Biography
Adan Jodorowsky, also known as Adanowsky, was born in October 1979 in France and is both an actor and musician.
He is the son of Chilean Alejandro Jodorowsky and Mexican Valerie Jodorowsky, and the brother of Brontis Jodorowsky. He has acted in five films so far. In 1989, he received the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his role as the Young Fenix in Santa Sangre, one of his father's films.
Jodorowsky began playing piano at six years old. At seven, he met James Brown backstage at a concert—Brown was a friend of his brother—and learned to dance like him. His first guitar lessons came from George Harrison of The Beatles, a friend of his parents. Harrison told him he "was far," leaving Adan unsure if this meant spiritually enlightened or distant from being a skilled guitarist. At sixteen, he joined the punk band The Hellboys, then explored other music styles, meeting Yarol Poupad and Adrienne Pauly, which led him to start playing bass.
On October 30, 2006, he released his debut solo album, Étoile Éternelle, under the name "Adanowsky," along with his first single, "L'idole" ("The Idol"), which was also released in Spanish as "El Idolo." The song tells the story of a waiter craving attention and dreaming of fame.
According to his MySpace page, Adanowsky's musical influences include Elvis Presley, The Temptations, AC/DC, Frank Sinatra, The Strokes, among others. These diverse inspirations contribute to his eclectic and surreal sound, blending jazz with rock elements.
In 2010, he contributed to Alizée's new album by writing the song "La Candida." He has also composed works such as Teou (2001) and Echek (2000), the latter of which he also directed.
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