Ryan Adams interview in The Guardian

When Ryan Adams heard Laura Marling's album "I Speak Because I Can" he "literally threw out threw out 80% of what I had. And it felt good, to ask: 'What am I really capable of?' I felt competitive again to write great songs." Read a great interview with Ryan speaking about his past on speedballs and booze to cleaning up and recording what might be the best album of his career. Read it here