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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
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Jacksonville
North Carolina
David Ryan Adams
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