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I think that music, or at least the kind of music that I make, benefits greatly from improvisation.
Ryan Adams
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Ryan Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: November 5
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It was never my first choice to be a singer/guitar player. I really wanted to play drums.
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Rock records. It's the main source of inspiration for people - fans, or musicians, or both - to act out in ways that they wouldn't normally act out. Especially rock critics. Ultimately, records don't really hurt anybody, and neither do reviews.
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