Ryan Adams by Michael Heatley


Ryan Adams
Title : Ryan Adams
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ISBN : 0711994358
ISBN-10 : 9780711994355
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 170
Publication : First published March 1, 2003

Ryan adams is American roots music's first superstar of the new century. First finding cult fame with alternative country band Whiskeytown, his rebellious image and photogenic street urchin looks have won a wide fan following that includes Elton John and Noel Gallagher. In this first account of his life, Michael Heatley traces Adams' progress from small town North Carolina to trysts with actress Winona Ryder, the broken romances and personal demons that have fuelled his most affecting work and his dedication to legendary country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. Still in his mid twenties, Adams has the world at his feet. If, unlike Parsons, he opts for self-preservation rather that the self-destructive image he often portrays. This book assesses the past, present and future of a performer with the potential and the eclecticism to be 'the new Neil Young'.

Ryan Adams Reviews

  • Vicente Ribes

    Una buena biografía de Ryan Adams. El artista que puso el country y el rock de moda en este siglo y fue bautizado como el nuevo Springsteen. La verdad es que al tener ya unos años se queda corta y solo cubre su periodo en su grupo Whiskeytown y sus tres primeros discos en solitario.
    Adams llevará ya más de 14 discos y no para de sorprenderme. Después de un periodo malo ha resurgido de sus cenizas y ahora se marca 4 discos al año. Una hipercreatividad asombrosa la que demuestra y además componiendo temazo tras temazo.
    De lo mejorcito del rock actual. Eso si, ya va haciendo falta una biografía más actualizada.

  • Dave

    Good information but very poorly written. The author adding his own insights really doesn't help things. At times it sounds more like a journal entry than a biography of Ryan Adams.

  • Mike

    all you need to know in a poorly written formula

  • Jamison Spencer

    Much better than I expected. I wish this book would get an update.

  • Windy

    I definitely plan to read this, but how can it only be 192 pages?!