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Ryan Adams 'I hate country music'

Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

Singer says he never dated Alanis Morrisette or Winona Ryder either

Ryan Adams has written a blog entitled 'Facts About Me' where he spills the beans on love, his life and music.

In his blog Dradamsfilms.com/ the singer admitted he has always hated country music and initially wanted to be in a metal band.

Adams said: "I hate HATE country music. I always have. I 'reference' it when I make music that sounds like that, the way a director would use water as a backdrop for a scene with a shark in it. But I cannot stand country music one bit. Unless The Grateful Dead are messin round with it. Then it is tolerable."

Now two years sober, Adams added that he became a songwriter by mistake.

He admitted: "I never intended to be a songwriter but it was a snowball effect type thing and it pained me to have to play live because I have stage fright. I just wanted to be a writer and a visual artist and in a metal band. So I hate what I do sometimes."

Adams also revealed he has only dated five women – and two of them were not or Winona Ryder, despite rumours claiming otherwise.

Adams said: "I never dated . But she is very nice."

He added: "I never dated Winona Ryder, but she is my friend and I will always love her."

He also refuted claims that he threw a fan out of a gig for calling him Bryan Adams, but admitted he did not care for his near-namesake, who remarkably also shares his birthday.

"In my opinion he [Bryan Adams] is not a serious artist," he wrote. "His songs have 'implied target audience' written all over them and in fact he is quite embarrassing in general. Also a piss poor photographer."

It seems this may be the last of Adams' blogs though.

Having named the blog "Foggy", his most recent posts implied he will not be doing it anymore.

A photo of Adams holding up a notebook with scrawling writing in it said: "Goodbye Foggy. You were very healing and I am okay now. Be good, Bean."

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ThePopSong 

Apr 17, 2008

He has a good attitude, I like it.Country music is torture to listen to, all except one artist from the 70's called Judee Sill. I thoroughly recommend her. You will not even think you are listening to country music.

stuporfly 

Apr 17, 2008

What a fucking mess.

Lovecuts 

Apr 17, 2008

He is one of the most talented songwriters on the planet.

Shaun in Brum 

Apr 18, 2008

This Man is a genius.

dermots 

May 15, 2008

Ryan Adams says he doesn't and never did like country music? Well I suggest he go back and listen to the first Whiskeytown album then.For someone who hates Country he did a hell of a version of Hank's "Lovesick blues".Ryan used to sound like the ghost of Gram Parsons, who wasn't ashamed to admit loving Country music.Good Country music.Ryan Adams is one of the few if not the only genius working in music today but for me it is the depth of the well of Country and roots/bluegrass that gives his brilliant songs such resonance.We all like a bit of metal Ryan and I am still Punk Rock to the core.Joe Strummer would have approved so don't deny your Country roots.A Grievous angel.

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