“HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.” Quote by Jeremy Piven
“A lot of the songs I write are like songs that I've never been able to find on any record, but that I've always wanted to hear. Or maybe in a style I already loved, but I was looking for something in it that I wasn't hearing yet.” WritingAbleWantedSongRecordsStyleHearing Author:Ryan Adams
“I like things that reach a little further and are a little more abstract, but I don't think that's what I do naturally well. How I write naturally is probably what's furthest from me, and the most removed from what I understand.” ThinkingWritingWellsLittlesAbstract Author:Ryan Adams
“For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot of people don't like the sound of their own voice on, like, cassette tape or something. It's like that for me, and other songwriters I know. Like, "Oh God, that's what I sound like?"” PeopleKnowsJobsSoundVoiceProducersConvinceTapeSongwritersObscureVocalCassettesCassette Tapes Author:Ryan Adams
“What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.” PeopleFirstsWellsAbleLaughingComedyMake Me Laugh Author:Nathan Fillion
“I got on the phone with the president of my label and I said, "Obviously, I write songs in a lot of styles and play a lot of different kinds of music. We're getting toward the end of our business collaboration. If you could envision a record that you wanted to hear from me, what kind of record would it be?" It wasn't like asking him to fill an order, it was really just a conversation. For all the things I'd ever asked him, this was one thing I'd never asked, and I don't know why. So I was curious. And the thing that he was most interested in hearing was a solo record.” IfsKnowsWritingKindSaidDifferentEndsPlayWantedSongOrderPresidentRecordsOne ThingStyleConversationAskingPhonesHearingCuriousLabelsCollaborationDifferent KindsSoloDifferent Kinds Of Music Author:Ryan Adams
“It's really very easy for me to be in The Cardinals, because I bring my voice, my guitar, and my songs to them, and then we all play around to find out what works.” PlaySongEasyVoiceGuitarCardinals Author:Ryan Adams
“This is going to sound crazy, but I can hear music in my head. I can imagine a piano or a guitar playing, and I can sort of think out.” ThinkingI CanSoundImagineCrazyGuitarPianoGuitar Playing Author:Ryan Adams