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I'm a pretty bad troubadour. I'm more of a music fan who got away with making records.

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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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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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I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music.
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