And that was something that I struggled with, like, early on. I was like, oh, like, should I change my name?

Like, but no, like, Irene Diaz, like, people need to see this name, the Diaz. Yeah. And it's important. It's

important for us to be, to hold to who we are and to be present in the music world, especially it's a male-dominated music world.

I think being a woman, being a person of color, like, and doing it.

A lot of people, you know, it's challenging. It's a challenging industry.

But I think at the end of the day, like, if you love it, you're going to keep doing it no matter what.

Yo, welcome to another episode of In A Minute with Evan Lovett, coming to you live from the I.M. Studios in the heart of L.A.

And here in the heart, we have the soul.

I am with Irene Diaz, singer, songwriter,

and truly one of my favorites with my wife, Irene.

This is not my wife.

This is a different Irene.

But her songs, her melodies, her, the soul that comes through is so touching, so resonant, so beautiful.

I had to have her on the show because this to me is the sound of L.A.

We're talking low riders, Sunday nights, just classic Art LaBeau for the modern era. Irene Diaz, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you so much for having me, Evan. This is exciting. It's such a pleasure. Thank you. Thank you.

She just released Untitled Love Song, which was watching the video yesterday, but more importantly

listen to the song in the, in the menagerie of Irene Diaz songs that we have on our mix.

Um, first thing I want to ask you, I have seen you described as being from East LA, being from

Boyle Heights, being from Highland Park, being from South Pasadena. So clear all that up and tell me where

you're really from and what, let's get into the origin story and then we'll get in the music. I would say Los Angeles. Okay. I feel like I identify with each of these these cities that you named. I grew up and you recently did a segment on Herman. My God, that's the most important, right.

And that's the one where I think you're really from, actually.

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