Attention: Ryan Adams is not Bryan Adams

[The Tradition]

(CNN)Yes, they are musicians who share the same last name and the same birthday, but Bryan Adams is not Ryan Adams.

This fact has become crucial in light of a report by the New York Times that includes allegations Ryan Adams engaged in sexually charged text messages and conversations with a girl who was underage at the time.

Ryan Adams denies report he had internet relationship with minor

In response, Ryan Adams said he does not recall the alleged exchanges and would not knowingly engage in explicit communication with a girl who was underage.

The story caused consternation among some fans of Bryan Adams.

"When someone said that she was sad about hearing the news about Ryan Adams, I freaked out and thought: What did Bryan Adams do?," Pultizer Prize winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen tweeted. "Never heard of Ryan Adams until today."

Both men were born on November 5th.

But Bryan Adams is 59 and Ryan Adams is 44.

Also, Ryan Adams was previously married to "This Is Us" star Mandy Moore, while Bryan Adams was not.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/entertainment/bryan-adams-ryan-adams/index.html

 

[Run&Blade]

So no 69ing in the summer?

 

[Nothing_is_free]

Ryan Adams wishes he had one millionth the talent Bryan Adams has

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Ryan Adams wishes he had one millionth the talent Bryan Adams has

You got them backward.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

This should settle it! This was one of those definitive Rock Anthems from the 1980's of which there were only a handful:

 

[mnole03]

How Bryan Adams treated Mandy Moore is unreal.

 

[Gimmered]

Ryan Adams wishes he had one millionth the talent Bryan Adams has

And Bryan Adams wished he banged Mandy Moore.

 

[theVoicefromtheTomb]

Ryan Adams wishes he had one millionth the talent Bryan Adams has

Seriously, Ryan Adams is a weird dude but he is extremely talented.

 

[anon_01irjibf16qqj]

Ryan Adams wishes he had one millionth the talent Bryan Adams has

Lol

No

 

[JMNSHO]

I remember a long while back thinking it was time to delve into the Ryan Adams catalogue and then I read some stuff where he was talking all kinds of crap about Jeff Tweedy and I decided to just not go there.

 

[WPBMIKEY]

Info i didnt know before yet i feel dumber for knowing it

 

[VicHawkeye]

Lock them both up just to make sure the right one gets punished.

 

[StonesCat]

I remember a long while back thinking it was time to delve into the Ryan Adams catalogue and then I read some stuff where he was talking all kinds of crap about Jeff Tweedy and I decided to just not go there.

The hype machine was strong for him about 15 years ago, thankfully only the U.K. bought into it. They’ve always been fiends for copycat versions of older American acts, and there’s few better at aping Dylan, the Stones, etc than him.

 

[doughuddl2]

Lol

No

Lol. $12M to $65M. Bryan probably hires him to wash his sheets.

 

[doughuddl2]

Mandy or Elle?

Elle then

Elle now

 

[HawkCat]

The hype machine was strong for him about 15 years ago, thankfully only the U.K. bought into it. They’ve always been fiends for copycat versions of older American acts, and there’s few better at aping Dylan, the Stones, etc than him.

I first saw Ryan Adams at a writer’s workshop thing in Raleigh in about 1994. The hype machine really began at a SXSW in 1996 when he was with his band Whiskeytown. They sounded more like Gram Parsons than Dylan or the Stones. Whiskeytown actually had great potential, and its album “Strangers Almanac” is really strong. One of my favorite “alt country” bands of the era.

Adams bailed on the band after three albums and started a solo career. He did a couple of good albums, and showed tons of talent. Unfortunately, he is a terrible self-editor and tends to release everything he writes and records. The result has been records with great highs and a ton of filler. If he had released half the volume, he would be more highly regarded.

Even at that first showcase I saw him at 25 years ago, when he played solo behind a wall of hair, he was a bit of a self-indulgent brat. But he always had talent.

 

[DanC78]

I laughed at his ex-wife and ex fiancé being a part of the accusers

 

[Hawgk]

Lol. $12M to $65M. Bryan probably hires him to wash his sheets.

Not sure what you're getting at, but Beiber is worth $265 million if net worth equals talent in your eyes.

 

[hawkirugged17]