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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 the way I did those songs.

Ryan Adams

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Ryan Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: November 5
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Jacksonville
North Carolina
David Ryan Adams
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