All Ryan Adams Quotes
- Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about. Bad
- Rock records. It's the main source of inspiration for people - fans, or musicians, or both - to act out in ways that they wouldn't… Act
- 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… Craft
- Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it. Construct
- I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine. Discuss
- Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while. Jerk
- 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… Christmas
- 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.… All
- 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… Been
- 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… Album
- 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… Afraid
- 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… Agenda
- 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… Been
- 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… Beautiful
- 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… Anymore
- 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… All
- 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.… Becomes
- When I start working on a batch of tunes - like roughly 10 solid tunes - I always know there'll be another 10 to follow,… Always Know
- 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… Allowing
- 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… Army