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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. (Ryan Adams)

Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while.

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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.

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I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same time.

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Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it.

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Put your troubles behind you and go on to bed.

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Can I still smoke my cigarettes and have my coffee.

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Trying to find a peaceful song.

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And I do this all in time to the music.

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And I'm tired of living here in this hotel,Snow and the rain falling through the sheets.In fact, I'm tired of 23rd Street.Strung out like some Christmas lightsOut there in the Chelsea night.

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If I could tell you something, I would tell you it all. (Ryan Adams)

When you get the time Sit down and write me a letter When you're feeling better Drop me a lineI wanna know how it all works out I had a feeling we were fading out I didn't know that people faded out That people faded out so fast I wanna show you all the things I got inside But you know those parts of me died Just like us they faded out They faded out so fast When there was love enough left to fix it But there it is.

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So, I am in the twilight of my youth.

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Walking through a star field covered in lights.

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All the sweetest winds they blow across the south.

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Daylight comes and exposes.

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Sleep now and your angels will come, dear.

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Well we can't be strong.

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The night plays games.

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See her smiling at him? That used to be me, and I could find her in a thunderstorm just by the way that the rain would fall.

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Well, the night makes moves. (Ryan Adams)

The mirrors in the room go black and blue.

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Well, everybody wants to go forever.

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And the pain in the morning comes as easy as it goes.

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These things inside me, they repeat like broken recordsSpinning pretty things behind my eyesAnd when I can't look at youI can paint your picture perfectly in my mindAnd when I get oldI'm gonna miss you all the time.

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Oh, my God, I miss those things.

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So close your eyes.

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As a man I ain't never been much for sunny days. I'm as calm as a fruit stand in New York and maybe as strange. But when the color goes out of my eyes, it's usually the change. But damn, Sam, I love a woman that rains.

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All the cars are lined up on a Saturday night.

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She's got the brown eyes, yeah, and they're pretty as hell, And they'll burn through your shirt if you're holding her still. She's got a lighter, and a lit cigarette, And if you're making her smile, that's just as high as you can get.

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I feel just like a mapWithout a single place to go of interestAnd I'm further north than southIf I could shut my mouthShe'd probably like this. (Ryan Adams)

Dancin' where the stars go blue.

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Note to self: don't change for anyone.

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Let's take a ride to the easy plateau.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. (Ryan Adams)

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.'

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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.

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When I'm in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I'm in a movie.

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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.

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I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine.

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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, I mean, it's a really vulnerable place to be in. It's a huge thing to do.

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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.

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What happens is, people get a little taste of fame, and they get used to having things go that way, and the ego really kicks in. They'll do whatever it takes to stay there. They get addicted, and they make decisions that don't have anything to do with music. You get big like that, and people will maybe come and see you once. It never lasts. It's not real. I'll tell you this - it's fucking real behind a guitar.

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: November 5, 1974
Quotes count: 74
Wikipedia: Ryan Adams

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