Dennis Hormes. I found these old demo recordings while cleaning out stuff from my computer and thought they are too good to not be shared. So if you made it this far and read the whole post, I assume you actually ARE someone that truly cares and these 4 singles are for you!
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Majura did not specify what her non-music endeavors would be, but did leave the door open for a return to music. At this time, it is unclear where the four unearthed songs she mentioned have been posted.
During her time with Evanescence, Majura appeared on the albums Synthesis and The Bitter Truth. Prior to joining the Amy Lee-led outfit, she was a member of the bands Knorkator and Equilibrium, and after her exit, she released an album in 2023 with the band Mangini.
See Jen Majura’s Instagram post below.
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