Celebrity Meltdown: Ryan Adams
Celebrity meltdowns are as common as Paris Hilton has a new boyfriend stories. Obviously Britney Spears has been there, so have Mariah Carey, Russell Crowe, Anne Heche, Dave Chappelle and others. A new edition to the club? Rocker Ryan Adams, who, according to reports, "pitched a fit" for a Minneapolis audience.
Though he didn't shave his head during the show or throw a phone at someone in the audience, he was said to be bitching and moaning about the sound monitors and stopped the show at one point to move equipment. Seventy minutes after he started, he announced "last song," played it and didn't return for an encore.
"I don't know what the story was," guitarist Neal Casal told the Star Tribune afterward. "I just play guitar."
Now, to be accurate, this wasn't Ryan's first fit. He actually had another diva moment in 2003 back in the Minneapolis area. (What is it about Minnesota that makes him crazy? Maybe he takes issue with being in such close proximity to all the mall walkers?) That time, Ryan gave a famously bad performance ("a rambling two-hour show"), where he griped about the sound system, played several songs twice and lambasted local rock legend Paul Westerberg.
Well, that's it -- I'm putting my Ryan Adams tickets on Craigslist right now. Ha. Let's be honest... I didn't want to see him in concert before... and I definitely don't now.
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