
His brother died in 2017 of an undisclosed illness.

He has said in an interview, "I became who I am now because of my grandparents" and of his grandmother ".she was like a mother to me." His mother remarried when he was 13. His father left when he was five at which time he, his mother and his siblings had to move in with his grandparents since they became homeless as a result of the divorce. His childhood has been described as "dysfunctional".

He is the middle of three children with an older brother and younger sister.

In September 2014, Adams released his fourteenth album, Ryan Adams, on his own PAX AM label, and formed a new backing band, The Shining, to support the release. The following year, however, Adams resumed performing and released his Glyn Johns-produced 13th studio album, Ashes & Fire, in late 2011. In 2009, after the release of Cardinology (2009), Adams disbanded The Cardinals and announced an extended break from music due to complications from Ménière's disease. As a compromise, Love Is Hell was released as two EPs and eventually released in its full-length state in 2004.Īfter breaking his wrist during a live performance, Adams took a short break, and formed The Cardinals, a backing band that accompanied him on his next four studio albums. Working at a prolific rate, Adams released the classic rock-influenced Rock N Roll (2003), after a planned album, Love Is Hell, was rejected by his label Lost Highway.

During this time, Adams worked on several unreleased albums, which were consolidated into a third solo release, Demolition (2002). The following year, his profile increased with the release of the UK certified-gold Gold, which included the single, " New York, New York". The album was nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize. In 2000, Adams left Whiskeytown and released his debut solo album, Heartbreaker, to critical acclaim. He has released 19 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of rock/ alt-country band Whiskeytown. David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist and poet.
