Red Mosquito

given2trade wrote:Ok I guess I'll stop listening to Cold Roses. Jason Isbell has long ago replaced my Ryan Adams listening slot so that's fine.

Southestern & Something More Than Free are as good as any Ryan Adams album.

durdencommatyler wrote:

Strat wrote:He's not categorically denying it at all.

He did, though. It seems he's walking a lot of it back now. But his first reaction was a categorical denial.

Adams’ lawyer said the singer denied all of the “extremely serious and outlandish accusations” from the “disgruntled individuals.”

On Wednesday, prior to the publication of the article, Adams posted a since-deleted image of the New York Times’ logo with the caption, “Fuck you. You are kitty litter. Happy Valentine’s Day.” He also replied to one tweet before the story’s publication, “Run your smear piece. But the leagel [sic] eagles see you. Rats. I’m fucking taking you down.”

Both of those from Rolling Stone.

The magazine also acknowledges that he's walked it back since:

A rep for Adams did not immediately reply to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment, though the musician’s tone shifted from defiant to apologetic in statements throughout the day.

But he absolutely came out and denied all of it at the jump.

But again, this is moving quickly, and it's upsetting. In the end it doesn't really matter. But knowing how it all played out is important, especially given someone who as you say has a history of being manic.

bodysnatcher wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:I couldn't name you one Ryan Adams song....I'm not even sure if I've heard his music before, but if someone were to have asked me if he was kind of a creep and into underage girls, I would have said 'Totally!' - I'm surprised people are shocked by this

same, not surprised whatsoever

verb_to_trust wrote:Hasn't Jason Isbell acted like a drunk buffoon though? We can play this game all day with musical acts.

verb_to_trust wrote:Hasn't Jason Isbell acted like a drunk buffoon though? We can play this game all day with musical acts.

Birds in Hell wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:I couldn't name you one Ryan Adams song....I'm not even sure if I've heard his music before, but if someone were to have asked me if he was kind of a creep and into underage girls, I would have said 'Totally!' - I'm surprised people are shocked by this

same, not surprised whatsoever

Yeah, my reaction exactly.

verb_to_trust wrote:Hasn't Jason Isbell acted like a drunk buffoon though? We can play this game all day with musical acts.

JuanHamm wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:Hasn't Jason Isbell acted like a drunk buffoon though? We can play this game all day with musical acts.

How about any rock band from the 70s/80s?

verb_to_trust wrote:The timing of the article seems like it was intended to derail his big plans for the year.

verb_to_trust wrote:What I will say about the article is that the Mandy Moore stuff didn't really fit. Ryan said she wasn't a real musician and now she's finally free to make music again? They've been divorced for like 5 years and she is a famous actress. She can make music if she wants to.

McParadigm wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:The timing of the article seems like it was intended to derail his big plans for the year.

are you kidding me

Laura Burhenn wrote:The lasting trope of the Rock-N-Roll singer has led to some ugly conditioning of boys, turning sensitive young poets into monstrous sexual predators. The #metoo movement never reached the fever pitch in the music world it could’ve because most victims I know personally aren’t interested in having that storyline define their careers. They’re also not interested in pleading their case to an industry that has proven over and over it will take the side of whichever musician brings the biggest ROI. (There are exceptions to this, and I applaud the women and men in positions of power doing the heavy lifting here.)

I’m mostly excited to be working on something that will counter this — that will dismantle the outdated, patriarchal, sexist systems, building up something new that makes room for a true diversity of voices where EVERYONE has safe space to grow and succeed. There really is room for everyone...