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“Everything. Life is the greatest inspiration. My life and the lives of ordinary people around the world, I marvel at the way human beings can suffer through the most tragic circumstances and still believe that something out there loves them. I’ve seen children in Latin America in the most horrific conditions laugh and play as if they were in a Mansion in Beverly Hills. That is what inspires me, the truth of who we really are; love”, says Adriana Evans.

This San Fransiscan songbird had a mother who sang jazz with legends like Count Basie, to name a few

Adriana Evans has an interesting and admirable independent music career. “As a child, music was my life. My mother was a jazz singer and I always remember music in our home. The sounds of jazz, soul, salsa, and Brazilian permeate most of my childhood memories.”

El Camino is her new album, inspired by the musical genres of Brazilian, hip hop and soul. “I’m not the same person I was when that record came out. My music has grown with me; I mean it’s apart of me, so it is an expression of personal growth.”

During college, Adriana Evans met up with aspiring producer Dred Scott, she admits. “The whole collaboration thing is not really my vibe. You’re not really going to see me doing a guest appearance on a Busta Rhymes record. I love working with Dred Scott. We’ve created our own little sound that works for us. I figure if it ain’t broke why fix it!.”

They sign marketing ideas. To be an A&R person doesn’t mean you know about music. I mean the genius that decided to give Paris Hilton a record deal?

Adriana Evans speaks about her discography, “Actually, Nomadic came out before Kismet. It has more of a sixties blues/rock influence, a la Led Zeppelin and soul rock sounds like Rufus and Chaka Khan. It was a fun record artistically; I was completely free of industry politics.”

“The truth?,” she confides on the state of the industry, “I think it’s a mess. The majors have kind of killed music, as we know it. It’s all about marketing individuals as a product. They don’t really think about the music. They have stopped signing artists. They sign marketing ideas. To be an A&R person doesn’t mean you know about music. I mean the genius that decided to give Paris Hilton a record deal? Most records on majors don’t really sell. They waste a lot of time on meaningless products that just sit in the stores. The whole industry has been affected. Not only are established record labels like Arista, and MCA having to close their doors but also you have chain stores like Tower Records going out of business. You have independent artists who are outselling major recording artists. I believe that the independent music movement is the only bright spot in a dismal arena.”

Adriana Evans speaks about her most recent album release. “I just finished a record that will be released in Japan in the spring called El Camino. I’m really happy with it, it’s more of a proper soul album, no real rock influences like Nomadic. It’s pretty much a soul thing. It was really a lot of fun to make.”

And she then confesses what she does besides music, “I am an actress and a writer” Adriana Evans advises music industry hopefuls on what to expect, “This road is not for the faint of heart that’s for sure. But I can’t really complain because I have been very fortunate. To be able to do what I love for a living is a true blessing. I know so many people who are living their lives where they merely exist. Music has enabled me to truly experience the fullness of living.”

Adriana Evans says “I have traveled the world and seen so many things because of music. The experiences I have had around the world make up for the unpleasant nature of the business aspect”, that is something that we don’t all get to do every day! She relates her relationship with London, “I love London. My uncle actually lives there. I visited him there last year. Hopefully, I will do a few shows there sometime in the near future.”

Adriana Evans says, “I listen to a lot of Brazilian music. My iPod is filled with a Brazilian artist from the seventies and eighties, called Djavan. He is a genius; no one comes close to him. Stevie Wonder really admires him. I also love the way the Brazilian women singers use their voices, very simplistic and no ridiculous runs. They just sing the melody, and so sweetly at that. I don’t really listen to contemporary music. Quite frankly a lot of it is self-aware rubbish. It doesn’t sound like folks these days have much fun creating anymore. They are too concerned with being ‘deep’. For God’s sake, I wish they would just have a little fun and not take themselves so seriously. Also an incredible record that I have played to death is, Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis. An incredible artist from the seventies and he was so ahead of his time.”

Adriana Evans sprinkles us with some words of wisdom. “Be patient. Life is a marathon and sprinters don’t usually make it to the finish line. Enjoy the time when the sun is shinning on you and the time when the moon covers you in rest. You need both, and it is all about balance.”