Ryan Adams
Birthday: 5 November 1974, Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA
Birth Name: David Ryan Adams
Height: 173 cm
Ryan Adams was born on November 5, 1974 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA as David Ryan Adams. He was previously married to Mandy Moore.
On 'Heartbreaker,' I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did Show more
On 'Heartbreaker,' I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs. With 'Gold,' I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic. Hide
There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or e Show more
There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or even think about the fantasy of rock & roll, it's a vulnerable place to be in, it's a huge thing to do. Hide
Collaboration has become really integral to my process. I play music so that I can spend time with m Show more
Collaboration has become really integral to my process. I play music so that I can spend time with my friends and communicate in that way. I experience so much joy in that process, because, you know, it's those times of getting together and playing music and all that comes with it that are the best for me. Hide
When I start working on a batch of tunes - like roughly 10 solid tunes - I always know there'll be a Show more
When I start working on a batch of tunes - like roughly 10 solid tunes - I always know there'll be another 10 to follow, because for every song I invest a lot of time in, there's another song waiting behind it. Hide
I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine.
I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine.
Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them a Show more
Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the universe to enter your heart in an entirely different way to what it normally does. It's like inviting that energy of the universe to enter into your craft in a way where it has a meaning. Hide
Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while.
Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while.
When I'm in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I'm in a movie.
When I'm in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I'm in a movie.
My intentions have been, and are always, to just really get behind what my ideas are musically and t Show more
My intentions have been, and are always, to just really get behind what my ideas are musically and to just ride this thing out, cause it feels good, and I think for the most part it's good music. Even when it's not, I'd like to still search for something that could be even like a little bit mind-blowing or shocking to me. Hide
I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people Show more
I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to their craft, because the world around them inspires them to be lazy. It inspires them to be negative. It inspires them to be snarky. Hide
You could eat sushi off my bookshelf. My cleaning regime is like a battleground. I'm Genghis Khan an Show more
You could eat sushi off my bookshelf. My cleaning regime is like a battleground. I'm Genghis Khan and my cleaning products are my Mongolian army and I take no prisoners. The rest of my life is an experiment in chaos so I like to keep my flat neat. Hide
I feel like I'd I write a song to make a million dollars then I've misused music. Spiritually, that Show more
I feel like I'd I write a song to make a million dollars then I've misused music. Spiritually, that song is corrupt. Everything you say in that song is a lie. It should be called 'I Want a Million Dollars'. That's the honest title. Hide
Music is my thing. It's my thing; it's what I love. It's what I do. It's football to me; it's Christ Show more
Music is my thing. It's my thing; it's what I love. It's what I do. It's football to me; it's Christmas to me; religion to me; poetry to me. Hide
To make a song is a gift, and once it's done it keeps evolving and changing and becomes a tool to in Show more
To make a song is a gift, and once it's done it keeps evolving and changing and becomes a tool to interact with other people. It's like a conversation. Hide
There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go Show more
There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go forward there. It's a series of doors that kind of wind back into one another, like a series of doors in the upper floor of a house. You revisit the same lessons over and over again, or you choose to ignore them. Hide
I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same t Show more
I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same time. Hide
I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look Show more
I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.' Hide
Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it.
Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it.
[on writing songs] It's recreation, it's craft, it's ritual. When I turn that faucet on, the water c Show more
[on writing songs] It's recreation, it's craft, it's ritual. When I turn that faucet on, the water comes out. It's like the flow of life. Hide
I think it would be wrong to consider 'Ashes and Fire' a love album. The record is obsessed with tim Show more
I think it would be wrong to consider 'Ashes and Fire' a love album. The record is obsessed with time. I believe that there is a kinder view of the self on this record. Hide
I've gotten to a place where I still love to play and sing, but I don't have any ego agenda left, ou Show more
I've gotten to a place where I still love to play and sing, but I don't have any ego agenda left, outside of just wanting to stay in a creative place and play music. I much prefer to sing for somebody else, and to somebody else. Hide
I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in Show more
I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in love with so many things that I tried too hard. I tried really, really hard. And I made a lot of mistakes. I was afraid of a lot of stuff. And I kind of feel bad for that person I was. Hide
There definitely isn't a structure anymore to how I get ideas. A lot of times I'll just write down a Show more
There definitely isn't a structure anymore to how I get ideas. A lot of times I'll just write down a phrase, or I'll have an idea that's attached to just a few chords. Other times, it's work. Hide
Conflict and resolution, picking at old wounds, that's my job. That's the real thing.
Conflict and resolution, picking at old wounds, that's my job. That's the real thing.
Part of the joy of music is listening to lots of different kinds of music and learning from it. Spec Show more
Part of the joy of music is listening to lots of different kinds of music and learning from it. Specifically for me, I like writing songs that move me, and what moves me are beautiful songs on the piano or the guitar and really, really heavy music. Hide
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