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When I start working on a batch of tunes - like roughly 10 solid tunes - I always know there'll be another 10 to follow, because for every song I invest a lot of time in, there's another song waiting behind it.

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Ryan Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: November 5
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Jacksonville
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