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Ryan Adams has taken to social media to hint towards a comeback of sorts, months after he was hit with allegations of sexual assault from a number of women.
Back in mid-February, a report initially published in The New York Times, saw a number of women accuse Ryan Adams of sexual and emotional abuse, with statements included from the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Courtney Jaye, and Adams’ ex-wife Mandy Moore.
Likewise, the report also made mention of accusations from a 14-year-old girl who claimed that Adams exposed himself to her.
Since then, a number of other individuals have come forward to comment on these allegations, including tour manager Thomas O’Keefe, and Adams’ guitarist Todd Wisenbaker.
Additionally, Adams has also had his music pulled from US radio, and seen his upcoming albums shelved for the foreseeable future.
Now, following months of silence on the matter, Ryan Adams made his return to social media over the weekend, sharing a number of posts which appear to outline his intentions to make a full return, and to set the record straight.
I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon.
Because the truth matters.I know who I am. What I am.
It’s time people know.
Past time.All the beauty in a life cannot be reduced to rubble for lies.
This madness.My work was a map for the lost. Not a billboard.
So soon.
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) July 20, 2019
Making his first Twitter post since February recently, Ryan Adams shared a rather simple message, noting that, “I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon. Because the truth matters. I know who I am. What I am. It’s time people know. Past time.”
“All the beauty in a life cannot be reduced to rubble for lies. This madness. My work was a map for the lost. Not a billboard.”
While he would go on to share a number of other messages on Twitter, his Instagram account seemed to add on to his previous Tweet, expanding upon his initial message and paraphrasing a message from the #MeToo movement in the process.
“It’s time to get back to what I do best,” Adams explained. “I’m here for the music, for the love and for making things better.
“I didn’t have an easy life. I lost my brother the day the Prisoner Tour ended. Every night wondering if he would be alive. He was proud of me. My family and my friends were there for that. And so many great fans. For the Meineres community who suffer every day. This music was for then. It mattered. And that was always for it to help.
“So let’s do that. THAT will matter. The amends made and things lost in the noise, that should’ve mattered too. I want to be a part of that healing. To go play have some great shows and put out these badass records.
“Believe Women. Believe Truth,” Adams comcluded. “But never give up on being part of solutions, and healing.
“Thank you for your kindness, your support and for this time I needed to decide how I could be a part of a better tomorrow for everybody. Sometimes that peace comes from opening yourself up. That’s who I want to be.”
At the current time, Ryan Adams has not expanded upon the timeline in regards to his apparent comeback, though he has since shared numerous videos, including snippets of a new song named ‘Big Colors’, which is presumably the title track from one of his forthcoming records that was pushed back in the wake of the controversy.
