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Post by jackstark211 on Feb 24, 2020 14:55:03 GMT
Here is the place to talk about the man that brought us all together, our old ex-hero, Ryan Adams. Because some people asked for it.
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Post by cherryredvinyl on Feb 24, 2020 19:55:24 GMT
Despite everything, I find indications he's been giving on social media about his current mental state, very concerning. He may be guilty of some atrocious behavior, but it would still be heart-breaking to see him overcome by severe or tragic circumstances.
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Post by favoriteever on Feb 26, 2020 5:16:10 GMT
It's been pretty disturbing for a while. It's sad to see, though hard to sympathize. He brought it on himself and is seemingly incapable of taking responsibility. Idk, it's been quite a spectacle to witness from the social media lens. Who knows what it's even like for the people who know him.
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Post by Dan33185 on Feb 26, 2020 16:14:42 GMT
We must be viewing different social media accounts I guess. All I see are posts about finding peace, focusing on positives, lots of cat pictures, and places he runs.
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Post by sydneyfan on Feb 26, 2020 20:06:47 GMT
I just looked at this instagram, prompted by this thread. And yeah, it seems to be all about trail running and cats at the moment.
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Post by cherryredvinyl on Feb 27, 2020 1:13:59 GMT
I guess I'll be more blunt, because why be delicate when it comes to these matters? Nobody takes to social media to post about trying to stay positive and trying to maintain hope and trying to stay alive (?!) who isn't struggling to stay positive and maintain hope, and... *stay alive*. His posts about 'finding peace, and focusing on positives' are couched inside subtle but very desperate and alarming language, in my opinion. Many people who are struggling severely will not broadcast the severity of their struggle in straightforward ways; the evidence of this is the tragic aftermath of loved ones saying, "if only we had known..." And when you're coming from a desperate state of mind, it doesn't matter how many signs you've given to indicate you're 'reaching for a way out' or for a better perspective. While, yes, it's indeed encouraging that you've managed to obtain a well-calibrated compass and are taking measures to use it, so to speak, that still means you're quite 'in the woods'. And from inside that mindset (which, to be clear, I believe Ryan to be in, based on his social media activity), it still only takes *one* unfortunate dark night of the soul to make a permanent mistake.
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Post by cherryredvinyl on Feb 29, 2020 17:17:23 GMT
This is encouraging, and reads to me as sincere: (from Instagram) #FridayThought c/o post #trailrunning meditation ( after my run today to @babaramdass lectures) . “How Can I Help?”. On my path of awakening and of letting go I made the decision to share the hard days and the bright ones too- not because I expect anything in return. I do not. I recognize from this broken place the most important thing I can say sometimes about the nature of things, from feelings to the size or state of the cosmos is, “I don’t know”. I used to take pride in thinking my music and my songs were helping people. That somehow the songs could be maps for people who might be lost in the way I was lost. I don’t know if that is so. What I know now is, if by sharing these small steps towards working to being well, to being present and living a life of compassion for others and for myself, that maybe, just MAYBE where my songs cannot do that work anymore, now by example I might be able to help. If I can help even one person from the path of self destruction, from a path of mindless narcissism, from making the mistake of living in the ego and in only their work or the rewards of their accomplishments then maybe I can help them to avoid the mistakes I made. Living in the ego is not living. It’s a mirage. It’s not ever enough and it’s not love. .I don’t know’ a lot, but one thing I have learned is that being awake, living in my soul and not in my songs and not in some elevated bullshit place of false glory has been my mountain to climb. One of the many I’ll climb every day til I get it right. I live in that hope and the currency of that hope is faith. The faith in myself that I can do better. I will. It’s the work. Doing that work is the path back to that hope everyday. If you’re out there struggling keep your feet on the ground and keep the faith. You can be well. You can do it. One day at a time. One breath at a time. . Here are a few books that are helping me to open up. I hope they can help someone else too. Peace #lettinggo #compassion #selfawareness #hope #faith
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Post by favoriteever on Feb 29, 2020 22:53:21 GMT
To be fair, he was posting the same types of social media posts right before the NYT article broke. So I personally don't buy much into his talk of positivity and whatnot. Granted, it's not as erratic as it was a year ago.
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Post by beefmeister on Feb 29, 2020 23:57:14 GMT
to be fair, ive drunk a load of beers and had his back catalogue on on shuffle, im ready for some new shit
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Post by hithere on Mar 1, 2020 4:40:19 GMT
apparently he's got management again and the shelved Big Colors will be released.
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Post by sydneyfan on Mar 2, 2020 4:24:14 GMT
apparently he's got management again and the shelved Big Colors will be released. Thank god. Now the stans can finally stop sooking.
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Post by Dan33185 on Mar 2, 2020 7:01:12 GMT
apparently he's got management again and the shelved Big Colors will be released.That hasn't been confirmed anywhere as far as I know.
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Post by hithere on Mar 4, 2020 3:25:02 GMT
apparently he's got management again and the shelved Big Colors will be released.That hasn't been confirmed anywhere as far as I know. Nope. Have a friend at the management company, though. They briefly put up an artist page for him, then took it down quickly after it attracted some unfriendly attention.
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Post by lukin on Mar 9, 2020 17:52:14 GMT
Currently actively listening to a Ryan Adams album for the first time in over a year.
I removed everything of his from my iPod back when all the shit went down (because I had his stuff in heaps of playlists and it was annoying me whenever one of his songs came on). I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've heard one of his songs in the past year (it's not that hard to avoid his music, turns out) and I usually had a negative reaction each time, but for the last few weeks I've been getting the itch to listen to Love Is Hell - a couple of the songs have popped into my head randomly and made me remember how much I loved it (it was always my favourite album of his).
So this morning I relented, and loaded Love Is Hell back onto my iPod and listened to it on my morning commute to work (I start really early so it's still completely dark, walking through the city - perfect environment for listening to this album).
Anyway - just wanted to say that it feels like catching up with an old friend I haven't seen for a long time. I'm pleasantly surprised that I'm able to separate the album from the man, because this was the one album that I was really, really disappointed about losing when I stopped listening.
Feelings about Ryan haven't changed, but damn this album is still so amazing.
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Post by jackstark211 on Mar 9, 2020 18:34:31 GMT
Currently actively listening to a Ryan Adams album for the first time in over a year. I removed everything of his from my iPod back when all the shit went down (because I had his stuff in heaps of playlists and it was annoying me whenever one of his songs came on). I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've heard one of his songs in the past year (it's not that hard to avoid his music, turns out) and I usually had a negative reaction each time, but for the last few weeks I've been getting the itch to listen to Love Is Hell - a couple of the songs have popped into my head randomly and made me remember how much I loved it (it was always my favourite album of his). So this morning I relented, and loaded Love Is Hell back onto my iPod and listened to it on my morning commute to work (I start really early so it's still completely dark, walking through the city - perfect environment for listening to this album). Anyway - just wanted to say that it feels like catching up with an old friend I haven't seen for a long time. I'm pleasantly surprised that I'm able to separate the album from the man, because this was the one album that I was really, really disappointed about losing when I stopped listening. Feelings about Ryan haven't changed, but damn this album is still so amazing. I'm glad you were able to reunite.
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