Certain Songs

On February 13th 2019, the New York Times published an in-depth article exposing singer-songwriter Ryan Adams as a manipulator of women, featuring several allegations of emotional and sexual abuse. In the article, featuring testimonials from musicians and ex-partners, Adams was accused of dangling the prospect of success for sexual favours and, in the case of ex-wife Mandy Moore, obstructing her music career. Arguably the most serious of these allegations however, was engaging in text and online correspondence with a minor. The article, in which the author claims to have read over 3,000 text messages between Adams and the victim known as “Ava”, began with the musician suggesting potential career prospects with the then-fourteen year old before the topic of conversation moved onto a more sexual persuasion, with Adams repeatedly asking for confirmation of her age, and constantly demanding that their conversations be kept private, making references to him being compared to R Kelly (himsel...