Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while. — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Some people want to go forever, I just want to burn off hard and bright. — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I can sing the saddest song with a bunch of people, and the feeling of sharing that energy activates in a way… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Ultimately, however bad a situation is for people, especially if it's a condition of love or some internal dialogue, I think most… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
To make a song is a gift, and once it's done it keeps evolving and changing and becomes a tool to interact… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Rock records. It's the main source of inspiration for people - fans, or musicians, or both - to act out in ways… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm.… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I'm definitely in the market for being uncool. There was some funny stuff, like the thing about making sure I show people… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
The weirdest thing I've been fascinated with nowadays is the new contemporary country music, which to me sounds like very strange '70s… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
People call me and they want talk, they need to get something off their mind, I got all the time in the… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about. — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
That's why I played music; my social skills were limited. I think a lot of people that experience that pick up guitars,… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Ultimately, however bad a situation is for people, especially if it's a condition of love or some internal dialogue, I think most people would… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I am aware of the depths of heartache I'm experiencing but also how foolish it is to think that the things we have are… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Most of my songs are pretty sketchy. There's not a lot of bass sections. I don't write big bridges. Sometimes I'll try. But it's… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
A lot of my songs, they're like puzzle pieces, and there's just one way to put them together. You could, if you needed to,… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Sometimes an idea from six years ago will come to me out of the blue. And maybe I haven't even seen the lyrics I… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
The weirdest thing I've been fascinated with nowadays is the new contemporary country music, which to me sounds like very strange '70s pop, and… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
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… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
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… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I like to read comics, and I'll listen to records, and I like to play pinball. — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
I could fall asleep at 10:30 watching 'Hill Street Blues.' I might wake up at 1 A.M. and have a riff in my head. — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
