Ryan Adams interview, 2007

[fiondajhotmailcom]

If this is what someone on coke looks like I must be an addict.

[odomi121]

Ryan is punking these guys!!!!

Hillarious.

Come out Ashton

[ShapiroJones]

I recognize alot of things here that remind me of seeing people on ALOT of coke for hours....but only from one person in this "interview."

[talefromthepit]

I get the Black Flag/Dead Boot thing - I really do.

[andrewptob]

Talk much, Ryan?  LOL.

[mistermindless]

i think ryan smokes pot. look at the easy tiger album cover if you don't believe me. his watch says 4:20 and he's smoking a joint. its cool. i smoke pot too and I'm a huge ryan adams fan.

[regicide83]

Yeah, he does and he's talked about it during live shows before. I never noticed that his watch said 4:20 tho, thanks kind of funny. But he is smoking a cigarette in the picture, which he did quit doing.

[Liamisamom]

He is a savant. I say that in the most kind way possible. there is definitely something wrong with him but of course whatever that something is is what gives us all his great songs.

[rrcollig]

Whoever claims he isn't on some sort of drug, be it any pill or substance, has no clue what they're talking about. Let the man take whatever the hell he wants to take

[alinalove777]

damn Ryan looks hot in this interview

[NUrMindOuttaUrMouth]

i guess he just felt like talking. and since it wasn't about himself... instead music, he um... had a lot to say haha.

[gangafour]

Shut the fuck up, please.

[Manny4155]

lol

[TaskforceDingbat]

I think I'm a lot like Ryan. You know how the artists you cling to most are those that you not only enjoy musically, but feel a kinship with? Anyway, I think that Ryan fidgets and his thoughts tend to wander. I think this lends itself to a lot of drug related accusations. Now, I know he did his time with them, but i think with someone like Ryan, to see him act a certain way and assume he is on something is often a faulty exercise. He may very well be cold sober here.

[shelley9000]

I wonder if Henry was pissed.

[GLXLSR]

damn he was tweekin

[gibbleralsocorri]

he looks thin, doesn´t he? i love his music, i just don´t want to worry about him. ^^ mmh.

[54spiritedwill54]

love ryan adams stuff

[Zendrix3]

LOL...i was gonna say. China white or Mother Earth was smoked b4 this clip was taped.

[kermster4]

Someone is on the cola it seems. Nice rant Mr Adams!

[sweetvirginia90]

He got sober in 06" and this is when the interview took place, after he got clean. well, he still smokes grass, which is just a mind expander.

[bassfishers]

weed is not a drug, its a coping mechanism. We use it a lot in canada, most everyone grows there own and we are better off for it.

[goodbye41]

hell yes, I live in Niagara Falls, NY right by the border and I must say they smoke some fine grass. :)

[tommygirl455]

He seems pretty smart for being high most of his recent life.

[bos78]

Ya, I never heard him talk so much, might have been a little high. I honestly love him to death and his music, so please don't get mad when I write that. I'm just not used to hearing him go on and on like that. Its sort of funny I guess.

[smurfieboo]

ryan needs a haircut and a shower

[wist0301]

he's gotta be high on something.

[lovinitdfp]

WEIRDO!

[friedboloney]

Why were the other guys even there? What the f is ole Ryan on here, anyway? Holy smokes. And Grabof looks like he'd rather be pulling weeds.

[happiness67peace]

why doe he not speaK ABOUT BRYAN ADAMS?

[biggy06605]

Is it really from 2007?

[texjunkie01]

I think ryan had a little booger sugar before this interview

[7712vaquero]

He was doing cocaine-heroin toots at this time. Good observation. He quit in 2007.

[Erk1982]

Who are Hooskerdoo?

[bpldjgetc]

Hüsker Dü is a band - they're more metal, but they're really good and he really loves that band

[fadinboy]

They're more grunge than metal...the beginnings of melodic alternative rock, like the Replacements, the Pixies and to an extent REM. They gave started the movement which created Nirvana.

[bpldjgetc]

true. ever check out iodine?

[fadinboy]

nah dude never heard them...are they good?

[bpldjgetc]

yeah they're not together any more b/c it was with brad pemberton and chris feinstein, but they kind of have that Hüsker Dü kinda feel to them. check them out on youtube. i believe it is part 2 that is my fave. =)

[bpldjgetc]

I love the way he says "eggs"

[innerJAG]

yeah, i like how he calls his grand parents "G-maw" and "pah-paw."

