David Ryan Adams was born November 5, 1974, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 18 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of rock/alt-country band Whiskeytown.
In September 2015, Ryan Adams released 1989, an album in which he covered every song from Taylor Swift’s Grammy-winning 2014 blockbuster.
What does Taylor think of Ryan Adams?
When asked about the collection of covers, Swift tells EW in a statement, “Ryan Adams is one of the artists who shaped my songwriting. My favorite part of his style of creating music is his ability to bleed aching vulnerability into it, and that’s what he’s done with his cover project of my album 1989.
1989 is the fifth studio album by American pop recording artist Taylor Swift. It was released on October 27, 2014, and features 13 songs.