EVAN Talks Going Solo, New EP ‘DEATH OF ME,’ & Breaks Down The Tracks | Billboard News Special

EVAN sits down with Billboard to talk about going solo—from going from HEESEUNG to EVAN to creating his debut-era music with his new EP ‘DEATH OF ME’.He breaks down key tracks like “Not Enough,” “Ride or Die,” and “Going Home,” plus what fans can expect next. In this Billboard News Special, EVAN discusses: building his album, rehearsal mindset, the message he wants to send to his fans, Evers and what’s in store for them in the future.

Crowd: 

Evan, Evan, Evan, Evan, Evan!

Evan: 

How you guys feeling tonight? 

Fan: 

Woo!

Evan: 

Yeah.

Tetris Kelly: 

Hey. What up Evan, man? Long time no see.

Evan: 

How you doing?

Tetris Kelly: 

I’m doing good. I’m loving the jacket.

Evan: 

Oh, thank you.

Tetris Kelly: 

Yeah, you look great. You look great.

Evan Burke: 

I like your jacket.

Tetris Kelly: 

See, I’m trying to be like you when I grow up.

Evan: 

Whoa. [Laughs]

Tetris Kelly: 

[Laughs] Man, can you believe how long we’ve known each other? It was, like, four years ago we were here at the Grammy Museum.

Evan: 

Four years, right?

Tetris Kelly 

And now we’re back.

Evan: 

It’s been a while. It’s been a while. I’m so glad to be here finally.

Tetris Kelly: 

Oh, yeah.

Evan: 

Yeah.

Tetris Kelly: 

Well, we gotta catch up. Let’s go sit down.

Evan: 

Let’s go.

Tetris Kelly: 

Let’s do it.

Evan: 

Yeah, yeah.

Tetris Kelly: 

We’re right here in the middle of downtown L.A. Like, welcome back to LA, brother. Yeah. You’ve been really busy, so how are you feeling?

Evan: 

[Laughs] It’s been awhile in LA, so I’m so glad to be here finally. I feel like recently, I’m busy. It’s a life.

Tetris Kelly: 

It’s a cool life, I’ll tell you that.

Evan: 

It’s a life. [Laughs]

Tetris Kelly: 

And I mean, let’s start with, like, when you landed on being solo. How did you land with Evan?

Evan: 

I decided to name myself Evan a long, long while ago when I was young. My friends … they are talking to me like, “Evan, Evan, Evan, Evan,” so that’s why I’m called Evan.