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The process of making music is more interesting to me than the end result. If I was a cook, I'd be more interested in cooking food than eating food.

Ryan Adams

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Ryan Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: November 5
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Jacksonville
North Carolina
David Ryan Adams
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