Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price.

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=50162"><span class="small">Joe Coscarelli and Melena Ryzik, The New York Times</span></a>

Thursday, 14 February 2019 13:34

Excerpt: "Some now say that Adams's rock-star patronage masked a darker reality. In interviews, seven women and more than a dozen associates described a pattern of manipulative behavior in which Adams dangled career opportunities while simultaneously pursuing female artists for sex."

Musician Ryan Adams. (photo: Suzi Pratt/Wire Image)

Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price.

By Joe Coscarelli and Melena Ryzik, The New York Times

14 February 19

Several women say Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him. He denies the claims.

or nearly two decades, Ryan Adams, one of the most prolific singer-songwriters of his generation, has been heralded as a mercurial creative genius and a respected industry tastemaker.

Equal parts punk-rock folk hero and romantic troubadour, Adams, 44, has 16 albums and seven Grammy nominations to his name. He has overseen music by Willie Nelson, written a Tim McGraw hit and recorded with John Mayer.

He has also taken a special interest in the trajectory of female artists, especially younger ones, championing them onstage, across social media and in the studio, where his stamp of approval can jump-start careers.

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