“This book is the jewel of my life’s work. Who I am is this book.“-Ryan Adams

“I won’t say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young … but I won’t say he isn’t, either.”-Stephen King, author of_The Shining_

“Ryan Adams’s ‘Come Pick Me Up’ makes me want to &%#$ the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.”-Mary-Louise Parker, actress

Ryan Adams may be known primarily for acclaimed albums such as_Heartbreaker_,Gold,Love Is Hell,Cold Roses,Jacksonville City Nights, and_Easy Tiger_, but the world renowned singer-songwriter has always been a poet and fiction writer at heart. With the release of_Infinity Blues_, his non-musical writing is for the first time ever unveiled in book form. Mr. Adams’ work rings of an emotional authenticity that provides perhaps an even deeper insight into the man than is revealed through the songs that have resonated with his hundreds of thousands of fans the world over.

Ryan Adams is a world-famous singer-songwriter who is usually performing in some city at any given moment with his longtime band the Cardinals. Adams is known for his prolific nature, which in the last ten years has produced albums including_Heartbreaker_,Gold(which includes the popular hit songs "When the Stars Go Blue” and “New York, New York”),Demolition,Love Is Hell,Jacksonville City Nights,Easy Tiger, and more. Adams has also produced Willie Nelson’s_Songbird_album and contributed to albums by Toots and the Maytals, Beth Orton, The Wallflowers, Minnie Driver, Counting Crows, and Cowboy Junkies; additionally, he has appeared on CMT’s_Crossroads_with Elton John. He lives in New York City and listens to A LOT of heavy metal.