Ryan Adams has taken to social media to speak out against the way he was portrayed in a new interview with Q Magazine. The magazine hit stands yesterday (January 16), and an online teaser for the interview with Adams promises a "run through his career of high drama and crises."
Adams has now shared a snippet of the article, which claims he "freaks out" when Q's photographer unexpectedly tests her flash. It reads:
"I have ocular migraines," he shrieks, "if you do that, I could have a seizure!"
It's like a new twist on shooting himself in the foot — only it's in the head, with a flashgun.
Adams objected to his characterization in the piece, offering another explanation of his well-documented battle with Meniere's disease.
"TFW @qmagazineuk decide a person would CHOOSE to suffer through years of vertigo, nausea, ocular migraines and seizures from Meniere's Disease," he sarcastically wrote on Instagram.
Adams goes on to detail his public recovery from alcoholism, as well as his ongoing struggle with Meniere's, pointing out the array of achievements he's accomplished despite his personal battles.
"After 10 years of trying to grow into a life away from madness, from the chains of addiction, from chronic Meniere's it's bizarre to be interviewed by some man who is polite to my face but then chooses to BLAME me for my disease," Adams continues. "To ignore any of the amazing things I have been able to achieve. I have played Carnegie Hall 3 times, I have toured the world over fighting severe compression in my ears and played 2 hour shows to thousands of people no matter if I was sick of not. I didn't cancel one show. I fought for myself."
He continued: "I'm 42 and when I am not playing guitar I am a person with friends and animals and a life. This article is horrible. What a horrible person who would have the balls to be such an asshole. I play shows when I am sick for anyone who has Meniere's but can't get up. I think about people suffering from alcoholism and who choose to rise up from that. I work hard to be better. My struggle with Meniere's is NOT my choice. It's a disease. My father has it. I talk to people who suffer and reach out to be helpful. I get up and I work. My supposed time away from music is characterized as some farce. I was sick for years. I was sober and fought hard to find treatment for constant vertigo and nausea and pain."
From there, Adams also accuses Q of shoddy fact-checking, citing incorrect references to living in New York, his friendship with Meg White, and even a doctored photo of him and Taylor Swift onstage together.
In addition to condemning the Q piece on Instagram, Adams also let off a string of tweets on the subject. Read those below.
As previously reported, Adams's next album Prisoner is due out on February 17 through Pax-Am.
Adams has now shared a snippet of the article, which claims he "freaks out" when Q's photographer unexpectedly tests her flash. It reads:
"I have ocular migraines," he shrieks, "if you do that, I could have a seizure!"
It's like a new twist on shooting himself in the foot — only it's in the head, with a flashgun.
Adams objected to his characterization in the piece, offering another explanation of his well-documented battle with Meniere's disease.
"TFW @qmagazineuk decide a person would CHOOSE to suffer through years of vertigo, nausea, ocular migraines and seizures from Meniere's Disease," he sarcastically wrote on Instagram.
Adams goes on to detail his public recovery from alcoholism, as well as his ongoing struggle with Meniere's, pointing out the array of achievements he's accomplished despite his personal battles.
"After 10 years of trying to grow into a life away from madness, from the chains of addiction, from chronic Meniere's it's bizarre to be interviewed by some man who is polite to my face but then chooses to BLAME me for my disease," Adams continues. "To ignore any of the amazing things I have been able to achieve. I have played Carnegie Hall 3 times, I have toured the world over fighting severe compression in my ears and played 2 hour shows to thousands of people no matter if I was sick of not. I didn't cancel one show. I fought for myself."
He continued: "I'm 42 and when I am not playing guitar I am a person with friends and animals and a life. This article is horrible. What a horrible person who would have the balls to be such an asshole. I play shows when I am sick for anyone who has Meniere's but can't get up. I think about people suffering from alcoholism and who choose to rise up from that. I work hard to be better. My struggle with Meniere's is NOT my choice. It's a disease. My father has it. I talk to people who suffer and reach out to be helpful. I get up and I work. My supposed time away from music is characterized as some farce. I was sick for years. I was sober and fought hard to find treatment for constant vertigo and nausea and pain."
From there, Adams also accuses Q of shoddy fact-checking, citing incorrect references to living in New York, his friendship with Meg White, and even a doctored photo of him and Taylor Swift onstage together.
In addition to condemning the Q piece on Instagram, Adams also let off a string of tweets on the subject. Read those below.
Guess @QMagazine don't believe in Menieres Disease or what triggers it sounds better as
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 17, 2017
"shooting' myself 'in the head with a flashgun'... pic.twitter.com/gAbfOfd0xM
He was very polite in person. I was there to talk about PRISIONER. Menieres & occular migranes according to @QMagazine are DRAMA?
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 17, 2017
Fuck that https://t.co/7SpnqkNmA6
Hi @QMagazine here's some info on Menieres & Occular Migranes
— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) January 17, 2017
& Imbicillin for yr "writer"https://t.co/TIgsjCngkNhttps://t.co/DIjav0mSlA pic.twitter.com/dv44pC4EoZ
As previously reported, Adams's next album Prisoner is due out on February 17 through Pax-Am.