[bpldjgetc]

yeah me too. he seems to really have admired his G-maw

[akery516]

he's freakin blown out of his mind

[drummerholla]

not saying that this is GOING to happen, but usually when an artist stops doing drugs, the material afterwards isnt as good. unfortunately it may have already happened, cause "easy tiger" is definately not his best work IMO, and i think many long time ryan adams fans would agree with me.

"love is hell" is my all time fav.

[surfingcolombia]

Sorry that comment was for another video

[surfingcolombia]

The best Band Of the decade? You have to be fucing kidding me!!! I can name like 30 bands that can piss on the cardinals. and I said that it was fucking led zeppelin because this song is great. I love zeppelin, and it reminded me of that. So if you Call this the best band of the decade, mhhh please go look you in the mirror, and ask yourself How Gay do you look!!!

[Totyi]

the last story about country music is so beautiful.

[TrippleT7]

boy am I glad he stopped doing all those drugs!

Long live Ryan!

[Totyi]

yeah!! I hope he won't get addicted again... I want to see him live at least 5 times, so I don't let him kill himself with drugs & alcohol. :)

[Erk1982]

Early on he was talkin' about producing the Songbird album by Willie Nelson. He is a genius.

Erk

[bpldjgetc]

that last story was so touching =') (*sniff*)

[boybandmassacre]

He was a tit when he played ireland..acted like a

[redfacedpresident]

In what way? That was in the National Stadium, right? I was going to go to that. Was I right to stay away?

[boybandmassacre]

Musically it was very good and the venue was perfect..he just acted like a stoner all night as if it was an injoke with the band..It became a bit annoying.His vocals and playing were flawlwss though..

[connelly08]

love ryan adams stuff

[Swodaem]

This does look like four guys sitting around wondering what on earth this other guy is wittering on about. Bless him.

[shialoves]

when was this filmed?

it looks older than 2007?

[Swodaem]

It was earlier this year, just before Easy Tiger came out. The guys also played a great version of Goodnight Rose (if memory serves), which is worth trying to find here...

[SirRoBBo]

Oh forget Goodnight Rose.

Search for What Sin, from this same night on Henry Rollins.

By far the greatest Ryan Adams performance I've ever seen.

[erikkrisko]

He seems like an ahole and a jerk while he is playinga show. But I had a chance to meet him and he is actually a real nice and easily approachable guy.

[erikkrisko]

I'm a huge RA fan, and he said that Easy Tiger was is first sober album. He is coked out here for sure.

[cheesecake134]

I enjoy listening to him talk. He's smart, he knows an inhuman amount about music, and he's absolutely insane.

[mlh1265]

Damn whats up with the bunch of dummies he's

trying to interact with?

[ImportanceOfWhatever]

his band.. the Cardinals

[PIGd3stroyer]

His band, "Dummy".

Too much Linkin Park, eh?

[mlh1265]

You don't have spell check on that computer Fag, Better check again on the plural for "Dummy"

Too much Slayer, eh?

[PIGd3stroyer]

I was calling you "Dummy". It wouldn't make much sense if I called you "Dummies" now would it, illiterate fag.

[mlh1265]

It would if I had split personalities douche

[bigwnfan]

he's off his rocker, but he said he hasn't been sober in 10 years. imagine how good he would be if he didn't do all that coke.

[ImportanceOfWhatever]

HOT!

GHOSTBUSTERS! wtf!...

[SpasticWilliams]

How does someone so inarticulate make such good music?

[pattersonth]

ahhh, the magic of mixing coke and music...it makes you think on a higher level.

[bio88]

Kind of like a coked up Rick Moranis lol. Love his music but he's a flake....

[chuck9788]

Ryan Adams = Musical Genius

[gu88766]

i gotta learn to do this.. write country music

[nuvolavinz]

look at the ghostbusters' thing on his jacket :)

[Tellynorth73]

Jeeeesus, he's off his head.

[Jazzin4BlueJean]

Wow,he is fascinating.

And I say that in all seriousness.

[chelsea555chelsea]

ryan adams tom petty album out next year!!!!

[mserika73]

yah it's a different Ryan now, altho Ry you are stil and always will be hot. Stay sober whatever you have to do to stay alive and save the lives of other people who would drown without your music

[eugejnr1]

the guy is nutscool...yea he does bang on a lot about eggs and diners but who gives a...fact is,i know ,you know and he knows he could write a universal hit in the morning but it would probably kill him...live forever!

[pancakesandtea]

i soooo i agree

[roxasrox123]

theres my dad next to ryan,brad

[checkyourdroors]

who sold him the dope? wow...he is really high. he's completely geekin'. been in nyc to long. note to self

don't die. please.

