For me, what I learned is that I went for a long time without making music when I was married, and I… — Ryan Adams Focus Copy Share Image
I don't think, that all my stuff could've been records. Some, maybe. The ones that I really wanted to be records, those… — Ryan Adams Boxes Copy Share Image
It's really very easy for me to be in The Cardinals, because I bring my voice, my guitar, and my songs to… — Ryan Adams Cardinals Copy Share Image
While you can fill every heart as your own full of laughter loud as gold and passion quick as silver. — Ryan Adams Gold Copy Share Image
Man, I loved The Smiths so much. I thought they looked awesome, and Morrissey had hearing aids like my Papaw. — Ryan Adams Aids Copy Share Image
I no longer know the author of this book, for simply stopping long enough and writing it down was where I changed… — Ryan Adams Book Copy Share Image
I'm hyper-focused on loss. But I know it's just the impermanence of being here. — Ryan Adams Being Copy Share Image
There are times when I want to be plainspoken about my feelings in a song. But there are other times when it's… — Ryan Adams Bunch Copy Share Image
I was a nervous young man. I wanted to do so many things. And I was so enthusiastic and earnestly in love… — Ryan Adams Anxiety Copy Share Image
I like things that reach a little further and are a little more abstract, but I don't think that's what I do… — Ryan Adams Abstract Copy Share Image
There definitely isn't a structure anymore to how I get ideas. A lot of times I'll just write down a phrase, or… — Ryan Adams Chords 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 Human beings Copy Share Image
I'm sort of planting Post-It notes all over my psyche. Do not skateboard wasted. Do not buy $10,000 rugs. Be careful what… — Ryan Adams Be careful Copy Share Image
I want to make sure I'm with a girl that's a good kisser, and that when I wake up, I have coffee… — Ryan Adams Cigarette Copy Share Image
I've gotten to a place where I still love to play and sing, but I don't have any ego agenda left, outside… — Ryan Adams Agendas Copy Share Image
I see this beautiful and tragic world, and I do my best to describe it, because it's been crushing to me since… — Ryan Adams Beautiful Copy Share Image
I can sort of will that stuff to happen to me if I put myself in the right headspace. Then I can… — Ryan Adams Happens Copy Share Image
The process of making music is more interesting to me than the end result. If I was a cook, I'd be more… — Ryan Adams Cooking Copy Share Image
I think that music, or at least the kind of music that I make, benefits greatly from improvisation. — Ryan Adams Benefits 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 Cassette tapes Copy Share Image
