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day I’m all-in on technology. If streaming is the nects them to us.” you choose to listen to of course. While Adelitas
thing for the next ten years and then something The way someone feels emotionally can Way’s songs have different feelings and emo-
else comes along, I’ll flow right into the next change dramatically, depending on what is tions, overall, the message they want to put
thing that comes along. But I know one thing, I being exposed to them. On drummer Tre’s In- across is one that is motivational and uplifting.
know streaming is good for music, it’s good for stagram page we came across a quote he had “I’ve noticed the pattern of, when you’re
music discovery and it’s good for bands if you posted which read ‘Turn off the news and love down, if you’re listening to music that brings
have fans.” your neighbour’, adding the caption ‘The news you down you go deeper and deeper into the
is just another source to spread hate & fear. hole. It’s when you start separating yourself
hen heading into the studio the aim is Don't let it hypnotize you. For the people that from that, that you get out of the hole,” notes
Wnot just to make the best rock record, think they need it, I haven't owned or watched Rick. “I do think that me being as down as I
it’s to make the best music record. There is cer- cable in 10 years and I'm doing fine.’ was, and us being down low, it helped put more
tainly evidence of this on Adelitas Way’s latest “I agree with focus on the message we
EP - ‘Live Love Life’. This release showcases him,” Rick states. wanted to spread to people
some of the band’s best and most diverse work “We all have the feeling that way. I never want
to date. “I never go into the studio thinking that same beliefs, we CELEBRATING ________________________ to be part of having people
we’re just a rock band,” Rick says. “We make are very close, we fall deeper into a depression.
records to be bigger than that; we want to be know how each I want to help heal people. I
great artists. I’m not just going to limit myself to other think.” Rick Black Velvet #100 believe my energy is here to
a category of a bunch of bands that play guitars signals to Tre, who help heal people through
and sing...I want to go after Post Malone, I want has been sat qui- _________________________________ 25 YEARS performances and through
to go after anybody that’s doing it the best way. etly in the dressing songs, even love songs, you
It’s good to push yourself and go after those room with us, “Do “Congratulations to know you want to have a
grade A artists that have talent because we be- you want to take Black Velvet, here’s to positive outlook on them. I
lieve we are right there with them. I want to see this?” think some of our best love
if their message is better than the one we have We turn to Tre 100 more! Thank you for songs are ‘Alive’ and ‘Last
to spread; if the way that they’re doing it is bet- to discuss the post your passion and love for Stand’, it’s like songs about
ter than what we can do.” and whether he music.” - Rick DeJesus forgiveness and working
The ‘Live Love Life’ EP features the singles thinks that the rea- things out. I want the mes-
‘Still Hungry’ and ‘Drifting’; while musically the son news broad- sage in the platform that we
two are poles apart, ‘Still Hungry’ is fiery and casters choose to have to be utilised the right
dynamic while ‘Drifting’ is a reflective number s e n s a t i o n a l i s e way. I’m not a pissed off 23-
about finding out who you are and believing in emotionally relevant material such as crime year-old anymore, I mean, you still might get
yourself. Both songs are empowering for the and war, etc, is because we can now get ac- some pissed off songs from me because me
listener, aiming to give a boost of confidence cess to the news 24/7 and it is constantly com- and Trevor, really the whole band, we’re still
and serve as a reminder that you can achieve peting with entertainment shows for their very passionate about things. I don’t want to
anything. audience. “No...I mean, I think that’s a part of it start coming out making political records or
but I think mostly it’s the powers that be like to anything like that, but there are still things that
t’s evident that Adelitas Way love making hold the power,” Tre responds. “There are a lot really fuel you when you wake up and you can
Imusic, for their fans as well as for them- of people out there that are searching for the get some of those songs where we’re coming
selves. It is something that Rick describes as actual truth and now we can get that whenever out and we’re lighting the fire again. For the
being spiritual to him. We ask him about the we want on social media, documentaries or most part, I really want to use the platform that
lyrics in ‘Drifting’, where he sings ‘maybe I sold certain platforms. I think a lot of the people that we have to make people feel good. I want to