[draganvranjes]

he's a totally free form conversationalist i think without pretense or a self consciousness as many many celebrities, musicians, artists tend to appear. You can't sound genuine without being genuine -it's impossible.

[hippieclo]

Is he gonna let the rest of the guys talk or what lol. I would love to go to the pub with Ryan.

[Acoustisonic]

ryan looks like a total nerd in this... He even looks like he has braces.... But I still love him...

[sunbaked89]

this interview clip was filmed a year ago; about the same time Ryan was just starting to sober up. If you've managed to see recent clips of Ryan, you will notice that Ryan looks clean, happy, healthy, and sober. Congrats Ryan and keep up the good work!!!!

[sunbaked89]

I totally get what he's saying. Are you guys slow??

[willpowers21148]

while i love ryan's music and especially the rock and roll lp, the fucking bs that he talks is straight out of some fucking druggie haze and though i love him and he has great taste (like me) he appears to be drugged the fuck out.

[ryanstively]

wait what about eggs? why does he like eggs so much?

[jeremyspoke74]

Nuttin like eating something that falls outta a chickens ass...Thats why he loves eggs so much..Plus the runny yolk is great for dippin toast in...

[were3months]

I thought the same thing.

"At the diner in the morning for a plate of eggs..."

There's also some other lyric off Easy Tiger (I think) that mentions eggs. Seriously, go Google "Ryan Adams eggs" and there are like 10 pages worth of stuff.

[vulgarmind]

What's funny is I saw him play at the Hollywood Bowl last summer, with Willie Nelson and Neko Case and not only did he mention eggs repeatedly, but he wore this same Batman shirt. Crazy

[ba571418]

Oh, Ryan, you lovable cook.

I think it's quite charming that he's so inarticulate. It's like he can't communicate on a normal level with other human beings... he has too much going on in his head. His speech can't keep up with his tangential thoughts.

And that's where his amazing music comes in...

Stay clean, Ryan!

[VanishingAct27]

Leitride... as a pro drummer take my word for it... when people say "I'm not drinking or doing drugs" it usually means they are smoking a lot of pot(a lot of us dont consider a weed a drug)

[brendanlee1000]

fuck off drummer scum

[jeremyspoke74]

And people who also say they are a pro drummer, take my word for it, usually are flipping flap jacks at Denny's...

[morningglory53]

haha nice one

[jonjo220]

he sounds like napoleon dynamite! i saw him in gateshead a couple of years ago and he was all over the place but at times you could have heard a pin drop...amazing

[Niamhdm78]

He's just a naturally high, strung, guy who's got way to much going on in that big, brain of his. I know tons of people like that who act that way and usually take the drugs or booze to simmer down. I think he's brillant and one of the voices of our generation.

[Swodaem]

Adams - top guy, but sometimes during this clip I've got no clue what he's rattling on about! Also...SIT STILL MAN! ;o)

[Samwil82]

i stutter when i get excited about something and the words can't fit out of my mouth and so they jam up and stick and skip and maybe to you i'd sound like i was on crack... have you never been excited about anything? or, perhaps, put on the spot in an interview? ay yay yay.

[JordanRobb101]

ryan adams legend !!!!!!!!

[letitride92885]

He hasn't been drinkng or doing any drugs for almost a year now. It amazes me that he dropped out of highschool at 16. He is soooo incredibly talented. And he does love eggs. I want to marry him.

[SingingASong08]

I love how he found a way to fit eggs into the story.

[mrtee9]

that's not how you spell genius genius

[pleymorock]

genious. genious. genious, y'know? G-E-N-I-O-U-S. geanious.

[Rumj000]

Ryan iasn't drinking anymore! he was drinking red bull all night when i saw him last September! Great interview. Ryan is a genious.

[Mysteryperry]

He just quit drinking, I heard.

[RED1986]

Ryan is a genius! There is nothing wrong with him. People like that are usually very intense and fucked up...Doesnt always have to be drugs or drinking....Of course I'm sure he can pound a few back. But this is an intelligent man...

[tomata182]

Ryan is messed up. Drugs too much drinking. He can't sit still--please Ryan don't become the next victim of the rock scene. Put down the booze and drugs and just ROCK!!!

[NotTheRedBaron8]

um, you are a dweeb. ryan is fine.

[cheesecake134]

Nah, people have always said he's very energetic and talkative. I'm sure the fidgeting is just nervous energy.

[Flighn]

NO, that is because he is always high.

[cheesecake134]

LOL. True. But I still like to believe the best in people.