Jen Majura, known for her work with Evanescence, Knorkator, Equilibrium, and others, has officially announced her decision to step back from the music industry.
In a statement shared on June 10th, the 41-year-old guitarist cited growing disillusionment with the music industry, societal changes, and AI-related developments as key reasons behind her departure. While she left the door open to potentially creating music again in the future, her message made it clear that—for now—she’s stepping away for her own well-being.
“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!”
Majura’s most high-profile stint came during her tenure with Evanescence from 2015 to 2022, where she contributed to both Synthesis and The Bitter Truth.
Whether or not she returns to music in the future, her impact—especially among fans of modern symphonic and alternative metal—remains undeniable.
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