my soul for a song…’ Rick explains that it’s not want to keep the power just don’t like having make feelgood music, inspirational music, en-
meant to be a ‘sell-out’ line. “Songs come to competition, so they obviously control certain ergetic music. I want people to feel good, I want
me, the lyrics come to me; it’s almost crazy for types of media and they just push it harder and them to feel in love, I want them to feel like they
me to lay in bed and think about how some of harder and harder. You can look up certain should travel, I want them to feel…I want them
them come and I wonder why that is. I wonder, news channels numbers and there are docu- to listen to us blasting as they drive the car with
maybe I sold my soul for a song, like, this mentaries or podcasts that are telling the truth, the windows open and they’re feeling great. I
lifestyle is everything that people say it is; it’s that do way more numbers than an actual news want them to be in the gym going for another
travelling, it’s fun, probably too much fun! But, channel. So, I think it’s just fear of losing power rep listening to us and we’re getting them
it’s my life and I guess it’s a bit of a dangerous and being able to control what they tell people through it; I want them to be listening to ‘Alive’
life, you know, so you sell your soul. The songs all these years; their agenda is not going the or ‘Last Stand’ and fall more in love. I want the
come to me in such a natural way that some- way they want to, like you said, they have to music to serve a purpose.”
times I sit back and I wonder why, I mean, why compete so they just push it more and more Adelitas Way feel lucky to be able to do
me? Sometimes I’ll sing a line and a melody and more.” what they do and follow their dreams. Luck isn’t
like ‘Criticize’ for instance, those lyrics that Studies have proven that watching or read- the reason the band is still here making music
came out are the first lyrics I ever mumbled for ing constant negative news does have an effect though, no, that’s thanks to tireless determina-
the chorus of that song, it never changed once. on your mood and behaviour - it not only makes tion and the sheer will to succeed.
Same thing with some of our new music; we you feel sad and more anxious but it leads you “Oh, the best is yet to come,” Rick smiles
have new tracks coming out where we’re listen- to overemphasise any of your own worries so proudly, “I’ve been playing with these guys for
ing to the second that I wrote it, the lyrics never you feel as though they are worse than they ac- so long now, we know behind closed doors
change and the melodies never change. So tually are. what we’re planning and what’s coming. We
sometimes I wonder why. It has to be a bigger Do they think that there should be restric- know that we are going to accomplish our goal
meaning, it has to be a bigger picture; it has to tions on how news sources deliver content, to and our goal is to set a story that people look
be for not just myself, it has to be for people, clamp down on those that constantly promote to for inspiration. People are going to be like,
for someone that needs that, right?” negativity? “Yeah, although I think that kind of ‘Damn, it took that band fifteen years but here
Rick reveals that he never switches off, it’s entertainment or whatever is just going to play they are, one of the titans of rock’. It’s coming!”
a constant thing for him and he admits it’s al- out its natural cycle,” says Tre optimistically. Adelitas Way have a message to spread
most an obsession. “I like it though, I’m built for “Eventually the people that are trying to spread and are hell-bent on getting it heard. With a
it. It doesn’t drive me mad, it drives me!” he bad agendas or lies to the public are just going new album set to be released this year and talk
smiles. “At the end of the day, these messages to go away, because the people that have about returning to the UK for headline shows,
aren’t just me writing words down on a paper hearts and want to love and be happy with each the future for the band really does looks better
and slapping them on it,” he says earnestly, “it’s other are going to overtake everybody and than ever.
like they come to me; I just complete the works those guys are going to end up disappearing.” Visit www.adelitaswaymusic.com for more
that are given to me, almost. These lyrics flow info.
through me, they are very real, I know the mes- hile not all TV is bad, it doesn’t quite
sages aren’t for nothing so I take time on it, I Whave the same ability as music to trig- Words by Penny & Sam Gower
work hard on it. I give every second that I have ger a vast range of emotions. It’s true to say
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to it and in the end, hopefully that song that listening to music can boost your mood and
changes the way someone feels and really con- reduce anxiety, depending on the type of song
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