Quotes by Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about.

Lost

People

Shows

Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You’re self-consumed, and you’re always thinking. It’s really easy to say, “I’m going to write a song about this situation, and when I’m done, everyone will care.” To everybody else, that’s ego-tripping.

Song

Thinking

Writing

Caitlin Cary and I were always talking about X when we talked about whiskeytown, before it became an actual band. We like the concept of there being no real front person in X, yet this kind of switch up of vocals and really their sheer power, and their ability to sort of bastardise punk rock and midwetsren rock and even country into their own sound.

Country

Real

Rocks

Can you still have any famous last words if you’re somebody nobody knows?

Famous Last Words

Lasts

Nobody Knows

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.

Joy

Play

Together

Do you remember stormy winter?Well button up your coat, one’s comin’ soon

Buttons

Coats

Winter

Forever only takes its toll on some

Forever

Tolls

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 to use what part of me is valid in telling the story. I don’t want to overcook it, you know? Sometimes it seems that’s really where the work is.

Trying

Use

Want

I do craft songs, that this is designed. It’s almost like the song was written to produce this desired effect. And it probably really works for somebody. It’s maybe somebody’s favorite tune, and it’s really hard to come down on that, even if I feel a little embarrassed for it. Because some songs are written like a commercial, and that can be a little strange.

Crafts

Littles

Song

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 began in a pure way. I really want to just try and play the songs.

Past

Song

Thinking

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Army

Artist

Attention

Bass

Bass Players

Being Happy

Believe

Benefits

Bigs

Bills

Bipolar

Blow

Buttons

Choices

Cleaning

Coats

Coffee

Cooking

Country

Crafts

Crazy

Creative

Different

Discounts

Drinking

Dust

Eating

Ego

Famous Last Words

Fans

Feel Good

Fighting

Fire

Football

Forever

Fun

Girl

Guitar

Happiness

Hard

Heart

Ideas

Important

Interesting

Jobs

Joy

Kind

Kissing

Knows

Lasts

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Quotes by Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

Being a human being is lost. For 120 shows, the one that goes bad is the one that people will talk about.

Being a rock musician is already like ego-tripping hardcore. You’re self-consumed, and you’re always thinking. It’s really easy to say, “I’m going to write a song about this situation, and when I’m done, everyone will care.” To everybody else, that’s ego-tripping.

Can you still have any famous last words if you’re somebody nobody knows?

Do you remember stormy winter?Well button up your coat, one’s comin’ soon

Forever only takes its toll on some

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 to use what part of me is valid in telling the story. I don’t want to overcook it, you know? Sometimes it seems that’s really where the work is.

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 began in a pure way. I really want to just try and play the songs.

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