Ex-Evanescence Guitarist Jen Majura is Leaving the Music Industry
Three years after she was ousted from Evanescense, guitarist Jen Majura has shared a pretty lengthy and heartfelt message on her Instagram about how she is leaving the music industry for good. Though she had been working on her solo content since 2022, extenuating circumstances . But from today, Majura has officially shared that she’s ready to call it quits.
Her full statement, which she posted on Instagram, reads:
“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 nowadays. 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 was a member of Evanescence from 2017–2022, though she’d initially began playing with the band back in 2015 as a touring musician. She was featured on both 2017’s Synthesis and 2021’s The Bitter Truth.
It’s unclear as to what’s next for Majura, but we send all of our support. It can’t be easy to make this kind of decision, especially with the career she’s built. And although her awesome guitar skills will be gone, her work will forever be valued.
