All Ryan Adams Quotes
- 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… Ate
- This is going to sound crazy, but I can hear music in my head. I can imagine a piano or a guitar playing, and I… Crazy
- You can imagine several scenes from Star Wars? The way they looked? For me, that's how music is. Sometimes I'll be developing riffs for songs,… Developing
- It sounds like I'm channeling or something, and I don't really fully understand what it is. I'll get a piece of paper and write down… Amount
- 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 wrote… Ago
- I can sort of will that stuff to happen to me if I put myself in the right headspace. Then I can actually get to… Actually Get
- It was never my first choice to be a singer/guitar player. I really wanted to play drums. Choice
- I was never much of a bass player. Bass
- That's why I played music; my social skills were limited. I think a lot of people that experience that pick up guitars, because they can't… Communicate
- I don't think I've ever gone on stage to be an asshole. I know one thing, from the past, and that's that my intentions always… Always Began
- A lot of the songs I write are like songs that I've never been able to find on any record, but that I've always wanted… Able
- I like things that reach a little further and are a little more abstract, but I don't think that's what I do naturally well. How… Abstract
- For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot of people don't… Any
- I got on the phone with the president of my label and I said, "Obviously, I write songs in a lot of styles and play… All
- It's really very easy for me to be in The Cardinals, because I bring my voice, my guitar, and my songs to them, and then… All
- I think that music, or at least the kind of music that I make, benefits greatly from improvisation. Benefits
- I like the idea that within the structure of the song, some kind of built-in improvisation keeps them fragile and in their moment, so that… Become Completely
- I always have to remember that I am the narrator, but it doesn't have to be about me. A lot of songwriting is about trying… Know Sometimes
- 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, get… Cut
- For me, a record is valid when I actually hold the vinyl. Like, I've worked on the art for a while and I see the… Actual