Ryan Adams - Musician and Poet? (1 Viewer)

[nervas]

I'm sure some of you are familiar with Ryan Adams on this board. I'm a pretty big fan, but just found out he has two books of poetry, short stories and prose? As I was reading the reviews a couple people compared it to Bukowski's style, but that's not why I bought the book. I bought it because I'm a fan of Ryan's and just thought I'd give it a chance.

Anyone on here ever read it? I'll be digging into my copy tonight. The one's that's out is called "Infinity Blues" and a new one is set to be released in May. They're both on Akashic Books publishing.

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Blue...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236726858&sr=1-1

 

[bospress.net]

well if Eileen Myles likes it...

sheesh....

Bill

 

[nervas]

Can't tell if that's sarcastic or sincere...Never heard of Eileen Myles, but did just read her wiki bio.

 

[bospress.net]

I believe that it was sarcastic. She does not care for me. In fact, she has a very strong dislike for me personally.

Bill

 

[ROC]

Well fuck her then.

Cow.


:D

 

[mjp]

May I say for the record, Eileen Myles is a brittle cunt. Anything else I need to know about her before Google picks this up?

 

[bospress.net]

Hi mjp,
Good point. Yes, please change her name to E.M. That way she will not get the satisfaction of seeing that she is being talked about....

Bill

 

[mjp]

E. M. is Eileen Myles? So Eileen Myles is E. M. I see.

Eileen Myles.

She's probably not online anyway, she sounds much too important for such frivolity and folderol. I wonder if she's missing any bones in her neck?

 

[nervas]

Well now I'll have to go and cancel all the books I just ordered by Eileen from Amazon!

On another note, the Ryan Adams book is not half bad, at least the first half, which I read last night. Though it does seem to take from Bukowski's style, but for a novice like me, anytime I see poems written in the style of Buk I just figure they're ripping him off.

 

[slimedog]

I like Ryan Adams a lot, Summer of 69 is a great tune.

 

[james]

yea, that joke's never been done before...

 

[locust]

all you can do is roll your eyes. :rolleyes:;)

anyhoo... yeah ive read infinity blues and have just ordered hello sunshine.

i like ryans writing cause he writes like me. its a style i find accessible(obviously), which also why i like bukowski. but to be honest id read/listen/look at anything ryan adams produced.

 

[nervas]

You can now pre-order his new book "Hello Sunshine" and it comes with a signed chap book, if anyone is interested...

http://ryanada.ms